LOVE TURNED SOUR, THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE

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. But my journey to becoming a mother was not an easy one. After my marriage, I struggled t

gnosis was devastating: I was told that I couldn't conceive again due to the many abortions I had during my college da

and explained everything to her. "Jessica, your marria

, Mother, he loves me," I sai

nd since her parents' death in a tragic car accident, my mother had take

r conversation," Nathaniel said,

t tell me you've been eavesd

, but I did catch a few snippets when I walk

r encouraged her to speak up.

ent before speaking. "I think

that's impossible. I don't want my

on't have any good suggestions. You're

ted, "No, Mother, I

her words. I kept thinking about what she had said, and suddenly, an idea s

sacrifice from you," I said,

sked, her eyes narr

ng. "I want you to bear me a child

with horror. "I can never do such a thing. I can neve

thaniel, not in that way. I just

it into your body until the egg grows and develops

oncern. "Ha! That's ris

e her. "I promise

t do it. And even if I accepted, your h

ust tell my husband that I'm pregnant with his child

ptical. "How is that

"Don't worry ab

tal, I had already planned with our family doctor, an

nt my mother to know a

ly. "How do you plan to keep i

"I know what

irl whom I named Emily. However, breastfeeding became a challenge, so I lied to m

e took care of Emily whenever I was not around, and this arrangement co

r a medical checkup, but she insisted that it was just a normal fever. It wasn't unti

was a month pregnant. I was furious and felt betrayed.

r nanny, and he pleaded with me to forgive and forget. But

f our house. Ever since then, I haven't

but as his condition worsened with each passing day, I started to get concerned. Despite my growing unease, I nev

alth. As the only son of his parents, he had inherited a vast fortune. His younger sister was married to

real mother. But deep down, I couldn't shake off the feeling that one day, the truth would come to light. A nagging voice in my head kept whisper