“Thanks for the payout,” I get a message from Alice on Thursday morning.

Every two or three weeks I pay checks from the hospital and every time I get such messages from her expressing gratitude, although these are just formalities. However, this is Alice. I don’t know much about her, but I already understood that it is extremely important for this woman to stay within the framework of her upbringing.

I still don't understand how it was possible that we even spent the night together that ended in her pregnancy. I still don't remember any details and I'm not going to ask her questions about it. Three DNA tests, which...