Keep the Kid, I'm Out
The day Jasper Carter's terminally ill ex, Natalie Klutz, gave birth, his parents—Josephine and Raymond—hired ten bodyguards to keep me, his actual wife, out of the hospital.
But I never showed.
Josephine clutched Natalie's hand. "She's not getting near you or the baby."
Jasper wiped Natalie's forehead. "Relax. Dad's got men at every door. If Emily shows, we'll toss her."
Hours passed. Still no me. Jasper finally let himself breathe.
He didn't get what my deal was. He was just granting Natalie's dying wish—to be a mom.
The second the nurse handed over the crying baby, he smiled like everything was finally worth it.
If I came tomorrow and said sorry, he'd forgive me. Hell, he'd even let me raise the kid.
What he didn't know? I had just submitted my paperwork.
I'd leave the country, join Doctors Without Borders, and ghost him for good.