"Lilly, wait," Michael said, grabbing my arm gently but firmly. "We need to focus on Aria right now. We'll deal with Antonio later. He's upset and won't listen to you. Our daughter needs us."
"I need some air," I whispered, feeling the weight of everything pressing down on me. Michael and I walked out to the hospital's garden, finding a quiet bench where we could sit and let the world fade away. The setting sun cast long shadows, painting the sky with hues of orange and pink.
"I never thought we’d end up here," Michael said, his voice breaking the silence as he gazed up at the emerging stars. "I left you because I wanted to be in my children’s lives, but they turned out not to be mine. I ended up losing everything: you, Mason, Aria, and my job. Everything I thought I was fighting for was
