convinced she’d betrayed him. Amanda tried calling, writing, even showing up once—but the door never opened. She decided she’d raise baby Paul on her own, no matter the pain. Her strength grew, not from bitterness, but from a fierce love for her child.

Meanwhile, Chris’ parents pushed him toward Ciara, a woman they’d always preferred. But months later, Chris stumbled upon messages between Ciara’s father and his own—revealing the medical report had been forged. The betrayal hit him harder than any heartbreak. He realized too late what he’d lost chasing his parents’ approval.

Chris knocked on Amanda’s door one rainy evening, trembling with remorse. She stood still, holding their son—his eyes a mirror of Chris’. Amanda didn’t forgive him right away, but she let him in. And Chris vowed to be the father his parents had never let him become.