My eyes didn’t leave Ethan. Not for a second.
He had no idea what I was about to do.
The entire family was gathered, laughing, eating, pretending.
And I sat there thinking how badly I wanted to say it out loud:
"Ex-husband, I’m ashamed of you. Happy for you, sure—but you can’t father a child. You don’t have the balls. Or maybe you do, but they need a serious refill."
My fingers curled around the file in my lap.
Then I felt Liam’s hand over mine. A small squeeze. Grounding. Silent.
Ethan still hadn’t answered my simple “congratulations.”
Instead, he looked like he wanted to disappear.
Good. Let the horror sink in.
I turned to Liam, who was still gently rubbing my hand.
I acted like I didn’t notice.
“Liam,” I said, tilting my head just a little, loud enough for all of them to hea
