MainNovelChildbirth takes a brutal toll on a woman's body. Lindsay couldn’t even bear to imagine what her own stomach must look like now.
After dinner, her younger brother barely made it to the bathroom before throwing up—he’d eaten far too much, as if he could
somehow fill the constant ache of hunger by cramming in everything on the table.
Lindsay felt miserable too, but at least she didn’t get sick.
When her brother cback, his face was drawn tight with regret.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin. “Alright, that’s enough. If you eat any more, there won't be anything left for
tomorrow.”
He nodded sheepishly, glancing at Athena for reassurance.
Athena paid the bill, gathered up their boxed leftovers, and they all headed back to Lindsay's place.
Waiting for them at hwere five hungry children. The youngest two were twins, just infants still, and even the oldest was only
seven.
The twins needed to be carried, so Lindsay set the other kids up at the table with dinner and made up bottles for the babies.
Athena watched Lindsay rush frantically from one task to the next, while Lindsay's brother was only barely managing to coax bites
of food into the kids’ mouths. Athena let out a quiet sigh.
By the tthe chaos died down, Lindsay looked utterly exhausted.
“Athena, there must be a reason you cto seetonight, isn’t there?”
They'd finally reached the heart of the matter, but Athena found herself at a loss for words.
Simply surviving was already a daily struggle for Lindsay and her family. Was it really fair to drag her into the Keller family’s mess?
Athena hesitated, but Lindsay seemed to sense her inner conflict.
“Just say it. | need money, Athena. I'm not greedy, but if you can givesome, I'll do anything you ask. | can’t stand seeing my
kids go hungry, and we're almost out of formula. | have no idea when I'll be able to earn more, and my health’s not good. No one
wants to hirefor temp work anymore. | keep thinking—what if something happens to me? What will be of them?”
—— The price is only 1/4 of what others charge —
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