Seeing that I acted normal, she finally gathered her courage.
“Darling, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this once. Besides, this is Jessica’s lifelong matter. Without me, no one else could help her. Just think of it as a sacrifice I made for my best friend. Please?”
I said nothing, simply eating.
After drinking all night, I was starving.
When I didn’t respond, Sarah shot Jessica a look.
Jessica understood immediately.
She shifted closer to me.
“Ethan, it’s not entirely Sarah’s fault. We really had no choice. Something happened to me before, and the doctors said I could never get pregnant. But I love my husband so much. He adores children. We just wanted a child so badly.”
I snorted. “Couldn’t you adopt from an orphanage?”
“My husband says raising a child who isn’t his blood means nothing.”
“So you two conspired to trick my wife?”
“They didn’t trick me…” Sarah cut in.
“Shut up!” I glared at her.
Jessica raised her hand as if swearing. “Ethan, I promise, we didn’t trick Sarah. She just pitied me and wanted to help.”
Then, suddenly, Jessica stood and slipped off her jacket.
She wore a revealing black camisole underneath.