Then Lily became pregnant with twins. We were overjoyed.
But the pregnancy was difficult.
At thirty-four weeks, Lily was rushed to the hospital. The doctors’ prognosis was grim. They were fighting to save Lily and the babies.
Daniel stayed beside me the entire time, as pale as a sheet. But suddenly, he grabbed my hand and hurried me into an empty corridor.
“What’s going on?” I asked.
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“Before surgery, Lily made me promise to tell you this if she didn’t wake up.”
Daniel looked as though he was about to cry.
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“Now it’s time for you to understand WHY I REALLY married her,” he said, squeezing my hands tightly.
My stomach dropped.
“Daniel, why would you say something like that?”
The most horrifying possibilities flooded my mind.
Had he done it for money? For our parents’ inheritance? Or… had he married her just to stay close to me?
