Chapter 2

Flora was worried that I would take Logan away from her, so she quickly interceded on my behalf.

Finally, Elaine agreed.

Flora gave me a malicious smile. "Sally, I hope you and Samuel will have many children and live happily together until old age!"

I replied, "May your words come true! I hope you can become a millionaire soon and buy a car and a house!"

Flora must have been foolishly blind to reality, unable to see the truth.

The Garrett family had few members, consisting of only Samuel and his mother, Candice Fenton. The Garrett family was also an industrial household and did not need to farm. Candice was a primary school teacher, and Samuel had a fixed salary. In such a family, as long as you behaved properly, you would not go hungry even if you did not work.

The Zigger family had siblings and a meddling mother-in-law. Logan, who was not strong, could not provide for a family at all.

Instead of accepting the role of a soldier's spouse, Flora had to jump into the Zigger family's hellhole!

'Great. With Flora jumping into the fire pit for me in this life, I can enjoy a good life in the Garrett family!' I thought.

The wedding date was set.

Elaine consulted a fortune teller to determine the date. The fortune teller said it would be ideal for Flora and me to get married on the same day. Otherwise, male members of the family would meet a violent fate. Thus, Elaine arranged for us to get married two months later at the same time.

Elaine believed in fortune-telling the most. She even consulted a fortune teller before adopting me. She was infertile at the time, and the fortune teller said that if she adopted a girl, and treated her well, she would be able to conceive her own child.

I brought a boy and a girl into the Leeman family, but I was never treated well. I had to harvest hay, feed the pigs, farm on the mountain, wash clothes, and cook. Since the age of five or six, I worked my butt off for the Leeman family. My hands were all red, swollen, and festering with chilblains, but no one seemed to care.

I found it laughable. Elaine believed in fortune telling so much, how could she push her own daughter into a hell hole?

Great, the Leeman family's affairs were no longer my concern. I was going to marry into the Garrett family, serve my mother-in-law, and live a good life!

The night of my wedding was the second time I saw Samuel. He was tall and upright, with striking looks and a righteous aura.

The Garrett family had few members, which put me at ease.

My mother-in-law was gentle. Before going to bed that night, she pulled Samuel outside and secretly told him to be nicer to me, and I did not have to get up early the next day.

When Samuel came back into the room and saw me, his expression softened, and his eyes looked a little red.

I had no idea why he was so agitated. I observed him; he was quite handsome, but he was short-lived.

Looking at the young man before me, my heart ached. Soon, he would sacrifice himself, and this living person would be gone from the world.

I stepped forward, hugged his waist, and patted his back.

Samuel hugged me tightly back. His burning body temperature gave me a moment of inspiration. Samuel would sacrifice later, but he was right in front of me now.

I made up my mind to stick around with the Garrett family for good. Having Samuel's child would be a blessing. It would legitimize my position in the Garrett family and make things smoother with my mother-in-law.

Samuel sacrificed himself, but he left a child behind. He would become a hero with a descendant. I could at least continue the Garrett family's bloodline.

With this in mind, my heart fluttered.

Samuel's heroicness was incredibly attractive, making me want to get closer, but the thought of having a child with a stranger was unbearable.

He only had five days of leave. If I could not conceive in those few days, it would be too late.

I could not contain my thoughts and blurted out, "Samuel, should we have a child?"