On the day of his divorce, he married his lover, and his pregnant wife left with a smile, revealing a secret no one could yet understand.
Seattle, 9:30 a.m., rain dripping on the courthouse windows like a silent sadness that refused to show.
Madeline Carter buckled her seatbelt beneath her eight-month-old belly and stared straight at the gray stone building. Her calm expression contrasted with the storm raging in her chest.
“Are you sure you want to do this alone, honey?” her mother, Diane Carter, asked softly, gripping the steering wheel so tightly her knuckles turned white.
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