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For the next three years, the couple maintained an uneasy status quo, with Arlo believing that love could overcome betrayal. Alice appeared to be the perfect wife during this time, but hints of tumult began to emerge as they approached their thirties. Alice remained desperate for a child and convinced Arlo to put off their insemination appointment, saying he needed to attend an important work meeting instead—a red flag in hindsight.
Months later, when Alice announced her surprise pregnancy, Arlo's initial joy turned to skepticism after a chance encounter with a nurse from the fertility clinic revealed he was never part of an insemination procedure. Alarm bells rang as he pieced together the truth: Alice had secretively gotten pregnant with Nick's child.