• Chapter 2

  • That night Mila was born kept replaying in my mind.

  • We were still a week from the due date. Callum had cleared his schedule, insisting on staying home with me until the baby arrived. He’d been attentive and caring.

  • That evening, he’d just promised to cook dinner when his phone rang. “Important business,” he’d said, promising to return quickly.

  • I didn’t think much of it – I was feeling fine, and our housekeeper was there. I didn’t need constant

  • supervision.

  • After he left, I took my usual evening walk in the backyard. But a loose board in the gazebo gave way. I fell hard, and then there was blood.

  • The housekeeper rushed me to the hospital. The doctors warned of severe hemorrhaging and complications – my life was at risk.

  • family except Callum. But his phone kept going to voicemail.

  • truly thought I might die on that delivery

  • miracle, I survived and gave birth to our beautiful

  • I regained consciousness, Callum was kneeling beside my bed, eyes wet with tears, voice shaking

  • spend my life making this up to you,

  • “miracle” in some languages, but to him,

  • the perfect husband and father, doting on us both. I believed I’d made

  • Until now.

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  • their conversation, I realized our perfect love story was nothing but a farce. Even my Mila had

  • their discussion, unaware of my

  • worried about hurting your mom’s feelings by

  • Sophie?”

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