CEO's Tears Over Pregnancy Test Discovery

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?"

in time and slap some sense into herself. How could she have clung to

ending, but not

would never approve of her. Pregnant or not,

How does

done. Even if he has a huge fight with his mom and they never speak again, is that going to bring my child back?" Lydia had come to terms

matter what happened, a mother and her child could

didn't have any proof that Mrs. Perez was behind it. It was just a suspicion. Even if she did have proof, what would it lead to? A lawsuit? A chance to get some

would that money

to just walk away, cut all ties,

to take care of yourself," Nina said softly. "I've heard

he didn't. I failed him once already. He deserves

foreseen such a horrible thing, and no one expects a grandmother to be so heartless." Nina was still reeling from