Even a fierce tiger would not eat its cubs, but she—
Let it be, it's better not to mention it. Bringing up the past only adds to the heartache.
"You didn't come to see me today, did you?" Madeline Carter already knew Christopher Robinson's way of doing things: if there's nothing important, he wouldn't bother. Before their marriage, he would at least pretend to come and have a few meals with her.
But after their marriage, since she and Amelia Cobb had a conflict, Christopher lost even the last bit of patience for her.
The saying "After getting a wife, one forgets his mother" couldn't be more suitable for him.
In July of that year, Christopher's visit to Madeline came with a mission. The prominent merchant had a complex dream last night: in the dream, he and Amelia had a child, but in the blink of an eye, the child died in Madeline's hands.
And the child's face in the swaddling clothes was his own.