He Thought I’d Cry I Broadcast Their Affair novel Chapter 48

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When I said those words, I didn’t realize how broken my voice sounded.

The second my son called her “mom,” my heart shattered into a million pieces.

Jine months I carried him. Seven years I wasn’t allowed to see him.

But I still had that deep, maternal love that nothing could kill.

very parent wants what’s best for their child, right?

thought he was getting the best education money could buy.

So I swallowed seven years of missing him every single day, telling myself it was for his own good.

Even my friends couldn’t watch me torture myself anymore.

They’d say, “Girl, just adopt a kid if you need someone to love. At least you’d have that.”

was horrified by the suggestion.

Now I realize how stupid I was. How much I trusted Preston when I should’ve known better.

hate myself so much I wish I could just die and start over.

Victoria smiled like she was enjoying every second of this.

What, did you think this was all some accident?”

Here’s what you don’t know – I didn’t want to deal with pregnancy. Didn’t want to ruin my body. So Preston got you to be our urrogate.”

Preston was never yours. That kid was never yours either.”

Because from the moment he was conceived, he was always going to call ME mommy.”

stood there like I’d been hit by a truck.

‘or a second I wondered if I was hearing things.

What are you talking about?”

Victoria kept going like she was explaining something obvious to a child.

Come on. You think someone like you deserves to have a Hayes baby? You’re nobody. Some girl from the middle of nowhere who still smells like poverty.”

She reached over and touched my hair with this disgusted look.

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The Hayes heir can’t have some random nobody for a mother. You get that, right?”

Then she laughed.

You felt it too just now, didn’t you? How pathetic you looked next to me? How every single thing about you screams cheap?

Having my insecurities thrown in my face like that made me burn with shame..

yanked her hand away from me.

But somehow when I barely touched her, Victoria went down like I’d body–slammed her.

stared in shock.

ven knowing she was probably faking it, I instinctively reached out to help her up.

‘reston came running back from the car and slapped me so hard my ears rang.

Leave her alone! You wanna be mad at someone? Be mad at me! I’m the one who told our son to call her mom! Why are you taking it

ut on her?”

The way he looked at me – like I was some kind of monster.

My cheek was on fire, but it made me remember how different things used to be.

He used to look at me like I hung the moon.

Even when we fought, I’d never seen pure hatred in his eyes before.

hey say you can tell everything from someone’s eyes when they love you.

don’t know when that changed. But after that slap, I didn’t want to know

‘reston scooped Victoria off the floor and set her gently on the couch.

Where does it hurt? Are you okay?”

‘ictoria’s eyes filled with tears as she pouted.

Everything hurts. I think I twisted my ankle.”

anymore.

‘reston looked like his heart was breaking. Then he whipped around and screamed at me:

What are you standing there for?! Get the first aid kit! She’s not like you – she’s delicate!”

Watching them, everything finally clicked.

remembered when I fell at the school track meet years ago.

He’d been just as frantic, just as protective.

Now he was doing the exact same thing for someone else.

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I quietly got the medical kit and handed it to Preston.

When he took it from me, I heard myself say:

“Preston, let’s get divorced.”

“Keep the cars, the house, everything. I just want my son.”

Hearing that, his hands froze while he was checking Victoria’s ankle.