Seven Months Pregnant, I Brought Lunch to Surprise My Husband at His Office — I Walked In on a Moment I Wasn’t Meant to See, and When the Director Arrived, She Revealed Who Truly Owned the Project and Ended Everything He Thought Was Secure

Neither of them noticed me at first.

“Aaron,” I said.

My voice didn’t crack, but it didn’t sound like mine either.

He turned, surprise registering for only a second before something defensive slid into place, as though he had already rehearsed this moment without me knowing.

“Oh,” he said, straightening, “you shouldn’t be here today.”

The woman turned more slowly, her gaze deliberate as it traveled from my face to my stomach and then back again, her expression tightening not with shame but with appraisal.

“This is your wife?” she asked, not bothering to lower her voice.

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