"What did you say?"
My mother-in-law's shocked voice came from outside the room as soon as I said that.
My mother was looking at me in surprise as well.
"April, what do you mean? Did you just say you can never get pregnant again?" My mother's lips were trembling as she grabbed my arms with her shaking hands.
I never thought that I would actually spill the beans out of anger.
As my family came from a small town that was considered conservative, if a woman was unable to conceive, then people there would gossip incessantly. It was to the point where some women would get depression from it.
I thought of keeping it a secret, but I was too angered and hurt. It was an outburst that I could not control.
It was clear that I could not hide it any longer.
"It is just as you heard. I am unable to conceive a child anymore!" I yelled back at both of them and shoved my mother out the door before slamming it shut.
All that was left was silence as I sobbed on my bed.
When it was dinnertime, my mother-in-law came and knocked at my door. "April, I'll let the dress thing slide. But, we need to talk about your future with Jeremy," she said in a gentle tone.
I opened the door and looked at her without any expression on my face. "Just say it. You want us to get a divorce, right?"
"What are you talking about?" scolded my mother, who was standing behind my mother-in-law.
She dragged me out of the bedroom to the living room.
Jeremy was sitting quietly on the couch. The atmosphere was extremely heavy.
My mother-in-law sat down. She looked at me and Jeremy before saying, "Both of you are at fault this time."
I was about to refute when my mother shot me a look, forcing me to keep my mouth shut.
"April. I've discussed it with Jeremy. If you are not able to conceive a child, then we can look for a surrogate mother. It doesn't matter who conceives the baby as long as the baby is Jeremy's. The baby is yours once he or she is born."
I never would have thought that my mother-in-law would come up with such an idea.
"Surrogacy is illegal in our country," I said without any expression, crushing their hope of having a baby. "If you decide to do it in a foreign country, it'll cost way too much."
After I said that, my mother-in-law's expression turned awkward.
"T-then, let's not go to a foreign country. How about this? Why don't we let Jeremy and another woman make a baby and we can take the baby in after he or she is born?"
"I refuse!" I stood up and rejected in a cold tone.
Her suggestion was basically insinuating that I should ignore Jeremy cheating on me with another woman.
"Why do you think you have a say in this, huh?" My mother-in-law raised her voice and slapped the table. "You are not able to get pregnant anymore! Do you want the Damon family to end here? Your mom has already agreed to our proposal! You don't get to choose."
I turned to look at Jeremy. "Is this your idea too?"
He did not reply.
"I guess you have also found the woman who's willing to get pregnant? It must be Mollie, right?" I scoffed.
"I've already talked about this to Mollie," Jeremy finally said. "She also feels guilty about what has happened to you. That's why she's willing to help us to make up for what we've done."
I was the only one who was hurt throughout the entire conversation. It did not even take a long time for these three people to come to a decision behind my back.
"Make up for what you've done?" I forced a smile and pointed at Jeremy. "You two are even more disgusting than I thought. Are you going to use that as an excuse to justify your relationship with her? Don't even think about it!"
There was no way that I would allow Jeremy to enjoy his life. If he wanted to live a life with Mollie, then he would have to do it over my dead body.
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