Chapter 62

• Initially, I perceived Zoey's intense gaze as a show of defiance. I feel like an idiot watching a fat tear fall down her cheek. She's always seemed incredible, and now I'm mistreating her.
• "Okay, look. I apologize. You know I have money, and you should've known I'd be wary. I'm going to need a paternity test. Surely you anticipated this when you decided to tell me so long after the birth. And why did you decide to tell me now?"
• "Because I'm overwhelmed. Carlos is an amazing, beautiful boy," she says, reaching into her handbag to get her phone, "but I had a difficult birth and was later diagnosed with postpartum depression. I've had a difficult time. I need help caring for him."