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As the emotional fallout unfolded, he quickly decided to file for divorce, refusing to be manipulated into continuing as a father figure to a child that was not biologically his. The narrative took a turn as his wife reached out to friends and family, characterizing him as the heartless one who was abandoning his daughter. Ironically, while she played the victim, many friends hinted they had suspected something unusual all along, yet did not speak out until the truth emerged.
The husband viewed the entire situation through a lens of betrayal—two years lost in a marriage built on deception, and over a year of caring for a child under false pretenses. He committed to cutting off all emotional ties and communicating as little as possible, enforcing his needs in the wake of such trauma.