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Chapter One Hundred and Eighteen : The Test
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The Rise Of The Betrayed Wife Chapter One Hundred and Thirty -Three : First Moments
Isla's POV:Alexander was warm against my chest and heavier than I'd expected for such a tiny person and his eyes were searching in the unfocused way of someone encountering light for the first time.I held him with both arms and looked at his small face and the feeling was not like anything I had a word for in my vocabulary.Not love in the way I'd understood love before with Callum or Rosie or even my mother, this was something older and more instinctive and so large it sat slightly outside the boundaries of language.It was protective and fierce and consuming in a way that felt like it had always existed somewhere deep inside me just waiting for this moment to emerge."He's perfect," I whispered and my voice was rough from crying and exhaustion.Callum was beside me laughing and crying at the same time and kissing my face and saying things I caught in pieces."You did it," he said. "You were so strong.""We have a son," I said still marveling at the reality of it."We have a son,"
The Rise Of The Betrayed Wife Chapter One Hundred and Thirty -Two: Alexander
Callum's POV:Two hours of pushing and I held Isla's hand through all of it and did not look at the monitor and did not do any of the things the fear in me wanted to do.The fear wanted me to leave the room and be somewhere that was not here and not watching the woman I loved in this much pain.The fear wanted me to demand interventions and ask for constant updates and spiral into panic about everything that could go wrong.But I stayed and I breathed when she breathed and I said the things the childbirth class had told me to say and I meant them which turned out to matter."You're so strong," I said. "You can do this.""One more push," I encouraged. "You're almost there."The fear that had been sitting in my chest since the moment Isla told me she was pregnant was a specific and familiar shape and it had Sarah's name written all over it.I didn't push it away because I'd learned that pushing it away gave it more room than acknowledging it did.I held the fear alongside everything els
The Rise Of The Betrayed Wife Chapter One Hundred and Thirty -one: Eleanor Arrives
Callum's POV:Eleanor arrived on a Sunday afternoon with two large bags that suggested a longer stay than the one month she'd originally mentioned and I helped her carry them up to the guest room we'd prepared.She took over the kitchen within four hours in a way that was entirely benevolent and efficient and which I found to my genuine surprise a relief rather than an intrusion.I'd expected to feel managed or like she was overstepping boundaries but instead I felt like something had been handled that I didn't know I needed handled.She organized the pantry and restocked things we'd been running low on and made a grocery list of items we'd need once the baby came and did it all without asking permission or making it feel like criticism of how we'd been managing.Rosie was ecstatic about having her grandmother staying with us and followed Eleanor from room to room like a very small and very verbal shadow."Grandma what are you doing now?" Rosie asked."Making a lasagna for the freezer
The Rise Of The Betrayed Wife Chapter One Hundred and Thirty : Final Weeks
Isla's POV:Eight months pregnant and I'd made peace with the fact that I was uncomfortable and that comfort was not something I was going to recover until after the baby was born.My back protested by ten in the morning every day no matter how I positioned myself at my desk or how many times I stood up to stretch.My sleep was fragmented and shallow because I couldn't find a comfortable position and Alexander decided the middle of the night was the perfect time to practice gymnastics.I'd been wearing the same two pairs of maternity pants in rotation for three weeks because they were the only ones that accommodated my stomach properly and I'd decided I didn't care about fashion anymore.I was underneath all the discomfort deeply happy and these two states were not contradictory, they were just both true at the same time.The baby shower was organized by Eleanor and Patricia and held on a Saturday afternoon at our apartment.Eleanor had transformed the space with decorations I hadn't
The Rise Of The Betrayed Wife Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Nine: Planning
Callum's POV:The board met Thursday morning to review Isla's maternity leave transition plan and I sat at the head of the table waiting to see if anyone would raise concerns.The plan was thorough and well-organized with clear delegation of responsibilities and backup coverage for every scenario.Jennifer Park would take lead on strategic reviews, Sophie Martinez would handle team management, and Richard Hayes would provide oversight to ensure continuity.The board members reviewed the documentation I'd distributed and asked a few clarifying questions but nobody raised significant objections."This is a solid plan," one board member said. "The coverage is comprehensive and the team seems capable."The approval came without lengthy discussion which was the best possible outcome because it meant the plan was strong enough to speak for itself.Richard Hayes used the end of the meeting to suggest something I hadn't anticipated."The division Isla leads has consistently exceeded performan
The Rise Of The Betrayed Wife Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Eight: Viability
Isla's POV:Twenty-four weeks, the number meant something specific in medical terms and I knew exactly what it meant because I'd looked it up when I was six weeks pregnant and had been keeping quiet track since then.Viability, the point where a baby born prematurely had a real chance of survival with medical intervention, it was a milestone that mattered more to me than I wanted to admit out loud.I didn't mention the milestone to Callum in those terms because I didn't want him to know how precisely I'd been monitoring the calendar and counting down to this specific point.Instead I mentioned it to Patricia on the phone when she called to check in on how I was feeling."I'm twenty-four weeks today," I said casually.There was a brief pause and then Patricia said "good" in a tone that carried weight.She knew about my pregnancy in the other timeline and how I'd died at six weeks before I even knew what it meant to be carrying a child.Twenty-four weeks meant this baby had crossed int
The Rise Of The Betrayed Wife Chapter Forty-Seven: The Revelation
Isla's POV:I arrived at the coffee shop twenty minutes early because I couldn't sit still at home any longer.The place was quiet on Saturday morning, just a few people scattered at tables with their laptops and coffee.I chose a table in the back corner where I could see the entrance and waited,
최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-31The Rise Of The Betrayed Wife Chapter Forty four:The Night Before
Callum's POV:Tomorrow was the board meeting.Tomorrow I'd either save my company or watch everything I'd built over the past decade crumble.The presentation sat on my laptop, ready to go. Every piece of evidence organized and documented.My legal team had prepared for every possible angle Gerald
최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-29The Rise Of The Betrayed Wife Chapter Nine: The Escape Plan
Isla's POV:My hands were shaking as I pulled up the cloud storage account I'd created years ago and barely used.I uploaded the document, watching the progress bar crawl across the screen with agonizing slowness. Eventually, the upload finished. I checked twice to make sure it was there, safely
최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-17The Rise Of The Betrayed Wife Chapter Eight: Gathering Evidence
Isla's POV:I woke up before the sun.My eyes opened in the dark and for a moment I just lay there, staring at the ceiling and listening to the house settle around me.I heard no voices through the wall this time,just heavy silence, thick and heavy, the kind that presses down on you until you have
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