At the Henderson family estate, Marcus's parents argued louder than they had in years.
"You pushed him into this!" his father shouted.
"I wanted a grandson!"
"And now?"
His wife had no answer.
He slammed another glass onto the table.
"We destroyed our son's marriage because we believed one ultrasound."
She whispered defensively,
"It wasn't only that..."
"It wasn't?"
He laughed bitterly.
"You spent twelve years criticizing Julianne."
"You reminded her every holiday that she hadn't given us a boy."
"You made our granddaughters feel unwanted."
"And for what?"
Silence.
The truth finally had a voice.
