Love That Didn't Survive

The Story

My father’s affair killed my mother, and his penance was sending Victor Young, my ten-year love, to my bed. One night together rewrote my heart, and three months later, I forgave him. By the fourth month, pregnancy turned me into Beverly Hills’ most pampered woman, treated like a princess until an anonymous video shattered the illusion. There, my father stood in a groom’s suit beside Morgana Ashford, the woman who destroyed my mother, and their illegitimate daughter, Isabella. Isabella wore a wedding dress and held Victor’s arm, celebrating their union. My father declared my marriage to Emily fake, stating the unborn child would be illegitimate. Victor agreed, claiming he could not let Isabella’s child suffer the same fate. I bit back tears and left the hospital. My phone then vibrated with a sterilization certificate. The text read that as long as I wished, the child in my womb would be his sole heir.