I saw my husband walking out of the clinic, holding two babies I had never seen before.
That morning, my trembling hands gripped the pregnancy test: two bright lines. Pregnant. Once more.
Having a baby was a blessing, of course… but the happiness quickly shifted to dread. We were already barely surviving. Mark, my husband, worked as a cleaner. I was a nanny. Our son Leo was seven. And now another child…
I didn’t dare tell him. He already looked exhausted all the time.
Later, while waiting for the doctor at the clinic, I glanced outside the window and froze.
Mark.
But he didn’t look like the Mark I left earlier that morning. This one wore sleek black designer clothes, and in his arms were… two infants. He stepped into a luxury car and didn’t notice me.
Whose babies were those? Why was he here? Questions spun in my head until he vanished from sight.
Terrified, I rushed straight to the maternity ward…
And what I discovered there chilled my bl00d.
Inside, a stunning woman was packing baby supplies into a designer bag.
“Can I help you?” she asked.
— I’m Nora. I’m searching for my husband. Mark. I just saw him leave carrying two newborns. Are they yours?
Her face went pale.
— Your husband? Mark told me he was divorced!
I explained everything: our nine years of marriage, our son, my pregnancy. Her name was Lauren. She believed Mark was a wealthy investor. She actually lived in a lavish mansion.
We went to her home. In the nursery, Mark was rocking one of the twins. When he saw us together, he turned ghostly white.
“I can explain everything,” he stammered.
He confessed that he had inherited $300,000 secretly. Wanting “a different life,” he built a new identity and lived in deception.
Lauren and I were furious. We both threw him out.
A week later, I filed for div:orce. Lauren forbade him from seeing her babies. I did exactly the same.
Then, unexpectedly, Lauren offered me work as her nanny. She gave me housing, a generous salary, and true respect.
Three months later, I delivered a daughter. The home was modest, yet filled with laughter and peace.
Mark disappeared completely.
But I regained my life. And I was finally free.
