wont Icrouchednexttoherlegs, myhandgentlycaressingherbelly.Thebabyjuststartstohaveaheartbeat.Canyoureallybeartoletitgo Havingexperiencedsomanystrangeandunbelievablethingsmyself.Icouldnthelpbutbelievethatsomethingsinthisworldwerebeyondreason.
Zoes,isthatyoucomingback? Inthepastlife,youweremostreluctanttoleaveyourmombehind.Areyoucomingbacktoprotecther? Ivelostachild,soIcantsupporttheideaofterminatingapregnancy, Deepdown.IcouldtellthatPhilippadidntreallywanttoendthe pregnancyshewasjust Mom,youdontwantthisbaby,oryoujustdontwantBillsbaby? torn Philippasemotionsbegantounravel.Backthen,BillthoughtI druggedhim.Afterwemarried,de urposelystayedawayfromhomeeverynight.Wewereyounganddidntunderstandwhatmarriagemeant.Wethoughtwehadallthetimeinthe
world.Hewenttoplacesofvicetotakerevengeonme.Afterbefoundoutmyfatherhaddruggedme,heandIreconciledforawhile.
He thoughtheowedmeandtriedtowinmebackineveryway,butmyheartwasnolongerwithhim.Ifilledprydutiesashiswife,butmyheartwasburiedelsewhere.Itwasntuntilhefound outIstillloved.Nicholasthatheexplodedwithanger Then,Monicacamealong atjusttherighttime.Hegutdrunkandhad achildwithher.ButZoey,NicholasandIlovedeachotherforthreeyears.Wehadplanned tomarryrightafteruniversity,but Philippasvoicecrackedasshepressedherhandstoherface ,tearsslippingthroughherfingers.Ineverexpectedyourgrandpatoforcemeintomarriage.Injust
onemonth,Iwasmarriedandpregnant.Iwasstillinmyfirstyearofuniversityatthetime.Yourfathertold meIhadtolovehim,buthowcouldIforcemyheartEvenifhewantedmetoforgetmypast relationship,itwouldtaketime.Buthecouldntwait andbroughthismistressintoourhome TveryonethoughtIwaspitiful, butIwasactuallyrelieved.Withheraround,hewouldntforcemetofulfillmydutiesasawife.Ireallythoughtonedayhedureofmeandweddivorce.Butno,Billwouldntletgo.Hetorturedmewhile alsocontrolling me.Eventhoughhe hadtosendalotofmoneytotheWilchersev
eryyear,hestillwouldntletmego.Youthink Ineveraskedforadivorce?Buthealwaysusedmyfamilytothreatenme.Youknowhowsickyour grandmawas,andtheWilcherswerestrugglingfinancially.Ihad nochoice IunderstoodnowBillhadissues 2/4 14:44Tue,Dec10GuG Chapter204SadieHiredHitmantoTakeAnnasLife +10FreeCons Heclearlylovedmom,buthischauvinism madehimunabletowinherheart.Instead,hetriedtoforceher,and,whenthatdidntwork,hetorturedherinotherways.
NowonderhedidntloveZoeythisselfishmanonlylovedPhilippa.
Whenmymommadehimunhappy,hetormentedZoeytogetbackather.
Perhaps,inhismind,itwasa waytoforcePhilippatobeghimandsatisfyhisego.
Foryears,yourgrandpahasblamedmeforbeingworthlessandthatIcouldntcontrolhisheart.IfIdidntgivehimason,theGardnersinheritancewouldgotothatmotherdaughterpair.So,yourgrandpaistryingthesametrick again.
Myheartachedforheratthispoint.
Whatexactlydothesementakewomenfor? T Twentyyearsago,he soldhisdaughteronce.Twentyyearslater,for hisownbenefit,hewassellingheroutagain.
Philippá,unwillingtobringitupfurther,just criedquietly.
Itookthepills,sowhyisthishappening?Zoey,canyouhelpmegetanabortion?Icantkeepthisbaby.
Philippasemotionswererunninghighwhenherphonerang.Shehadntsaved thenumberinher contacts.
Iroughlyguessedwhoitwas.Philippaonlysoftenedwhenlookingatherphone.
Imhome safely.Dontworryaboutme.Thatnight….

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Philippaglancedat meandquicklyhungupthephone.Zoeyis withme.Imfine.
Isensedtherewasmoreshewantedtosay,butsheswallowedherwords,knowingIwasthere.
That night,IstayedwithMom.Shetalkedtomeaboutmanythings,