Still, Lena had hoped. Maybe he’d warm up to the idea. Maybe he’d embrace fatherhood once the baby arrived.

Then came the ultrasound.

“Twins,” the doctor smiled.

Travis didn’t. “I said one baby was enough. I wasn’t joking,” he muttered as they left the hospital.

From that moment on, he grew distant. He poured himself into his work and avoided even mentioning the pregnancy. By the time Lena was ready to give birth, Travis was a stranger.

When she finally returned home from the hospital—with two beautiful baby girls—Travis didn’t even show up to greet them. Instead, he sent his housekeeper and driver.