“Ethan really chose this gown? I was only joking when I suggested it.”

“Don’t worry, Lily. My brother pays such attention to detail. I once said I wanted to take wedding photos by the beach—girls all love something romantic—and of course he remembered and made it happen. I’m so jealous of you.”

Sweet memories replayed before my eyes.

But the betrayal and deception—they had been there all along, waiting for me to notice.

I dialed David Harris’s number.

“Please prepare a divorce agreement for me. Husband’s infidelity—he’s at fault.”

At dawn, I took a cab to the hospital for an abortion.

This child, I had longed for two years.

And just when he finally came, it wasn’t the right time.

After paying the bill, I gently touched my barely noticeable belly.

“Baby, don’t blame Mommy.”

Nearby, I overheard nurses whispering in awe.

“Room 203—are we sure she’s only pregnant? Why is her husband so frantic?”

“He even asked if we had some kind of labor simulator, said he wanted to experience his wife’s pain firsthand, to feel what she felt!”