So, my husband Michael and I planned to be together for the birth of our first child. We had everything planned — down to the music and the tiny hat he’d put on our baby. But guess what? When the time came, he was a NO-SHOW.
The nurses kept trying to reassure me, saying he was probably just delayed. But deep down, I knew something was wrong. When our daughter Emily was born, I was overjoyed — but where was Michael?
After two days in the hospital, I went home with Emily, trying to convince myself that there was some reasonable explanation. Maybe work? An accident?
But nothing could’ve prepared me for what I found. The house was dead silent. I ran upstairs to the nursery, thinking he might be there preparing a surprise for me. But the room was practically empty. Just the crib was left, with a note inside. I picked it up, my hands trembling as I read the words scrawled in Michael’s familiar handwriting: “I love you and our baby. But I had to leave forever. Ask your mom why she did this to me.”
I was in shock. “Mom!” I shouted, running downstairs, clutching the note in one hand and Emily in the other. I found her in the living room, her face pale and drawn. “What have you done?!”
When Elena goes into labor, her husband Michael is nowhere to be found. Left alone with her mother, she gives birth to their daughter, Emily, hoping for an explanation once discharged. Instead, she finds a note from Michael, blaming her mother for his disappearance.
Her mother reveals she confronted Michael about an affair with his wealthy boss and demanded he confess or leave. Michael chose to leave, leaving Elena devastated and betrayed. Attempts to contact him eventually confirm his affair and his decision to start a new life with his mistress.
Now a single mother, Elena struggles with her mother’s interference, Michael’s betrayal, and the challenge of moving forward with Emily. What would you have done?
