Even though she had already known in that instant what the outcome would be, she still couldn't avoid the heartache.
People who have never experienced loss cannot understand, cannot grasp that kind of difficulty and pain. But precisely because of this, she didn't regret it. Although she didn't know that man's intent, she knew Alice Smith could never endure such pain again.
Joshua Sulliven gently lifted her small face, kissed the teardrops on her cheeks, and said in a hoarse whisper, "We'll have them again someday. However many you want, we'll have that many."
Keira Leaf's nose stung, but no matter how many there would be, there would never be this one again...
Though she thought this way, Keira Leaf didn't say it; she simply nodded lightly and asked him, "Was it a boy or a girl?"
"A boy."
Joshua Sulliven's throat tightened—it was a fully formed boy, but there had been some problems with his growth.
