Part 12: The Message That Changed Everything

I stepped away from the table and opened the message.
Nelli had attached a photograph of another document.
It was an old email conversation between her and Ádám.
The messages showed that they had discussed the possibility of having a child long before the clinic’s new donor program was announced.
But there was something even more important.
Ádám had written that he wanted to keep the arrangement hidden until after the wedding because he feared I would cancel it.
I read the sentence several times.
He had not simply forgotten to tell me.
He had deliberately planned to hide the truth.
I returned to the dining room and placed my phone on the table.
— Is this also a misunderstanding?
Ádám stared at the screen.
His mother began speaking, but I raised my hand.
— Please. No more explanations on his behalf.









