Ray Of Hope

Having cystic fibrosis meant that Richard was infertile. When the doctor mentioned that particular detail to him, Richard’s head started spinning. How could that be possible?

Daily Mail

This would be very difficult news for anyone to hear, but for the father of three, he couldn’t quite understand how this could be. He had three children, for crying out loud!

What If…?

Richard suddenly realized that this could be a misdiagnosis. How could he have a disease that meant he never would have been able to have children if he’d fathered three sons?

The Telegraph

But the doctor dashed his fleeting hope with a sympathetic shake of the head. Then, he suggested something that instantly froze Richard’s blood inside his veins.

It Can’t Be

The doctor gently told Richard that he should arrange to have a conversation with his ex-wife. Richard just sat there in the doctor’s office completely stunned. Was the doctor really suggesting what he thought?

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Then, suddenly, Richard played his entire life with Kate back in his mind. Sure, their relationship was rocky, but could she really have lied to him about something as serious as this? Richard felt sick.

Red Flags

As a successful internet millionaire, Richard had often worked late nights while he was building his fortune. Countless times, he would stay at the office until 4am, despite his wife’s complaints.

Reader’s Digest

It was something that he and Kate would regularly clash over, despite the fact that she too had a thriving career and put in a lot of overtime.

That Night In London

But as he walked home dejected from the doctor’s office, he couldn’t get the thought off that night when Kate called him from a hotel in London to say her flight had been delayed.

The Mirror

And that just led to setting off several other alarm bells that he should have spotted sooner. Now he understood a lot of things.

Her Eyes

When the twins were born, friends and family would often comment about how they “had her eyes.” But no one ever said they looked like Richard.

Baby Center

In fact, Richard had always thought the children looked like someone, but he could never quite put his finger on who it was. And that wasn’t all there was to it.