My Husband Asked For Paternity Test after I Gave Birth – He Was ‘Shocked’ When He Read the Results

She could see the toll Alex’s absence was taking on me, and she was furious.

“I can’t believe he’s doing this,” she fumed one evening as she rocked Sarah to sleep. “He should be here with you, not hiding out at his parents’ house.”

I sighed, feeling the weight of exhaustion press down on me.

“I don’t know what happened. It’s like he’s a different person, Em. I didn’t even recognize him at the hospital.”

She put a reassuring hand on my shoulder, and I let out a shaky breath. Emily had always been my rock, but even she couldn’t fix the damage Alex’s accusations were doing to my heart.

As if his suspicion wasn’t enough, his mom called a week after he left.

I hoped she was calling to check on me or the baby, maybe even offer some support. But as soon as I picked up, her words cut through me like a knife.

“Jennifer,” she said curtly, “I’ve heard about this paternity test. Let me be clear, if that test says that baby isn’t Alex’s, I’ll make sure you’re left with nothing! I’ll do whatever it takes to see you taken to the cleaners!”