Chris’s parents never accepted his relationship with Amanda. When she revealed her pregnancy during a dinner, they immediately accused her of cheating, having just received startling medical news. What followed would change their lives forever.
Outside his parents’ house, Chris hesitated.
“I just want to get this over with,” he sighed.
“They’re your parents, honey,” Amanda said gently, touching his arm. “We want them to accept us—and be at the wedding, right?”
But Chris wasn’t optimistic. “If they can’t accept the woman I love, I don’t want anything to do with them.”
“We need to try, for the future. For our family,” Amanda insisted, not noticing how tense he was.
As they walked in, Chris’s mother, Mrs. Castillo, greeted Amanda with a forced smile and moved aside to let them in. Despite years of being together and an engagement, the Castillos still saw Amanda as a disruption to their carefully crafted plans.
Years ago, when Chris finished college, his parents introduced him to Ciara, the daughter of their well-respected friends, the Geoffreys. She was meant to be his perfect match. But Chris, changed by his diverse college friendships, realized he didn’t want a partner from his parents’ world—he wanted someone real. That’s when he met Amanda, and everything changed.
Their relationship began with a chance encounter in a parking lot, and Amanda had initially rebuffed his advances. Eventually, though, she gave him a chance—and they’d been together ever since. But from the very first meeting, his parents disapproved. They criticized Amanda for her job and pushed Chris toward Ciara.
Despite their coldness, Amanda remained hopeful. She called his mother, involved her in wedding plans, and even kept their efforts to start a family a surprise, believing that a grandchild might finally thaw their hearts.
But that night at dinner, everything unraveled.
Chris was distracted, burdened by urgent news he hadn’t yet shared with Amanda. When she announced her pregnancy, hoping to bring joy, silence filled the room—followed by an explosion.
Mrs. Castillo screamed, “He’s infertile!”—a claim based on recent medical tests Chris had undergone. Amanda was blindsided, insisting it wasn’t possible. But Chris froze. The test results seemed irrefutable, and doubt flooded in.
Things turned violent. Mrs. Castillo physically dragged Amanda out of the house while she pleaded with Chris to believe her. He said nothing.
A few days later, Chris moved out and left a note with the medical results: “I’m infertile. I hope you find happiness, but it won’t be with me.” Amanda was heartbroken. She knew the child was his. She hadn’t been with anyone else.
Chris refused all contact. Amanda, devastated but determined, vowed to raise the baby alone. She gave birth to a boy, Paul, who looked unmistakably like Chris. “They don’t know what they’re missing,” she whispered to herself as she rocked him to sleep.
Meanwhile, Chris tried to move on. His parents comforted him, encouraging a relationship with Ciara, and soon, they were engaged. He still carried the pain of Amanda’s supposed betrayal, but he let himself be swept into a life he didn’t really want.
A year later, Chris and Amanda unexpectedly crossed paths. She dropped her phone, revealing a lock screen photo of her son. Chris caught a glimpse—and something clicked. The boy had Chris’s unmistakable blue eyes.
Doubt resurfaced.
Later, at a wedding planning session with Ciara, her mother made a careless remark about their future children. Chris replied bitterly that he was infertile—something Mrs. Geoffrey dismissed as “just part of the plan.” Realizing the truth, he walked out on the wedding and cut ties with his parents, who had conspired with the Geoffreys to sabotage his relationship with Amanda.
Chris rushed to Amanda’s apartment and let himself in with his old key. When Amanda came home and found him there, she was furious—but after hearing everything, her anger turned to disbelief. He told her everything, including how they had faked the test results to push him back to Ciara.
Amanda was stunned. “I’m not saying it’s OK… but at least now it makes sense,” she said through tears.
Chris begged for forgiveness and asked if he could be part of Paul’s life. Amanda was unsure—it had been hard, raising Paul alone, and the betrayal still stung. But she didn’t slam the door shut.
“First, you should meet Paul,” she said quietly. “Then… maybe we should talk about suing Mr. Geoffrey.”
Chris laughed and cried at once. Amanda’s resilience amazed him. She hadn’t lost her fire—and now, he had a chance to rebuild.
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