Chapter 2 My in laws , Barnabas and Imogene Miller , always favored boys over girls . ] ] After I gave birth , I was so weak I couldn't eat or even sit up . ] I could barely move and needed help just to get through the day . But Barnabas and Imogene ignored me completely . ] When I asked for some help , something totally reasonable . [ ] They sneered and said , " You popped out a worthless girl and expect us to take care of you ? " ] ] I turned to my husband for support , asked if we could hire a part - time nurse for just a month . ] A thousand bucks . Not much , considering I'd handed him all my savings and paychecks . But he just looked at me like I was disgusting : " We've got bills piling up everywhere . " Where do you think we're gonna find money for a nanny ? " " Figure it out yourself . " But when Cletus and his wife had a baby boy ? Suddenly , everything changed . ]] They dropped a few grand on fancy vitamins and splurged over ten thousand on a luxury stroller without blinking . Lobster , ribeye , gourmet crap every day . Whatever their grandson wanted , no matter how pricey , he got it . ] ] And my daughter ? ] She picked out a one - dollar lollipop at the gas station , And they screamed at her for a week , calling her a spoiled brat . ] They blamed me for " ruining her . " 0 In my last life , when their precious grandson Jethro was diagnosed with stomach cancer , they couldn't find a donor match for months . Every tiny symptom made them panic . ] If Jethro so much as sneezed , the whole family rushed him to the hospital . ] One time , Imogene came home and slapped my daughter across the face . Said Jethro got sick from breathing in smoke from our old heater [ ] From that day on , they banned us from using it . Sera came to me sobbing . ] ] " Mommy , Grandma said no fire .. but it's so cold without the heater … " ] That tiny electric heater was the only way we stayed warm all winter . ] But now ? This time around ? I want to see how they react if I say its Sera who has kidney cancer Suddenly , the room went dead quiet . [ ] My husband looked at me first , putting on his fake sad face " How how could this happen ? " She's just a little girl . Even Imogene dropped her usual sharp tone and let out a dramatic sigh . Now Down Cry of My CRAVE Chapter 2 " My poor baby girl life's just too cruel ! " Barnabas and Cletus chimed in with phony sympathy : [ ] " Lord above , what kind of God lets a child suffer like that ? " ] My husband glanced at me , trying to look like the guy I fell for . [ ] " Elspeth Carter is there any treatment ? " [ ] " No matter how slim the chance , we can't give up . " Then Imogene added . [ ] " You know we don't have much … and we've still got Jethro to raise . " ] " He's our flesh and blood too . " ] " We should ask your parents to pay . " [ ] " They put up the money , we handle the care . " [] " That's fair , right ? " [] Everyone nodded . ] ] Of course they liked that plan . [] They didn't have to spend a single dime . ] I stared at their ugly , greedy faces , cold laughter curling inside me . ] They were already thinking of how to funnel any money into Jethro . ] Their fake concern didn't fool me for a second . [ ] I put on a pained face and nodded . ] " The doctor said … as long as we find a matching kidney , Sera has a chance . " [ ] They all looked at each other , nodding like puppets . ] " Good , good , let's pray for a match . " [ ] I looked up and added . " I was thinking - maybe Cletus's son could get tested . " ] The doctor said family matches are more likely . " [ ] The second I said it , the room exploded . [ ] They jumped out of their seats like they'd been electrocuted . [ ] " You want My grandson to get tested ? " ] ] " Are you outta your mind ? " ] That sick little girl doesn't deserve anything from my baby boy ! " [ ] " My son is worth more than your kid ever will be ! " ] As their insults hit me like knives , my heart turned colder . [ ] Just like before Still the same selfish, two faced monsters . [ ] My hand clenched tighter around the test results . ]