I didn’t need the necklace anymore, but Carl was
already walking away.
I stood there for a moment, watching his retreating figure, wondering if he’d ever regret losing me and our child for Wendy.
I scheduled an appointment with Carl on purpose.
As I lay on the cold operating table, the bright lights burned into my eyes, making them ache. Once the anesthesia kicked in, I couldn’t feel a
thing.
”
My mind drifted to something Carl once said, Wendy’s about to die. I’m only sleeping with her once. Why are you making such a big deal out of this? Can’t you be more understanding and wait until she’s gone so we can remarry? Don’t make this harder for me, Hailey.”
How noble of him, right? Leaving me, his wife of six years, for another woman, and willing to do whatever it took to humiliate me just to sleep with
her.
Tears fell for the six years I’d given everything, now gone for good, and for the baby who wasn’t even born yet. I felt so bad that I couldn’t give my little
