No Second Chance For My Heart
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Emily Johnson POV
My third pregnancy, and I gave birth to another stillborn child.
I struggled to get up, wanting to see my baby one last time, but instead I saw my husband James Smith carrying an infant into his adopted sister's hospital room.
I instinctively followed and heard Xanthe Smith's weak voice:
"James, thank you for being willing to give me Emily's child, for giving me a chance to be a mother."
My child?
Wasn't my child born dead?
My mind went blank, and the blood in my body felt like it had instantly frozen into ice.
"This is what we owe you."
James's voice was full of sympathy:
"If Emily hadn't been so petty back then and insisted on marrying you off, you wouldn't have ended up with that terrible man who tortured you until they had to remove your uterus."
"But what about Emily... What if she finds out and tries to take the baby back?"
"She won't find out."
James's voice turned cold:
"The first two children - didn't she believe they were stillborn too? Everyone in Emerald City knows that Emily only gives birth to dead babies. Even if she makes a fuss, who would believe her?"
"Besides, they're just kids. She's still young, she can have more. She won't care..."
My third pregnancy, and I gave birth to another stillborn child.
I struggled to get up, wanting to see my baby one last time, but instead I saw my husband James Smith carrying an infant into his adopted sister's hospital room.
I instinctively followed and heard Xanthe Smith's weak voice:
"James, thank you for being willing to give me Emily's child, for giving me a chance to be a mother."
My child?
Wasn't my child born dead?
My mind went blank, and the blood in my body felt like it had instantly frozen into ice.
"This is what we owe you."
James's voice was full of sympathy:
"If Emily hadn't been so petty back then and insisted on marrying you off, you wouldn't have ended up with that terrible man who tortured you until they had to remove your uterus."
"But what about Emily... What if she finds out and tries to take the baby back?"
"She won't find out."
James's voice turned cold:
"The first two children - didn't she believe they were stillborn too? Everyone in Emerald City knows that Emily only gives birth to dead babies. Even if she makes a fuss, who would believe her?"
"Besides, they're just kids. She's still young, she can have more. She won't care..."


















































