Guest User: My Marriage's Betrayal

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ree-month health report from the smart ring app. Dr. Chen specifically requested a detail

-the "Aura" smart ring-claiming it was to "support my IVF journey." He

finger hovered over the "Download Report" button. Right at that moment, an unexpected window popped up on the screen

a bolt of lightning. She was a junior pro

ways impeccably dressed. But why was her name on my app? Thi

na's name. A brand-new page loaded. It was he

ity levels. Her data logs stretched back for months, continu

. It wasn't a standard cycle log, but a status update, clear and piercing-"Pregnancy Log:

profile page. My data was there, but sparse and fragmented. A

en reduced to these incomplete fragments. I noticed a nearly invisible l

er, a temporar

shared dream of a family. But in reality, he was just treating me as a tempor

ivery. His system had clearly defined our roles. I was

solutely

siness trips," the absent-minded look in his

ll along, how they we

ck joke. I grabbed my phone, found the appo

surged within me; I wa

felt tainted; I stood up, walked into the bedroom, pulled a small duffel bag from th

as back, earlier than usual. My heart raced, like a drum pounding wildly agai

nded light, tinged with

eyes swept the room and finally landed on me and the half-open bag.

lat, devoid of emoti

about this checkup?" He didn't wait for my answer, walking straight into the kitchen and tossing his keys ont

od, and hastily took a few bites; I watched him. Thi

ng a bottle of water. "I need a show

alked. He looked refreshed and completely oblivious. "So," he said, running a hand through his

without a single ripple of emotion, "are you

we just did one last week. You know how swamped I am right now; the Series C funding is urgent." His voice was gen

for our baby, Calvin. This is our last cycle, and if it fails, we

l try to make time. I'll see if I can rearrange my schedule, it's

mary User' on the Aura app, and why her profile says 'Pregnancy Log: Week 2

c crossed his usually confide

ou snooping through my things again? That is company

strange calmness settled over me. This

of being paranoid or overreacting whenever I questioned his overly intimate texts with Kateri

ison. She needs

" That was his explanation when I found Katerina's

ologized for my "insecurities

on the ring you gave me specifically for the IVF. And I found Kateri

of wavering on my face. "Allison, that... tha

ns a wife who has poured everything into realizing our dream of a family i

lking nonsense. You are my wife. This is just...

e of nausea hit me. "Does your 'technical error' a

She... she wasn't feeling well, she got dizzy suddenly. I just broug

risk, continuous monitoring required' and 'prenatal care expen

rly unstable and making things up!" He pointed at me, his face flushing red. "I have

k." "We'll talk when you calm down. Maybe you need to go

ath. "There won't be a 'later,' Calvin. A

"Allison, move! You are be

oving, but inside, I h