The relief came so sharply that it hurt.
The babies had been conceived long before the procedure Diego had used as proof of my betrayal.
But Dr.Salinas was not finished.
She reached for my file and removed a single-page report.
“There is another issue,” she said.
“Mr.Diego’s surgeon works in this medical network.
With Mrs.
Laura’s permission, I reviewed the relevant dates because she reported a disputed pregnancy following a recent vasectomy.”
Diego stepped forward.
“You had no right to look at my records.”
“I reviewed the information Mrs.
Laura was already authorized to access as your spouse when the procedure was scheduled,” the doctor replied.
“The record shows that you were instructed to return for a semen analysis.
You did not return.
There is no medical confirmation that the procedure had become effective.”
I remembered the surgeon speaking slowly after Diego’s operation.
He had warned us that a vasectomy did not work instantly.
