Chapter 20

Wendy was haunted by the sting of Natalie's words: "Being my biological mother doesn't give you a free pass. You always took Jennifer's side when I was wronged. If you'd shown me even a shred of sincerity, I wouldn't have cut ties so easily. But you didn't." These thoughts weighed heavily on Wendy. Jennifer, whom she'd raised to be kind and considerate, was her pride. But Natalie, who had just re-entered their lives, was a different story

Wendy had always favored Jennifer over Natalie, her own daughter. The more she thought about it, the more her discomfort grew.

"Wendy, Wendy," Nick called, pulling her from her thoughts.

She looked at him, her brow furrowed. "What's up?"

his concern seemingly forced. "You've seemed off lately.

checked

she said has been bothering me, she wondered

lot.

his insinuation. "You think

suffer too." She couldn't avoid

stayed quiet. "Has she found out something? Could she finally be suspicious after years of

you're worried about my hormones? As my husband, shouldn't you be supporting me through this?" Wendy snapped. Nick sighed

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