LOGINAlaric was furious, but he forced himself to calm down. I watched him take a deep breath, trying to steady himself. He stayed silent for a few minutes, turning his back on me. Eventually, he sat at the foot of the bed. His eyes were glassy as he looked at me."Please calm down," he comforted me.I nodded and tried to stop crying. He reached up and gently wiped the tears from my cheeks."Since when did you find out you were pregnant?" he asked softly."Four days ago.""I was mad because you didn't wait for me at the charity event. Then I saw you with that man again... do you know how badly I wanted to punch him? Hmm?" he said calmly.I didn't answer. I just looked away.He let out a defeated sigh. "But none of that matters now."He gently tucked my hair behind my ear."What did you do during those four days after you found out you were pregnant?" he asked in a calm, soothing voice.Both of his hands rested on either side of me as he looked up, waiting for my answer.I lowered my head t
I lied to Mom. I told her I had finally used my vacation leave today, when the truth was, I wasn't on leave at all. My leave request hadn't been approved, so this was already my fourth day of being absent.There was no one home. Mom had left early for a meeting, and my siblings were at school. I wanted to be alone. I couldn't let my emotions out when they were around. It felt like I was suffocating whenever there was someone else in the house. No matter how badly I wanted to cry, I just couldn't bring myself to do it with them there. Mom would only worry, and I didn't want her to notice that something was wrong. Because I knew that if she did, she'd eventually discover my secret.I was quietly sobbing when my phone suddenly rang. Ever since I found out I was pregnant, I'd been avoiding calls and messages. Sara, Lina, and Alaric kept trying to contact me. I pulled the blanket off my head and looked at the screen.The moment I saw Alaric's name, I broke down even harder.I lay back on t
I thanked Magnus when we arrived at the house. I invited him to come inside, but he said he had an emergency to attend to. I felt bad because he had dropped me off first before going where he needed to be."I'm sorry. I didn't know you had somewhere to be. If I'd known, I wouldn't have asked you to drive me home," I said, embarrassed and still feeling a little weak.Magnus chuckled. "Seraphina, even if I have something urgent to do, I'll still put you first if I know you're not feeling well."I licked my lips and looked up at him. He had been staring at me the whole time."But we're not the same anymore... we already parted ways, Magnus."He nodded. I caught a flicker of regret in his eyes.“Doesn’t matter. I’ll still prioritize you over a thing.”I smiled at him sincerely. Even though we had gone our separate ways, he was still the Magnus I knew.Once his car disappeared from sight, I finally went inside. It was already around nine in the evening. As soon as I entered, I saw Scarlet
I cried after throwing up. I hated being told I was pregnant. I'm not! Why was that the first thing he thought of?"Alright, baby. Calm down." Alaric gently wiped the tears from my face. I rinsed my mouth at the sink to make sure I was done throwing up, but I still felt weak afterward.Two women walked into the restroom. The moment they saw a man inside, they froze. They quietly left a second later while Alaric didn't even spare them a glance. Good thing he had his back to them, or they would've recognized him."You should leave. This is the ladies' restroom," I said softly.He raised an eyebrow. "We're leaving. I'm taking you home."I gripped the edge of the sink when another wave of dizziness hit me.Alaric didn't notice me holding onto the sink, so he had no idea I was feeling lightheaded. If he found out, he'd probably drag me straight to the hospital. And he'd insist even more that I was pregnant! I'm sure this is just stress and lack of sleep!Even though I didn't want to go hom
After my conversation with Alaric's relatives, I returned to our department in a daze. Sara and Lina kept asking who my visitors were, but I simply told them they were acquaintances. They stopped asking when they saw I wasn't in the mood to talk.The next day, I was busy preparing for the event and spent the entire day away from the office. The following weeks were just as hectic, and I gradually forgot about everything Daphne and the others had said. As the event drew closer, it became my only focus. I was so busy that I often skipped meals without realizing it. Alaric couldn't do much even though he wanted to see me because he was also busy at their headquarters. He rarely came to his office in our building anymore.Time flew by, and before I knew it, the event was the next day.I was at the Imperial Hotel, directing the staff and making sure everyone knew what they had to do.“Have all the invitations been distributed?” I asked one of the marketing staff. They were in charge of sen
Walking out of Alaric's office was incredibly awkward.He even called my name, but I didn't look back. I just kept walking.Of all the times I could've run into the company's CEO...It had to be when I was sitting in Alaric's chair.The moment I got back to my desk, I almost yanked my own hair out.Sara hadn't caught us.The CEO had.Was he wondering why I was in Alaric's office?I spent the next several minutes stressing over it until Sara returned.She caught me pulling at my hair and immediately asked,“What happened? Did you have lunch?”I quickly sat up straight.“Yeah. I ate in the pantry. Just something light because I still had to finish what Sir asked me to do.”“Did you give it to him already?”“Yeah. Just before you got back,” I lied.Sara gave me a strange look.I immediately stopped tugging at my hair before they started asking more questions.What if they asked why I was doing that?I was still trying to calm myself down after that embarrassing encounter when a security
I don’t know how many hours I was unconscious. I woke up to find a proper bandage wrapped around my hand. I was also lying properly, which I remember I wasn’t before I lost consciousness.My hand no longer hurt, and I felt a little lighter. But who treated my wound? Did Alaric do it even though he
“You’re done with breakfast?” the woman asked shyly.“Yeah,” Magnus replied. He didn’t even look at her.“Okay…” she said softly. It was obvious she still wanted to say something, but when Magnus didn’t turn around, she simply walked away. Before leaving, though, she glanced back and smiled at me.
I don’t know if the person on the line heard it. He licked his lips and chuckled darkly as he listened. He slid a hand around my waist and pulled me closer. He leaned me against his chest, and together we faced the view outside. I smiled when I caught our reflection in the glass. He was holding me
I didn’t tell Alaric that I didn’t have a passport. I had no intention of going to Italy! My salary was already barely enough, and I was supposed to spend on that trip? And even if the company covered the expenses, I still didn’t want to go. An alone trip with Alaric? Never! Who knows what might ha







