Marcus knew Eli couldn't have more children. When she gave birth to little Hopey, there were complications with heavy bleeding. Plus, she had a miscarriage before that which left her body weak. After Hopey was born, the doctors said she probably wouldn't be able to have more children.

He felt guilty, thinking he hadn't taken good care of Eli.

"Heart failure. It's so severe that even the hospital can't help. And Eli loves him so much—what was I supposed to do? ...