When Jeanne Bauer loses her baby and her marriage on the same night, she believes she has reached the end of love and hope. Abandoned by her husband Preston and blamed by her family, she quietly prepares to disappear from the world—until a call pulls her back. Her younger sister Camille needs a liver transplant, and Jeanne is the only possible match. Fresh from a miscarriage and emotionally shattered, Jeanne still chooses to give part of herself away. As Preston begins to show regret and speaks of reconciliation, Jeanne realizes his concern is rooted not in love, but in guilt and sacrifice. In a story of silent endurance, unreturned devotion, and painful selflessness, Jeanne walks into surgery knowing that some love is never meant to be reclaimed—only given.

Chapter 1

Preston Bauer walked out of the bedroom with a suitcase.

I was curled on the sofa, the overcoat making me look even smaller.

He headed for the door; his back was cold and rigid.

He glanced back once, his face half-lit, half-shadowed.

In the end, he said nothing.

He just left.

I kept my head lowered for a long time. Only after what felt like forever did I finally lift it.

I looked toward the light outside.

It felt as if the whole world had abandoned me.

Even my husband didn't want me anymore.

Like everyone else, he thought I was rotten to the core.

I didn't deserve anyone's forgiveness.

My hand trembled as I touched my belly.

Just a week ago, there had been a four-month-old baby there.

But it left me.

I felt so lonely.

How I wished I could have a baby. I wanted to teach them how to read, how to sing.

I wanted to hear them call me "Mom."

But that would never happen.

The title "Mrs. Bauer" was never meant to be mine.

I guessed this was my punishment for snat