Chapter 4

I mailed the box containing the surgical proof and the fetal remains to Eric.

For the next week, there was no word from him.

On the eighth evening, he finally showed up.

Pounding violently on Maggie's door, his voice ragged. "Jessica! Come out to see me!"

Maggie opened the door, her expression cold. "Shut up. Don't cause a scene."

He staggered in. He'd lost a lot of weight.

His eyes were sunken, his face unshaven.

When he saw me, pale, leaning on the sofa, his aggressive demeanor instantly deflated.

"You..." His voice trembled. "What happened to you?"

I looked at…