“I never meant for it to be like this,” she confessed, her voice trembling with emotion. “I wanted to tell you, I just… I didn’t know how.”

He listened, his heart aching with a mixture of anger, hurt, and compassion. Her words opened a floodgate of emotions, and he realized that beneath the layers of confusion and betrayal, there was an undeniable bond—their shared love for the child now cradled in her arms.

As they talked, the barriers that had kept them apart began to crumble. She explained her reasons, the fear and uncertainty that had driven her away, and the complexity of circumstances that had kept her silent. He listened, understanding that while the past couldn’t be changed, the future was yet unwritten.