"You think it's over once the baby's born?" I said. "That's when the real work starts."
"But don't worry. I've already booked the best postnatal recovery center in the city."
"And the best night nurse money can buy."
That seemed to put her at ease.
That evening, Maxwell came storming in with the receipt. "Sharon, you dropped six figures on a car without even asking me?"
"Did you ask me before you started cheating?"
"You know damn well why I cheated!"
"Fine. Blame me for not wanting kids."
The moment I backed down, Maxwell lifted his chin, exhaling through his nose like he'd won something.
"She's carrying your child," I said. "And you can't even give her a car?"
"Do you have any idea how hard it is to earn that kind of money?"
"What if Vera's having twins?"
Maxwell's expression finally softened into a satisfied grin.
"I knew I had it in me!"
"You take good care of Vera, and I'll make sure you stay the lady of this house. Always."
I gave him a smile that said nothing at all.
When Vera was close to her due date, I made a special trip out to the countryside to bring Summer Head into the city.
My mother-in-law never missed a chance to whisper behind my back about how I couldn't produce an heir, did she?