Chapter 168: A Fake Baby

**Olivia POV

I felt more than a little conflicted the next morning when I woke up to find that Ellis had already gone to work without saying goodbye again. I was disappointed. When I agreed to marry Ellis, I never imagined having to deal with Bethany at all. And now, with her carrying Carl’s baby it looked like we would be forever stuck together.

I knew that if I wasn’t going to leave then I would have to find some way to make peace with Carl, Bethany and the entire situation.

I did think about calling my mother and letting her know everything that was going on, but I never liked to worry her about problems she couldn’t help me solve. I stretched and got ready to go through the daily routine of getting the boys off to school and having breakfast by myself.

After that I decided to visit with Grandpa Herman and see how he was doing.

It wasn’t until I was halfway through venting about Bethany and Carl that I realized why I wanted to see him.