After I Persuaded My Elderly Mother-in-Law to Reduce Her Pregnancy

My mother-in-law was expecting triplets.

The doctor said one had to be aborted.

My husband also urged her to do it, frowning with worry.

I researched everything and consulted experts, exhausting myself to persuade my mother-in-law to reduce the pregnancy.

Later, she safely gave birth to twin girls.

But whenever she saw me, she would point at me and tell the children: [You were supposed to have a brother, too. Your sister-in-law was afraid he would take your inheritance, so she joined forces with the doctor and had him killed. Otherwise, you would have had a brother to dote on you.]

Because of this, my two sisters-in-law grew to hate me. When my father-in-law died, they finally put sleeping pills in the water cups my husband and I shared.

When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day my mother-in-law had come to my house, cradling her belly.

This time, I said: [Having three babies is the greatest blessing. Not one of them should be lost!]