Chapter 18 - Luca Discovers The Real Reason I Kept Silence
Late one rainy evening, Luca sat in my kitchen after helping put the twins to sleep following a supervised afternoon visit.
I handed him a warm mug of black coffee across the wooden table, breaking the quiet tension between us.
“Why didn't you tell me you were pregnant when you left that night, Nia?” Luca asked softly, staring into his mug.
“Because you didn't want a family with me anymore, Luca; you wanted an exit strategy from a marriage you felt weighed you down,” I said.
“I was arrogant and blind, but I would never have abandoned my own children if I had known,” he insisted, his voice cracking.
“The doctor told me during my first prenatal scan that the high stress of our breakup could harm the babies,” I explained.
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“So I chose to protect them from your toxic world, your mother’s judgment, and your cold indifference,” I added steadily.
Luca covered his face with his hands, weeping silently as the full weight of his past cruelty finally shattered his soul.
