Chapter 3

I played my last card—the baby. I thought it would bring Edward back to me.

But it only pushed him further away.

"Claire, stop threatening me with the baby."

He looked exhausted, disgusted even.

"The only thing you should be doing right now is keeping your head down and having this kid.

"Stop acting like some shrew and causing drama nonstop."

Every fight, every desperate plea drove us deeper into the ground.

He got so sick of me that he stopped coming home.

At the theater, my giant posters came down, while Julia's face went up everywhere.

Then came that…