I could still hear the monitor’s steady beep… beep… as the nurse laid my baby on my chest. My hands shook. “My love… I’m so sorry,” I whispered. Then the door slammed open—my husband stepped in, eyes like ice, and dropped a stack of papers onto the white sheets. “Sign it,” he said, calm as a stranger. I choked, “Today is our child’s birthday…” He leaned close and hissed, “It’s the day you pay.” And then I saw the final line—one name that wasn’t mine. So… who betrayed who?
I could still hear the monitor’s steady beep… beep… as the nurse laid my baby on my chest. My hands shook so hard I could barely cradle her tiny head. “My love… I’m so sorry,” I whispered, pressing my lips to her warm forehead. The room smelled like antiseptic and sweet newborn skin, and for…