chapter one hundred and forty-five

POV LILY

Upon arriving home with the children, Emma, always attentive, offered me something to eat. Looking at the table, I saw a delicious carrot cake with chocolate icing and some cheese bread. Emma suggested orange juice, but before I could sit down, Hanna's cruel words echoed in my mind, and a wave of insecurity hit me.

I hurried upstairs to put on looser clothes, trying to hide the changes that pregnancy had brought to my body. When Tyler arrived home, Emma expressed her concern that I hadn't eaten anything all day. Tyler, sensing something was wrong, asked if everything was okay.

I tried to disguise it, but I ended up confessing that I didn't feel good about myself. I talked about the idea of joining a gym, especially in the morning while the kids were sleeping. Tyler, always affectionate, tried to reassure me, saying that I was perfect and didn't need to change anything. However, my insistence spoke louder, and understanding, he ended up agreeing. He enrolled me in the gym loca