Jane hadn't been staying at my place for long when we both were nearing our due dates. She just happened to feel it first.

That day, we were chatting on the balcony while Jayden was in the room working.

"Oh, my stomach hurts! Jayden, take me to the hospital, I think I'm going into labor!" Jane cried out from her chair, panic in her voice.

She lay back in the wicker chair, yelling in distress.

I rushed over to help her, but she accidentally tripped me. I fell hard, landing on my stomach.

"Jayden, help! I'm going into labor too," I said, clutching my stomach as I felt blood.

"Ruby, I'll call your parents to take you to the hospital. Jane looks like she's in worse shape, so I'll take her first," Jayden shouted as he ran out, scooping up Jane in his arms, but not before offering me some reassurance.

Hearing our cries, Jayden rushed out, carrying Jane and running off. He still managed to throw some comforting words my way.

A wave of pain and bitterness washed over me. "So this is how it is? I don't even rank above my best friend in his eyes."

I watched them disappear, speechless. To be treated like this, it felt like I had completely failed in life.

The door slammed shut. I was left alone, anxiously waiting for my parents to take me to the hospital. At this point, I could barely move.

I waited and waited, but no one came. Even if they hadn't supported my marriage to Jayden, my parents wouldn't just abandon me like this.

Slowly, I crawled toward my phone on the couch, leaving a red trail behind me.

"Mom, Dad, I'm about to give birth, and Jayden's not here. Please, come quickly," I said weakly, on the verge of passing out from dehydration.

"What? He didn't tell us he wasn't home. We're coming right away. Hang in there," my dad said, frantic.

My mom was urging him from the background.

As I drifted into unconsciousness, my last thought was that Jayden would probably come back to see me once I got to the hospital.

The first thing I saw when I woke up was my parents asleep beside me.

"Where's Jayden? Hasn't he come yet?"

I weakly lifted my hand, wanting some water, and only my mom handed me a cup of warm water. Tears welled up in my eyes.

"Don't even mention that brat. I tried calling him, but it didn't go through. Who knows where he's off to. When he gets here, I'll give him a piece of my mind."

Dad's rough voice echoed in the room, but Mom quickly pulled him back. "Keep it down. Your daughter just gave birth to a healthy baby girl. She needs to rest now."

I couldn't help but laugh. A girl is great.

As evening approached, my parents were about to go out and buy me some supplements.

Jayden finally came back at this point. "You brat! Where were you? You finally decided to come back? Why didn't you just stay out there forever? Your wife was giving birth, and you didn't even show up!"

Dad charged at him, ready to slap him, but Mom quickly intervened. "Stop it. Let them talk. We'll go get some porridge for our daughter."

Mom dragged him out of the room.

I finally had a chance to take a good look at this man. He had changed so much I didn't even recognize him.

"Ruby, Jane had complications during labor. She lost the baby, and they almost couldn't save her." He knelt beside my bed, sobbing uncontrollably.

I didn't understand why he was so heartbroken. It wasn't our child.

Since she was my best friend, maybe he felt guilty for bringing Ruby to the hospital and not being able to save the baby.

"Stop crying. We had a baby girl. Go and take a look at her."

I thought he would be happy. Instead, he looked troubled. "I'll check on Jane first. She's all alone over there."

Once again, he left me behind, just like before. He didn't even look back as he walked out.

"Where's Jayden? Why did he leave as soon as we came in?" my parents asked as soon as they walked in.

I forced a pale smile and reassured them, "It's fine. He's tired from work, so he went home. I can manage on my own."

Jayden and I had been married for ten years, but I hadn't been able to have children.

"It's okay, Ruby. Don't take what Mom said to heart. She was just talking. I would never divorce you, not even if I died."

After we got back from dinner with his family, Jayden tried to comfort me. At the table, his mom had torn into me, making cruel remarks.

She said that I could not have a baby boy.

"Jayden, maybe we should get a divorce. We can't have children, and your mom's never been happy with me," I said.

I pushed his hand away.

"Babe, I love you. For us, it's 'til death do us part, not divorce. Having no kids won't change that."

After a long process with IVF, I finally got pregnant.

Jayden was very serious about this baby. He took care of everything from food to clothing. But I never expected him to cheat on me with my best friend while I was pregnant.