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” I said quietly. “Or fetal homicide.”
I knew my mother-in-law hated me, but I never thought she would hide shrimp in my food while I was pregnant. When my throat closed and I grabbed my belly, Daniel snapped, “Stop em:bar:rassing my mother.”
His face drained.
“I didn’t know you were pregnant.”
“You saw me.”
“I mean…” He swallowed. “I didn’t know it was that serious. Mrs. Whitmore said you were lying about allergies for attention. She said you had eaten shrimp before and only pretended to get sick to control Daniel.”
