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+ My evening gown was stained with spilled wine - an unsightly mark that made it inappropriate for hosting. |
decided to change before returning to our guests.
* As | passed one of the guest rooms, a familiar voice caught my attention.
« “Cal, level with me- did you really miss that emergency call the night Mila was born?”
+ At the mention of my daughter, | froze. Through the gap in the door, | could see Callum reclined on the sofa,
slightly buzzed from the party. Mila sat beside him, while several of his friends were
« scattered around the room.
« After a pause, he simply said, “I didn’t hear it.”
+ | remembered that night. Callum’s work had always been demanding, and there were times when he'd miss
calls during important meetings. | couldn’t understand why his friend was pressing this
* point.
« | was about to leave when | noticed Callum suddenly sit up straight, his eyes sharpening with clarity.
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« “You all know, don’t you?” he asked cryptically.
« The room fell silent, and something in their exchanged glances madelinger.
« Callum’s voice grew distant, lost in memory. “Sophie was in the hospital that night. She calledcrying,
beggingto stay with her.”
« “She was... someone | once loved, so | went.”
« “She's always been a light sleeper, and | kept my phone on silent when | was with her. That's why | missed
Aria’s call.”
« Sophie Blake - his childhood sweetheart.
« I'd always known about Sophie. When Callum and | got together, he'd assuredit was just teenage
infatuation, swearing he'd never betray my trust. | believed everyone had a past - as long as they remained
faithful in the present.
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« But this... my husband, who claimed to love only me, had chosen to comfort his ex while | was
* pregnant.
« | stood paralyzed, watching as Callum glanced at Mila with pained affection.
+ “Thank God my little girl was okay. | couldnt have lived with myself otherwise.”
« “And what about Aria?” one friend asked.
« Callum hesitated before hugging Mila closer. “Of course | love her.”
+ But that love, | now realized, wasn’t as pure as I'd believed.
+ Someone else spoke up: “Cal, didn’t Sophie say she'd take you back, even with a child, if Aria wasn’t in the
picture?”
« “That night, when you learned about Aria’s complications... did you ever hope, even for a
+ moment...?”
» The room fell deathly quiet.
« | held my breath, waiting to hear if my husband - the man who promised to loveforever - had ever
wished, even briefly, for my death to clear the path for his first love.
« Callum calmly covered Mila's ears before answering: “Yes... | did. But Aria is my wife now, and | won't betray
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My heart plummeted. He'd hoped | would die - if only for a moment.
“Sophie's just family now,” he continued, smiling. “Mila’s beloved aunt. They're even planning to sweetie?”
watch the fireworks together tonight, righ
Mila nodded eagerly. “Yes! Daddy and | are meeting Aunt Sophie at the beach for fireworks!”
“What about your mom?” someone asked.
Mila tilted her head thoughtfully. “Mommy's jealous of Aunt Sophie, so it’s a secret. We can’t tell her.
Callum chuckled, kissing her head. “That's my clever girl.”
| stood there, numb, as their laughter washed over me. On the night I nearly died bringing our
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daughter into the world, my husband had been with another woman.
And now that sdaughter, my precious Mila, was unknowingly turning the knife in callingjealous
while helping her father keep secrets.
In that moment, everything felt absurdly surreal.
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