He paused, then continued as if it were the most natural thing in the world, “You know Ruby has a special constitution, she can help fix my issue. I’m doing this for us, can’t you understand?”
I forced a smile more painful than tears.
At dinner, his mother tapped the edge of her bowl with her chopsticks.
“You’ve been married for nearly three years now and still no sign of a baby.”
My fingers trembled around the chopsticks.
I used to think she was bitter because of Alaric’s “condition.” That she was just heartbroken. But now I finally understood, he had been lying to me from the start.
And he let me carry all the humiliation alone.
Instinctively, I looked over at Alaric.
His expression didn’t change as he calmly said to his mother, “She’s been taking medication to regulate her body. We’ll try for a child soon.”
His mother, Leah Middleton, let out a cold laugh, slamming her chopsticks onto the table.
“If it weren’t for the old matriarch forcing your marriage, do you really think you'd be here? Now that she’s gone, it’s your duty as the Middleton Family’s daughter-in-law to bear children. So, wipe that long face, who exactly are you trying to guilt?”