“I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge Laila,” Brandon announced clearly to the entire plane.
My smile vanished instantly, freezing on my face as if cold water had been dumped over my head. Toby looked up at me, his brow furrowing in confusion when he noticed my reaction.
“Who is that, Mom?” Toby asked softly, but I couldn’t force a single word from my throat.
Brandon’s voice continued through the speakers, completely unaware that his legal family was sitting in row twenty four. “Laila, you have brought so much light into my life over the past year, and I want everyone on this plane to know how much I love you.”
I sat paralyzed in my seat, barely able to breathe as the overhead speakers carried my husband’s confession to dozens of strangers.
“I am so proud to share with everyone today that Laila is carrying my unborn child,” Brandon said, his voice brimming with genuine emotion. “And I simply cannot wait for the day when I can finally call her my lawful wife.”
