Chapter 251

Sally was sad. She stared at her husband, who was making a fire in the kitchen. Her heart felt heavy with burden.

Wasn’t it time she got pregnant? This question bothered her greatly. Sally had been in marriage with her husband for five months now. Shouldn’t she be with his child now? Am I a barren woman? Tears burned the back of her eyes and she sniffled.

Chad heard the familiar sound and swiveled his head in her direction. The relaxation of his face was replaced by sadness immediately. He left the woods and walked to her. “My dear wife. Don’t.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” she rushed out. “I shouldn’t be doing this. I just can’t help myself.”

He took her small hands into his. “I just want you to be happy, dear wife. Your increasing sadness every day hurts me immensely. The days we spend together are the best days of my life—the happiest days. We will have a child when the time is right.”

“We have been married for the past five months. I