My heart was beating so hard that I could hear it in my ears.
Ethan stepped inside first.
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I followed right behind him.
The room was quiet except for the soft hum of the air conditioner. Sunlight filtered through the half-drawn curtains.
And then I saw her.
Victoria was standing near the bed, her back partially turned toward us. Her eyes widened the moment she noticed us.
"Ethan?" she gasped.
But it was not just her in the room.
A man stood a few feet away from her. Tall, broad-shouldered, and completely stunned by the sudden intrusion.
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My chest tightened.
For months, I had feared this moment would come. I had pictured the day the truth would finally reveal itself, and my son would see what I had been seeing all along.
Yet the reality felt heavier than I expected.
Ethan's voice came out low and confused.
"Victoria... what is going on?"
