“Take responsibility. It’s your child.”
“How can I believe that?”
It wasn't the answer I expected. They'd ask, "Huh?" or give me a dismissive, "I won't fool you." But I never imagined they'd say something so brazen.
“What did you say?”
“How can I believe that? How do I know you slept with someone other than me a month ago?”
"..no.."
"yes?"
“..uh..there isn’t any..”
“What did you say? I can’t hear you clearly.”
“You’re the only person I’ve slept with!!”
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I sat on the wide sofa with a cup of warm tea in my hand.
What will he say now? I was a little scared to hear what he said after that. What if he tells me to erase it? I'm not sure, but he's still a baby.
“..I will give birth.”
"yes?"
I found myself crying without realizing it. They say that your hormones become erratic when you're pregnant, but I'm already feeling that way. On top of my belly that hasn't even formed yet.
He put his hand on mine and said.
“Ugh, I’m going to have a baby… a baby, ugh… Don’t say that, Jiwoo..”
Then the man, embarrassed, handed her his handkerchief. He wiped his tears with it and held it tightly in his hand.
“I didn’t even ask you to raise it with me.. But I’m still a new employee.. I might get fired if I have a baby.. And then I won’t have any money.. So.. Even if you just give me money..”
“Who told you to raise it alone?”
"yes..?"
“I will take responsibility.”
I didn't know it would turn out like this...
“Let’s get married.”
"yes?!??"
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“Marriage! I... I...”
“I’m embarrassed too. But I feel a great deal of responsibility.”
Then he started talking. The more I listened to him, the more I started to feel a little smaller.
“As you know, I am the head of the AJ Group headquarters, and my father is the vice president of the group.”
“Chaebol... third generation..”
“Oh, yeah.. Everyone says that..”
At the age of 27, I'm getting married to a third-generation chaebol. Is this really the right thing to do?
The more I listened to the man, the more serious it became.
“I... uh... work at Company H... and I’m a relatively new employee... My parents are ordinary people..”
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“Where is your home?”
After chatting and coming to my senses, I found myself in a very soft car. They offered to take me since I'm pregnant, but I'm not quite there yet.
“You can drop me off up there.”
“He asked where my home was. Should I wait here if I have to come later?”
“No.. There’s a convenience store over there, two more blocks away..”
Why would you be so cold if you just said you'd take me there?
“I’ll come back tomorrow. If you’re getting married, you should tell your parents, right?”
“Are you really going to get married..?”
“yes.”
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When I got home, I plopped down on the sofa, placed my hand on my skinny stomach, and spoke in a slightly trembling voice.
"Honey... Hello...? I met your father today, and he was incredibly cold. But I still wanted to raise you without any shortcomings. I'm glad I told you. Don't you agree?"
He slowly stroked his stomach and smiled faintly.
“I will definitely give birth to you. I will definitely raise you beautifully. Baby.. I will love you more, baby..”
The night passed like that.
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When I went outside, there was a black sedan parked. That must be his car.
“Get in.”
The window rolled down and a man sat in the driver's seat. I thought it was the driver...
"hello.."
"yes."
“I... now... where to..”
“Didn’t I tell you, parents?I'm going to see you“
“Really..?!”
“Okay. Then I’ll go.”
"wait a minute!!"