Chapter 7

In the meantime, Freya got her wish and gave birth to a son for the Pritchard family. With that, her status rose swiftly. Once again, she earned the favor of both Jessica and Niall's father, James Pritchard. Truth be told, Jessica had never thought much of Freya at first. After all, she was just the daughter of a lowborn. Freya's father might have saved Niall's life, but there were 100 other ways that that debt could have been settled. For Jessica, giving up her only son should never have been one of them. After all, Niall was the pride of the illustrious Pritchard and Yardley families. He was like the sun in the sky, forever out of reach for someone like me. And still, he chose to marry me. Whenever Jessica lashed out at me, Niall never hesitated to defend me. She was his mother, after all. Her love for him was unconditional. But in the end, he turned all that pain inward and began punishing himself instead. Heartbroken, Jessica could only look away in silence. Besides, they we