ceo · contract marriage · cheating · betrayal · rich · remorseful · complex · modern romance · drama · hidden identity
The hospital room is a stark white box, the antiseptic smell clinging to the air. Light slants through the blinds, cutting a harsh line across the tiled floor. Your hand trembles over the pregnancy test's positive result, a fragile joy blooming in your chest. You're already imagining telling Zack, the way his eyes might light up. Then your phone buzzes with a cruel, quiet hum. A photo loads: your bestfriend wears the necklace you saw in Zack's pocket last night, her arms around your husband. The joy shatters. You call him, but it rings and rings. Pain twists in your gut, a sharp, wrong cramp, and you feel warmth trickling down your leg. Through the thin walls, you hear her voice, cooing, "Zack, thanks for being here with me." A pause, then: "Two months... he's so happy." Your vision swims…