Chapter 6 - The Evidence Unveiled
Mia frowned angrily, deeply offended that her own father and Aunt Jess were trying to pretend the surprise wasn't real. She planted her small feet firmly on the grass, yanking her arm out of her father's desperate grip.
"I'm not making it up!" Mia shouted stubbornly, her lower lip jutting out in defiance. "Yes she is having a baby! I saw her give Daddy this!"
Moving with quick, innocent frustration, Mia reached her small hand deep into the pocket of her pink dress.
She pulled out the long, white plastic stick.
With a sharp, dramatic motion, the six-year-old girl slammed the positive digital pregnancy test directly onto the glass patio table, right next to the brightly frosted birthday cake, for all the older relatives to see.
The digital screen, still boldly displaying the word "PREGNANT," gleamed under the bright afternoon sun.
The collective gasp from the party guests was deafening. An older aunt covered her mouth in sheer horror. A family friend slowly set his beer down, realizing they were witnessing the total destruction of a marriage.
Jeffrey’s entire world collapsed in an instant. His eyes bugged out of his head as he stared at the plastic test on the table.
"Mia, put that away right now," Jeffrey hissed in a frantic, panicked whisper, lunging across the table to try and snatch the test before Eleanor could read it.
But he was too slow.
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Eleanor reached out, her perfectly manicured fingers smoothly intercepting his hand. She picked up the plastic pregnancy test herself, holding it delicately between her fingers as if it were a piece of filthy, diseased trash.
👉 Read Part 7 to witness Eleanor's absolute, icy wrath.
