“Darling, you won’t find your own happiness by destroying someone else’s,” her mother advised her. “Revenge is never the answer. Forget about him.”
In the following days, Nancy tried every trick in the book to drive Patrick and Emma apart – she spread silly rumors, planned chance encounters where she’d flaunt newfound confidence, and even resorted to sending anonymous notes to stir up jealousy.
But nothing worked. Emma was blissfully happy, wrapped up in her and Patrick’s world, while Nancy was left out in the cold, her plans falling apart.
But Nancy wasn’t one to give up easily. One night, she came up with the perfect plan to drive a wedge between Emma and Patrick.
“Hello, Nancy, how are you?” Nancy visited Patrick, and his mother answered the door.
“I’m fine, Mrs. White. Is Patrick home?”
“Yes, dear. Let me get him.”
Patrick was confused to see her on his doorstep. “Nancy? What’s going on?”
“I know this will come as a shock to you, Patrick, but…I’m-I’m pregnant!” she announced.
Patrick was shocked and terrified. “What…but…Are you sure?”