ours had
pt. She just stared at the white ce
etched with worry. "Mrs. Barnett, you have to eat. If not for yourself, th
s welled up again. Would she even have the ch
rated on the
art hammered against her ribs. With a shaki
rro
ed. "Cousin, it's me, Destiny. Barro
ghtening around Alicia's throat
iny said, her tone dripping with fake sympathy. "It's su
e, her nails digging into her p
o tell you to stop bothering Barron. Your marriage was just a b
rd exploded in
ackground, low and impatient. "Wha
as cold as a winter morning. "Alicia. Mark should have g
crumbled. "Barron, tell me what's happening," she cried, the
the other end of the line. So
uelest words she
d flatly. "Our marriage had a on
equired to play the part of Mrs. Rivera and giv
to have children?" Her voice was shaking
silence was the only c
Destiny's delicate cough in the background, f
m coming right now." Then, back to Alicia, his voice was ice aga
. The monotonous d
ion tunneling to black. The last thing she heard was Nurse S
. The room was quiet, lit only by the so
d the wall for support. The door to her room was slightly ajar, and as she pas
ng the delivery yesterday. When her husband was signing the consent form outside the
ical. The doctor asked him if he consented to a hysterectomy to save her life, an
ying! He treats his wi
ting in her already shredded heart. While she was fig
all the hope,
e cold wall until the nurses' footsteps faded. T
ked up the bowl of soup the nurse had left
ter, she was relieved
se get my laptop for me?" she asked, her voice
ere terrif
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