"Is there something wrong with my baby? Tell me directly, doctor, please!" A terrible fear seized Valerie.
The doctor hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "I'm so sorry, but we couldn't find the baby's heartbeat."
Valerie felt she had just been doused in cold water, and she couldn't believe it. "No! Everything proceeded normally in my last pregnancy check-up, and the doctor said the baby was very healthy!"
"In fact," the doctor continued, "your fetus has not had a heartbeat for several days. You've been feeling soreness in your lower back and belly occasionally lately, right? That's one of the associated symptoms. The baby is often highly affected by the mother's emotional state. The fetal heart probably stopped due to your mood change."
Because of her mood? She didn't think that her mood had changed at all since her marriage; she'd never been happy with Devin.
Even on their wedding night, Devin showed her no love. She did not enjoy the happiness of a bride at all.
