“You also lost your own child yourself.

That child was part of the Brown family,” Mrs. Brown snapped, her voice heavy with frustration.

Though Sonny didn't live with them, Mrs. Brown still held a bitter attachment to the idea of their family legacy.

When Jessica was pregnant, despite her reservations, she had softened.

The child represented the Brown family’s future, and for a time, Jessica’s flaws were easier to overlook.

But fate had intervened.

Jessica's tragic fall and subsequent miscarriage not only robbed Mrs. Brown of her grandson but also reignited her simmering resentment.

If that child had survived, Mrs. Brown might not feel so desperate for Sonny to return to their fold.

Now, it all felt like retribution.

Hank sighed, trying to calm the situation.

“Mom, what’s done is done.

The baby’s gone.

Maybe it just wasn't meant to be.

is

my duty to see her, to

wouldn't have ended up like this if it

life.” He sank into a reflective

was young and naive, with no intentions of starting an

post-pregnancy appearance and blinded

seen himself as a successful manager, someone who deserved better than what he perceived

professional world, couldn't resist his

harmless flirtation turned into

had led Jessica down a path

me,’ Hank murmured, “Jessica could've

Jessica’s imprisonment had

tried to end her life multiple

she finally abandoned

sentence was long,

hope that someday she

supported her

year, vowing that he’d wait for her release no matter how

a promise to stay married to

care of her for the rest

he intended to keep his word—a stark contrast to the empty

couldn't

almost killed you, and yet you're still—" Before she could finish, Hank had retreated to his room and shut the door, leaving her seething in

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