"Take responsibility. It's your child."
"Why would you ask me to believe that?"
It wasn't the answer I had expected. I thought they'd ask me something like "Huh?" or coldly reject me with, "I won't be fooled." But I never expected them to say it in such a rude way.
"What?"
"Why should I believe your words? Surely you could have slept with someone other than me a month ago?"
"……there is no……"
"picture?"
"...That's why I said he's not here..."
"What is it? I can't hear you very well."
"I'm telling you, I've never slept with anyone other than you!!"
So I sat on the spacious sofa with a hot tea in my hand.
I was a little scared of what he would say after this.
What if I'm told to have an abortion? I'm not sure... but there's a life inside me.
"...I'm going to give birth."
"Huh?"
Before I knew it, tears were flowing.
I've heard that pregnancy disrupts hormone balance, so I wonder if that's the reason.
She said, placing her hand on her not-yet-expanding belly.
"Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii... I'm... gonna have a baby... Please don't tell me to abort it..."
He looked flustered and handed me his handkerchief.
I wiped my tears with the handkerchief and held it tightly in my hand.
"I'm not asking you to help me raise the baby... but I'm still a new employee... and I might be forced to quit the company if I give birth... and then I won't have money... so at the very least, I want you to support me..."
"Who told you to raise your child alone?"
"picture……?"
"I will take responsibility."
I never thought it would turn out like that...
"Let's get married."
"What!?!?"
"Marriage... but I..."
"I'm surprised too. But this is my fault."
With that, he began to talk.
The more I listened, the smaller I felt.
"As you may know, I am the general manager of AJ Group. My father is the group's vice chairman."
"The third generation of a wealthy family..."
"Well, that's what everyone calls it..."
At just 27 years old, she ended up marrying the third generation of a wealthy family.
No, this... can we really get married...?
"I, um... I work at H Company. I've only just joined the company, and my parents are just ordinary people..."
"Where do you live?"
When I came to, I was inside a plush car.
They said they were sending it because I was pregnant, but I'm not even pregnant yet...
"Um, it's okay if you drop me off at that corner over there."
"Where do you live? If you come again in the future, would you like me to wait here for you?"
"No... well, it's two convenience stores away..."
Why is he so cold when he's just sending it?
"I'll come back tomorrow. If we're going to get married, I need to introduce myself to your parents."
"Um... are you really planning to get married...?"
"yes."
.
.
.
I returned home, plopped down on the sofa, and placed my hand on my still-unexpanded belly.
Then he spoke in a slightly trembling voice.
"Baby... hello... I met your father today. He was a very cold man. But, I wanted to raise you without any hardships... I want to be glad that I told him. Right?"
He smiled softly as he slowly stroked her belly.
"I will definitely give birth. I will give birth and raise the baby happily. Baby... I will love you lots and lots. Baby..."
And then dawn broke.
When I got outside, a black sedan was parked there.
I wonder if that is his car.
"Please get on."
The window rolled down and he was in the driver's seat.
I thought there was a driver...
"good morning……"
"good morning."
"Umm, where are we going now..."
"I told you, I'm going to meet your parents."
"Really...?!"
"Yes. Now, let's get going--"
"W-wait a moment!!"