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Henry Beaumont's first crush showed up at my door for the ninety-ninth time, claiming she was about to die. He finally gave in and agreed to have a child with her. But she was too frail and couldn't possibly handle giving birth. The whole process dragged on for three years. During those three years, I had begged Henry to come back ninety-nine times. On the day I decided to divorce him, I went to see him one last time. Henry stood in front of the door, still not letting me in. "Eleanor's pregnant. I can't leave," he said. "But she's too weak. Once the baby's born, I'll send it back to you to take care of," he added. What he didn't know was that I had already sold the house. He couldn't go back.