The Ultimatum That Changed Everything
The night everything broke came wrapped in golden Los Angeles light — the kind that makes cruelty harder to spot.
Lena waited for the right moment. Waited for a good mood. Waited like someone hoping a predator might pause long enough to show mercy.
When she told him she was pregnant, joy never appeared on his face.
No warmth. No shock. No happiness.
Only silence.
Then he leaned back and spoke carefully — not in anger, but in calculation.
“Either you get rid of it… or you get out of my life.”
The words landed like a verdict.
Not a reaction. A decision.
To Ethan, the child was an inconvenience — a threat to the freedom he had already chosen. A future of youth, parties, and a woman young enough to mistake worship for love.
