My husband ignored my emergency C-section to celebrate with his first love—four days later, one nurse’s quiet sentence made him realize he’d lost everything

She answered on the first ring.

“Mark?”

Her voice sounded older than it had four days ago.

“Mom. Have you heard from Emily?”

A silence.

“Where have you been?”

“I asked if you’ve heard from Emily.”

“Don’t speak to me like that.”

He closed his eyes. “Please. Just tell me.”

His mother, Diane Carter, breathed shakily into the phone.

“She called me the night of the continue reading …