But it wasn’t just Chris whom she was keeping the secret from. She also hid it from her in-laws and even her own family. This became increasingly challenging with each passing day, as she had numerous perceptive relatives who could easily find out that she was hiding something.
Natasha increasingly found herself distancing from her relatives in an effort to conceal her secret. At times, the burden weighed heavily on her, and she would question whether she should persist with this approach. She wondered if her actions were genuinely for the best or simply a justification she kept repeating to herself. Was this really for the better or was this what she kept telling herself?