Her voice was so loud that it cut across the hall like a blade.“Petra,” Pete called again, shifting uncomfortably where he stood. His fingers curled into fists at his sides, and his face had already begun to pale. “You’re the baby’s mom. How could you even say that? No matter how upset you are, you can’t deny your own child.”“Gosh!” Zoe cut in irritably, her voice sharp with anger as she rolled her eyes. “You’re outrageous. Are you seriously denying your child because you’re jealous?”A low murmur spread through the crowd gathered in the banquet hall. People began whispering among themselves, their eyes darting between Petra, Pete, and Zoe.The atmosphere, which had already been tense, now felt like a tightly stretched rope ready to snap.Petra’s heart was beating faster now, her chest rising and falling as if she had just run a long distance. Rage burned fiercely in her eyes as she stared directly at Zoe.The woman’s smugness, her arrogance, and the way she spoke as if she owned ev
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