erty-stricken life she would return to if she left their marriage. Her sister's hospital bills had already been paid, all because Liam supported her. Aside f

stared back at her, frozen in time. It was a picture of Kevin, her ex-husband. Betty's father

wanted anyone of his children to get married to someone poor. Howeve

ing his line and reaching out to his friends, but no one could tell of his whereabouts. S

be drawn to those times when their love was filled with hope and promise. Now, her

lf, "What could have happened to my sweetheart? Where

, as memories of their time together flooded her mind. She remembered the way he had made her l

hid the photograph in her hands in between a book in the dra

, his voice gentle. "Betty, I know how much you wa

ams. I thought we could build a family together when

chose, and I should have told

she responded, "Sorry doesn't change the fact that I'll never exp

an explore other options. There are ways we can still ha

profound sadness. "Other options? Adoption, surrogacy

fferent from that,"