Laura turned toward him, her eyes shining with unshed tears.

“Did I say anything that wasn’t true, Liam?” she asked, her voice quiet but firm as she held his gaze.

The silence weighed heavily for a moment.

Erica pressed a hand to her chest, visibly wounded.

“I loved your father,” she said, her voice breaking. “I believed there was nothing left between him and Meredith. You have no idea what I went through to come to terms with everything.” She took a deep breath. “I don’t want that life for you