“Who would want a child from her?” Amanda laughed mockingly. A couple of days later, Amanda saw Jane at the grocery store. She was standing near a food shelf caressing her round belly with her hand. Amanda rushed to Jane with a burning interest to learn the name of her baby’s father. Before getting to her question, she decided to poke fun at Jane, who was looking at a shelf of peanuts.

“You know, pregnant women shouldn’t eat peanuts. It can cause allergies!” Amanda scoffed as she got closer. Jane turned to her calmly. “I’m not allergic to peanuts, and my doctor told me I’m completely healthy. I do have the go signal to eat peanuts,” she replied. “It doesn’t matter! You’re putting a child in danger. You’re so selfish,” Amanda said without hiding her annoyance.

As Jane was about to respond, she suddenly felt sick. She covered her mouth with her hand and ran to the nearby toilet. “Ugh. Disgusting. That’s why women your age shouldn’t be having babies!” Amanda called after her. Suddenly, Jane’s daughter appeared with her husband. “What’s the matter? Why are you yelling at my mom?!” she asked.

“I was teaching your mom a lesson. She is very selfish to be buying junk food while pregnant. She is putting the baby in danger,” Amanda said. “Besides, how can she even sleep around? Isn’t she a widow?” Jane’s daughter was appalled. “First of all, ma’am, with all due respect, my mom’s pregnancy is none of your business,” she said. “But since you are all up in her business, the truth is, I’ve been trying to get pregnant for two years, but each pregnancy ended in a miscarriage.”

“I tried surgery, I tried IVF, but nothing helped. The doctor said our chances were zero to none. Adoption was not something I wanted to do…” Jane’s daughter explained. Jane had just stepped out of the bathroom when she heard her daughter confronting Amanda. She decided to step in and continue the story.

“I offered to be a surrogate mother for my daughter, so she and her husband could have the child they dreamed of. This is my daughter, Billie, and her husband, Timothy Watson,” she said. Amanda was stunned and immediately felt embarrassed for how she had acted in the past couple of months.

What stunned her even more was hearing Billie’s husband’s name. “Timothy Watson…” Amanda muttered as if trying to recall where she heard the name from. Then it hit her. Timothy Watson was the heir of a multi-million-dollar corporation in their state, particularly the one Amanda used to work in. “I’m so sorry,” she immediately said.

“I didn’t know that Jane gave you such a wonderful gift by having your baby. Really, I’m sorry.” “You don’t have to apologize to me,” Billie said. Then she looked at her mom, hoping Amanda got the message. “I’m sorry I judged you without knowing your story, Jane. I hope you can forgive me,” Amanda said in tears.

She had been put in her place, and it taught her a valuable lesson about minding her own business. Jane forgave her, and Amanda vowed to be better. When Jane gave birth, Amanda was the first to visit her at the hospital after her daughter and son-in-law. Amanda made sure to ask if Jane needed any help, and she aided in her recovery by taking care of the baby every time she visited Jane’s house.

In the end, Amanda changed her ways, and she became good friends with Jane.