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Tears rushed down her face. “I’m pregnant.”
Ryan felt the entire world tilt. His ears rang. He tried to speak, but nothing made sense.
“How long?” he finally managed.
Megan hesitated. “A year.”
A year. While Ryan was praying for a child, saving money for fertility tests, Megan was sleeping with his brother.
He walked out, barely breathing. His mother called that night, urging him to “think about the baby” and “be mature.” Jason apologized weakly. Megan begged for forgiveness. Ryan filed for divorce.
Months later, the family group chat announced the worst message he had ever seen:
Jason and Megan are getting married next month! We hope everyone will join us to celebrate this beautiful blessing!
Ryan swore he wouldn’t go.
He sat quietly in the very last row during the ceremony, watching his brother—his replacement—grin proudly at the altar while Megan cradled her stomach.
But the true shock came later, at the reception.
Jason’s ex-wife, Hannah Reed, stood up, her voice shaking but clear.
“Most of you know we struggled to have a baby. What you don’t know,” she said, staring at Jason, “is that the infertility wasn’t mine.”
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