She pretended to be the infertile wife for 8 years to protect her husband’s pride—until he brought his pregnant mistress to the er and begged her to save his “new family”

resident from the conference—now no longer under anyone’s control—came too.

They ate in the garden under soft lights.

Someone made a toast to new beginnings.

Camila lifted her glass but didn’t repeat the phrase.

New beginnings sounded too clean.

Nothing about her life had been clean.

It had been rebuilt—slowly, deliberately, unevenly.

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