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I came back home early with a suitcase full of expensive toys for my son, but I froze when I found him crawling on all four legs like an animal across the living room floor. My mother-in-law was rocking the mistress’s newborn baby in her arms, proudly laughing, “Now this is our real family’s pride.” My husband looked down at the floor, completely silent. I forced a cold smile, asked for a glass of water, and right in front of them, I called the divorce lawyer they never expected would pick up.

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tiled floor.

Leo offered no response. His gaze remained locked on a blank spot on the wall, completely dissociated from reality.

Once he was finally clean, dressed in an oversized but soft t-shirt I found in my unpacked bag, he collapsed into an exhausted, defensive ball on the corner of the guest bed. I pulled the duvet over him, watching the erratic continue reading …

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