Madelyn glanced at Ethan and quickly looked away, feeling guilty. She was not sure if it was because she had used him or kept secrets from him.

Ethan said, “The doctors said it’s just appendicitis, nothing serious. You’ll be fine soon, okay? Just stay here in the hospital-”

Interrupting him, Madelyn, looking down and leaning against the bed, stared at her hand on the blanket. Her hair was a mess, and she looked pale and tired. “It wasn’t appendicitis; it was a hysterectomy.”

she still could not bring herself to look at him. “The appendicitis surgery was a lie

even get to finish high school, much less go to college. After high school, I might even be sold off, maybe to older guys who already have families, since it doesn’t matter to them whether or not I can have kids. She knew

it doesn’t matter if

day. The only reason I went to the Arnold family was to use

to keep you safe, I promise. Ever since I told you how I feel, I knew

Nobody had ever told her that before. No one had ever assured her that it was okay not to have kids. She herself had always been really worried about whether she

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