Steve began his day like any other—kissing his pregnant wife, Laura, goodbye and heading to work. Nothing seemed unusual until mid-afternoon when his son, Jackson, started calling and texting him urgently: “Dad, please come home! It’s about Mom!” Alarmed, Steve rushed home, his mind racing with worst-case scenarios. But what awaited him was not an accident—it was betrayal. His mother, who had dropped by unexpectedly, met him on the porch and broke the news: Laura was having an affair. She had caught Laura in the living room with another man. Stunned,

Steve walked inside to find the stranger visibly uncomfortable and Laura in tears. Their son stood nearby, crying and confused. Steve demanded answers. Laura apologized and said she didn’t mean for this to happen, but the trust was shattered. Steve’s biggest fear now wasn’t just the betrayal—it was whether the baby Laura was carrying was even his. Later that evening, needing to escape the tension, Steve took Jackson out for dinner. There,