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The night I told my husband, Ellis Ryan I was pregnant, he shoved me out of the car. Rain poured down, soaking me to the bone as I banged on the window, begging him to at least take me somewhere safe. But he simply rolled the glass up, his voice laced with irritation. "You're always such a hassle, Eva. Now is not the time." These words sliced through my heart like a blade. Then, he sped away—straight into the arms of Laylani Pierce, his childhood sweetheart,his mistress. Hours later, a truck driver found me, but it was too late. The baby was gone, and with it, my ability to ever conceive again. For five days in the hospital, I called Ellis again and again. Forty times. Each call was ignored. And when I finally stepped out of my hospital room, I saw him in the lobby, standing next to Laylani. Her hand rested on her belly—the same belly that carried his child. "Take care, darling. We need to protect our baby." His voice was gentle, so suffocatingly tender that something inside me shattered. I disappeared for ten days after that, leaving no trace. And suddenly, the man who had abandoned me in the rain went mad with calls. But when I finally answered, his voice was sharp. "Where the hell have you been, Eva?" Oh, Ellis. You should have cherished me when you had the chance. ...... When I discovered I was pregnant, Ellis Ryan heartlessly