Rosella's POVThe silence between us felt alive, pressing against my ribs until I could barely draw breath. Leo sat across the kitchen table with his hands folded, watching me with a stillness that frightened me more than shouting ever could.He asked again, his voice quiet and even. "Whose child is it, Rosella?"I opened my mouth twice before any sound came out. My hands trembled in my lap. The question hung between us like something sharp, waiting to fall.Tears blurred my vision before I even realized I was crying. "I don't know," I whispered. Then, louder, because he deserved to hear it clearly, "I don't know who the father is."Leo didn't move. His jaw tightened, but he stayed silent, waiting for the rest."During the months we were falling apart," I said, forcing the words out through my sobs, "I looked for comfort somewhere else. More than once. I'm so sorry, Leo. I never meant for it to go this far."His eyes searched my face like he was trying to find the woman he married som
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