When I opened my eyes again, the doctor was telling me that I was pregnant, exactly three months along.Before I could even process the reality of it, a bowl of piping-hot beef broth was set down right in front of me."Being pregnant is tough work, Jessie," my best friend, Clara Wilder, said.Clara was a wealthy, high-society housewife who had married into an affluent family and lived a life of absolute luxury."I knew there was a reason your appetite has been so off lately. Here. I made this beef broth just for you."It smells amazing. Hurry up and try some."I looked up into her eyes, frowned tightly, and didn't reach for the bowl.A second later, my mother-in-law, Martha Flint, rolled her eyes at me."Drink up, Jessie Carter! What are you just sitting there for?"You don't know how lucky you are, do you? Clara treats you so well, and she's always thinking of you."The nurses standing nearby immediately chimed in with a chorus of praise."Exactly! If I married into that ki
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