That night, the baby’s cries returned—soft, distant, and haunting. Patricia woke up sweating, her eyes darting around the dark room. She shook Victor, her voice trembling. “Did you hear that?” Victor turned to her, his face blank. “I didn’t hear anything,” he replied coldly, turning back to face the wall.
Five years passed, and the shadow of Amanda’s loss still lingered like an invisible spirit in Victor’s home. The once-strong man now carried sadness in his eyes, though he buried it beneath layers of hard work. Life moved on, but something inside him remained broken, a crack that no time could fully mend. Patricia, on the other hand, had grown restless. Despite all her efforts, she had not conceived a child. Year after year passed with no sign of a baby. Each month she hoped, only to be met with disappointment. Her heart grew heavy with fear—not because she longed to be a mother, but because she was afraid Victor might marry another woman.
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