the baby. Weeks passed. No reply. I told myself he w

worked with me at the loca

tarted, then stopped, seeing my

as formal, polite. He said Ethan was dealing with a family

at looked out of place in our dusty town. He took me

s voice flat. "His father's campaign, his fut

. "Scandal? It's h

He feels... terrible. Bu

ron

They're getting married. It was arranged a lon

ried. He was marrying someone else. The p

ed, the words barely audible. I' d told

know this is a shock. But there's a way to

ow

mine. No one needs to know the truth. Ethan's image stays

son. The quiet one, t

ld you d

Sarah. You deserve better than to be abandoned." He paused. "And Veronica... she c

r, even then. He spoke her name with

out. My father' s legacy in this town, how people respected him.

do this?" I asked

It's the best solu

I felt trapped. Humiliated by Ethan, now offered a

I told her. "Don't do i

st a few witnesses. Jackson played the part of the devoted f

han and Veronica, smiling, beautiful. The caption read: "Governor

knot formed in my heart. This was my life now. Built on a lie, orchestrated