Chapter 50: Dusk

The days after the court's decision felt like a never-ending twilight. The weight of being removed from my position at Whitney Corporation and the devastating news about my infertility plunged me into a deep, suffocating depression. It felt as though the very foundation of my life had crumbled beneath me, leaving me adrift in a dark sea.

Each morning, I struggled to find the strength to get out of bed. The vibrant energy that had once defined me seemed to have vanished, replaced by a gnawing sense of hopelessness. My mind was a tumultuous storm of thoughts, each one pulling me deeper into despair. The pain of knowing I could never have a child was a constant ache in my heart, and the fear of losing everything I had worked for at Whitney Corporation loomed over me like a dark shadow.

I withdrew from the world, isolating myself in the small bedroom at my parent's house. My mother, always the pillar of strength, tried her best to comfort me, but even her warm embraces and soothing words