Irene gently placed her hand on her belly, looking at me with a winning smile.
Having a child was always a painful issue for Jeremy and me. We’d seen many doctors and they all said Jeremy was infertile.
It seems Irene agreed to that. If that’s the case, she truly deserved to be chosen by Jeremy and I was the one who was unworthy.
As I remained silent, my mother-in-law took my hand again. “Lily, you’re the most sensible one.”
She wiped my tears away. “How about this? Sign the divorce papers. Don’t worry, you’ll always be my eldest daughter-in-law in my heart and you don’t have to leave this family.”
“I promise your standard of living won’t change. Once Irene has the baby, you can help her. You know my health is not strong enough to raise a child and I don’t trust anyone else to do it.”
“The doctors all say you’re the best at caring for others. I’m sure you can take good care of the child.”
I pulled my hand away from my mother-in-law. Thinking about how I’d just cried over her supposed kindness made me feel sick.
What a perfect act! We were divorcing but staying in the same house, which meant that they wanted me to be their free nanny.