A month passed. Willow was getting along in her pregnancy, so Noah’s mother cleaned the house and did the housework, and she remained unpaid.

Every time that happened, Noah looked at his mother, and felt as if knives were stabbing into his chest. But Willow’s belly grew bigger and bigger, so Noah could no longer voice out against his wife. Pregnancy was a nine-month-long process, however, giving birth only took a day. Willow gave birth to a little boy.

The boy took his mother’s name. Both fa