Chapter 70-The Painful Past

William’s POV:

The day I took Sophia home was the day I saw what true despair looked like. Looking back, I realized that forcing a pregnant woman to face something so heart-wrenching was just cruel. The look of pain and betrayal on Caroline’s face still lingered in my mind even now.

Although the terrible truth would have eventually come out somehow, I was wrong in how I chose to reveal it.

Before the nightmare truly began, it was Sophia who had requested that I bring her to meet Caroline.

“I just want to see what she looks like,” she explained simply. “I want to see if you’re happy in your marriage.”

“And if we are?” I questioned, suspicion lacing my voice.

Sophia’s smile was polite, but something about it didn’t quite meet her eyes. Her voice was so sickly sweet as she spoke, but her tone gave me pause. “Then I won’t bother you anymore,” she replied firmly. “I’ll leave and take care of this baby on my own.”

Just the idea itself sounded like a catastrophe waiting to happen, but I sti