Sophie wasn’t sure she was ready to be a mother. She used to enjoy playing wife. She and Adrian were often up at night thinking about their future child, and at the time it felt right to have one. But that was before she discovered Adrian’s affair. The intercom rang, informing her that her takeouts and several other deliveries had arrived. As the elevator descended, her thoughts drifted to her last three years of marriage. She had done everything right. At least that was what she thought. The moment they graduated, Adrian no longer had to juggle between college and work. Sophie helped with whatever she could, and when they finally rented their first office building, they celebrated it with Korean BBQ. Sophie had gathered a lot of things—her old contacts, small funding. She even reached

