Her belly was completely flat.

"A while back, I had gained a bit of weight, so I already had a little bit of a belly. Then, when I got pregnant, there was a slight bump. It wasn't that obvious, but you could tell. But now, look! There's nothing left." No fat.

And no baby.

Nina was stunned. She struggled to speak, "The baby... the baby's gone?"

For a mother, there was no greater pain than losing a child. Nina knew just how much Lydia had looked forward to this baby, and as a mother herself, she could deeply empathize.

In that moment, words felt so inadequate. Nothing she could say would ease the pain in Lydia's heart.

"Yeah," Lydia nodded. "Right after I lost the baby, I was in a daze. My mind was blank. I couldn't make sense of anything. But I'm not stupid. After I got off the operating table, a lot of things started to make sense. Mrs. Perez never thought highly of me, so why would she suddenly start treating me well?"

herself. How could she have clung to hope, again and again, that

a happy ending, but not everyone shared

approve of her. Pregnant or not, she would never

How does he

care. This child is gone, and we're done. Even if he has a huge fight with his mom and they never speak again, is that going to bring

would still be thicker than water. No matter what happened, a mother and

Even if she did have proof, what would it lead to? A lawsuit?

good would that money

to just walk away, cut all ties, and

of yourself," Nina said softly. "I've heard that

didn't.

expects a grandmother to be so heartless." Nina was still reeling from what

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