Chapter 117

• Dasan jammed his fists into his pockets and watched her face for evidence of deceit, but read nothing but profound sorrow line her features and dim the glow in her eyes. The angst in her voice clawed at his heart.
• “This was confirmed by a doctor?” he asked.
• Her laugh was bitter. “Yes, in Cancún after the surgery. They had to remove an ovary that had ruptured, and then infection set in.” She hugged herself and shivered, and he knew at that moment she spoke the truth. “Another specialist in England confirmed that I’d never conceive without more surgery, and even then the chances were remote.”