Her Babies, His Deadly Secret

d to marry Mark Chen,

n the air. I stood in the back, my fingers cold

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my cousin, Chloe. A picture of her and Mark on a plane, their heads togeth

. My father' s face was pale, my mother' s was crumbl

le. He was always the calm one, the reliable one in the cha

teady for only me to hear. Then he turned to the co

f the main hall. He looked directly i

he said. "But I can erase this sh

, unable to pro

s voice earnest. "I just never had the right t

e ruin of this day. I was numb, my heart a hollow space in my chest. I d

nod

" I wh

a handful of remaining family members. It w

ace, they were peaceful. David was a perfect husband. He was

ven misc

blood and pain. Each loss carved a deeper line of grief into my soul. David was always

I th

ghth time. I was terrified, bu

love," he said, his smile warm an

ies," he explained, bringing me a steaming mug one evening. "

tamins, imported from Europe. He watched me take every sing