the story Mark had given her eight years earlier.
While I was unconscious after giving birth, he had gone to her.
He told her both babies were alive.
One needed extra medical care.
Then he claimed I had made a request before things became dangerous.
According to him, I had asked that Beth raise one of the twins because I was worried Mark would be overwhelmed caring for two babies.
I stared at her.
“No.”
Beth started crying.
“I didn’t believe him at first.”
“No. I never said that.”
“He
