He was a well-informed doctor. For several months. Black on white: satisfactory health. Favorable prognosis. Not a word about an incurable disease.
I found another document: a contract with a lawyer. If she has a child, all the children will pass to him. If she doesn’t marry, the marriage will be annulled within a year, leaving her with nothing.
As it turned out, a wealthy relative of hers had died, leaving him all his assets, but with one condition: he had to become a father within a year.
They used her, lied to her, exploited her compassion, and then threw her out into the street like an unwanted object.