MY HUSBAND LEFT ME FOR HIS BOSS WHILE I WAS PREGNANT—THEN THEY DEMANDED ONE OF MY BABIES.

By that point, it felt like the twins were taking turns treating my bladder like a trampoline. I slowly lowered myself onto the sofa and placed a hand on my belly.

“Easy, babies,” I muttered. “Mama will take care of you, always. And no matter what happens now, I know Daddy… Eric won’t abandon you, even if he’s betrayed me.”

I could never have imagined how wrong I was.

When Eric arrived home from work that evening, he wasn’t alone.

Veronica waltzed in like she owned the place. Tall, confident, dressed in clothes that probably cost more than our rent. The type of woman who commanded attention just by breathing.

“Eric… what is this?” I stood in the living room, staring them both down, trying to be strong even if I didn’t feel like I was.

Eric sighed. “It’s simple, Lauren. I’m in love with Veronica, so I’m leaving you. Let’s be adults about this and not make a scene, okay?”

The words hit me like physical blows. Each one landed precisely where it hurt the most.

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