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Sylvia Rogers shared an ultrasound image on Facebook, captioning it: [So thankful for my sperm benefactor. I'd nearly given up... but now, look, I'm expecting!]

She was my spouse's former girlfriend, and he was the donor.

I gave the post a like and commented: [Congratulations!]

Just as I submitted it, Simon phoned me, panicking, "Come on! I was just assisting Sylvia! Don't make this a big deal, Grace. I beg you."

I ended the call, contemplating divorce!

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I gently touched my small bump, inhaled deeply, and felt compelled to apologize to the tiny life within—I couldn't keep it. But as I tried to speak, tears began streaming down my face.

I had planned to surprise Simon with the news on his birthday, but it was clear he didn't desire this child at all. I was eight weeks along, and oh, how I'd longed for this! It took so long because he wasn't interested in physical closeness with me and despised the idea of children; he viewed them as merely noisy and draining.