Celina slid closer on the bed, resting her head on her friend’s shoulder, as if sharing the weight of her pain.

“Sometimes, it doesn’t matter how hard we try to do everything right… the mistake belongs to the other person. In your case, you didn’t fail, Zoe. He failed you. He threw away something most people would give anything to have. You were loyal, honest, pure-hearted. But have you stopped to think about what led him to make that choice? I’m not defending him, okay?”

Zoe closed her eyes, as though trying to let those words sink in.

“He chose to stay silent, Celina. He chose to lie. Did you know he wanted me to get pregnant on the honeymoon? He insisted. Said he wanted to start a family right away. And I almost listened. Almost. Thank God I didn’t.”

Celina gave her a soft smile.

“With a baby, everything becomes harder. Look at what I went through in the beginning. But it isn’t impossible. You would have been tied to him by something even bigger. Now, since you’ve decided you want