The Baby Name I Chose for His Mistress's Son

"Nora, what's going on?"

Hayden's voice on the other end was as soothing as ever. It took him some time to answer, so he must have found a quiet spot to take the call.

I wanted to speak, but all I could picture was him with a child, standing beside another woman.

"Nora?"

He called me by my nickname again, which I used to love. But now, it made me feel nauseous.

"Hayden, I'm back." If you listened closely, you'd catch a slight shake in my voice. But Hayden didn't notice. He paused for a moment, then asked, "Why are you home?"

"Where are you? I'll come to you."

Seeing them in the garden broke my heart into pieces. Yet, he remained as kind as ever.

"I'm at the front door," I said gently.

Hayden had bought this house for me when I turned eighteen. At the time, he said, "No matter who you're with in the future, this house is yours."

"Being connected to Hayden Tran should give you confidence."

But now, he lives here with another woman, and they have a child.