‘This is absurd. Absolutely laughable!’

"It hurts..." I clutched my abdomen, my brows furrowed, and my voice was barely a whisper. No matter what, the baby was innocent. I couldn't let this child leave me just like that!

Richard and Susan still hadn't noticed my presence. I forced myself to suppress the fury and resentment boiling inside me and tried to move forward to ask Richard for help.

Just then, Richard gently pushed Susan away, his voice cold. "You chose to marry ...