All Chapters of Grieving My Child While He Welcomes Theirs: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

Cassandra's POVBack home, I found the accident liability report I hadn't touched in two years. My labor had started suddenly while I was shopping with Tara. She took me to the hospital, but on the way, another car crashed into us. My baby, Miley Grover, died before she could be born. When they finally brought her out, her little face had already turned purple from lack of oxygen.When I woke up, I was frantically trying to find Miley, unable to sleep night after night. My heartbroken parents cried as Gavin knelt before me and apologized.Tara was a lawyer and swore she would help me hold the driver responsible. But because they were afraid of upsetting me, they sealed away all the documents and only told me that the driver had already gotten what they deserved.With trembling hands, I opened the file. It clearly stated that the driver had been found fully responsible for the accident. Yet, the victim's family had chosen to forgive the driver, and a settlement had already been re

Cassandra's POVThe next day, while packing my things, I heard a baby whimpering. After hesitating for a moment, I pushed open the master bedroom door. The window was wide open, and cold air was rushing in.Molly was suffocating. Her body had turned blue, her little head was thrown back desperately, and she couldn't even cry out.I instinctively reached out to touch her, but my wrist was slapped away, sending a sharp pain through me."What are you doing?" Gavin glared at me with bloodshot eyes, as if I were a murderer. "Even if you hate Molly, you can't do something this cruel to her! If anything happens to her, I won't forgive you!"Jenny leaned against the doorframe, tears streaming down her face. "Cassandra, I know you blame me, but Molly is innocent. If you hate me, come after me."Gavin bent down to examine her. "She has acute epiglottic edema. If we had been ten minutes later, her airway would've been blocked, and she would have stopped breathing!"He shoved past me and ru

Cassandra's POVThe moment I landed in Lanor, a dry, warm sea breeze swept across my face. It seemed to sweep away much of the damp, bone-deep chill I had grown used to in Jenton."Cassandra Thorne?" A voice called out from the arrivals gate, carrying a distinct accent.I turned around and saw a tall man holding a name card with my name on it. He had pretty eyes and tousled curls, blown into a mess by the wind. When he smiled, his whole face seemed to light up."I'm Louis Corbet," he said, tucking the card under his arm and holding out his hand. "My boss asked me to pick you up."I shook his hand briefly. Then, I turned to grab my suitcase. But Louis had already picked it up, carrying it as if it weighed nothing."You don't need to—""It's fine. I like carrying things." I paused, then shook my head, laughing, and followed him.When we stepped out of the terminal, the warm sunlight enveloped me. Louis opened the car door for me and began explaining the project's progress in de

Cassandra's POVEven now, Gavin was still shifting the blame to Jenny. Suddenly, I felt like laughing, and I did.He looked at me in confusion.I started talking. "If you had stood by me even once, if you had shown even the slightest concern for Miley, none of Jenny's schemes would have worked."His expression shifted.I continued, "You're making it sound as though everything was Jenny's doing, as if you were completely innocent. But Gavin, you failed as a husband. You betrayed our marriage. You also failed as a father. "You disrespected Miley for the sake of your illegitimate daughter. Someone as heartless and ungrateful as you keeps saying you want to make amends. Do you honestly think I'd believe that?"I looked at him seriously. "Or do you think your apology and attempts to make amends are worth something? Gavin, you're worth nothing to me now. I came here to tell you that we should get divorced. I'll have my lawyer handle everything."With that, I stood up and walked away