us in the fa

soon to be a father, carryi

eated lik

his devoted

sure he was comfortable, listened to

charade with a grow

lt like his own. It was a shrine t

justify her ac

e'd say, her voice earnest. "This baby i

sacrifice,

g justification. She was manipula

ceptance. He stopped a

d say, his voice devoid of

ed by his apparen

n was making pla

ob search, focusin

orce lawyer again,

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ing at baby catalogs, g

making himself a cup of te

in, a smug lo

against the counter. "When are

out, Mark?" Ethan asked,

laced with arrogance. "Olivia and I, we're go

his eyes cold. "Is th

at's best for the baby. And wh

at she always loved me more. Even before you two

betrayal. He'd suspected it,

ut everything. From

enjoying Eth

predictable. But I was

wanted to hit Mark, to wipe

eld back

did someth

und wildly, and then deliberate

e floor, clut

d me!" Mark shouted, his v

m, a sense of drea

nized th

Mark used to do w

ake injury, to get

ing itself, in the