suggested that marriage would fill that void.
Trisha, elegant and ambitious, longed to become Mrs. Williams. Confiding in her friend Cynthia, she expressed frustration that Kelvin had not proposed. Cynthia admitted she had once feigned pregnancy to secure her own engagement. Tempted, Trisha resolved to do the same.
Soon after, she visited Kelvin and announced, “I’m pregnant.”
Overjoyed, Kelvin embraced her and declared they would formalize their union. He felt elated at the thought of becoming a father, unaware that his real daughter wore his necklace across town, drawing it proudly at school.
One hot afternoon, Isabella fell ill. Weak and feverish, she sent Vera to buy medicine. As Vera hurried along the busy road, crying and clutching her necklace, a black SUV slowed nearby. Kelvin sat inside, deep in thought about Trisha’s news. Something about the child’s tears stirred him.
“Stop the car,” he ordered.
He approached Vera gently. “Why are you crying?”
