A Chance Reunion

Even now, I could still remember the quivering sensation that man brought about when he touched me with those calloused hands of his.At the time, I figured I could allow myself to get into a relationship. However, I did not expect to see what I saw when I opened my eyes the next day. His expression suddenly turned serious after he answered a call. "Got it. I'll be right there," he said.Thereafter, he got out of bed hurriedly and got dressed. He wrote a string of numbers on a piece of paper and said, "I have an urgent task I have to attend to right now. You can call me at this number." I never had the chance to learn his name. Initially, I thought our paths would never cross again. Unexpectedly, the next month, I found out I was pregnant. Driven by sheer helplessness, I dialed that phone number. Nevertheless, no one answered the call, even after a few attempts. I assumed I was deceived. He probably had no interest in me, so he came up with an excuse off the top of his head

Secondly, I believed I'd never cross paths with Nicole's father again. So, it just didn't feel necessary to tell Megan about him. As such, I just gave a vague explanation by saying that I failed to get in touch with Nicole's father after getting pregnant.However, Megan probably misunderstood the situation. She probably assumed that Nicole's father was a scumbag who just hit it and quit it. Out of consideration for my feelings, she never probed into the specifics either. In the end, that brought us to this awkward moment. Even though it wasn't nice to deceive my best friend, I didn't have the guts to reveal Nicole's true identity to Megan or Frederick out of the blue.After all, I did not know Frederick well. If we couldn't get along, Megan and I might even end up having a falling out.As Megan and I had a few drinks in the evening, Frederick offered to chauffeur us. As he drove northward, Megan pressed her cheek against the car window and exclaimed, "You're going the wrong way.

I choked on my words and looked away, keeping a straight face. Frederick raised a brow, scanning the interior of my shop before picking up the black wireless bra that fell yesterday."I'll go with this," he said. "Which size are you after?"After I posed that question, I noticed him fixing his gaze on a particular area of my body. My face flushed red immediately, and I gave him a shove. "This is not for sale. I refuse to sell it to you, okay?" Frederick grabbed my hand. "What's going on with you?"The moment he asked that, a crisp voice came from the entrance. "Mommy, your precious Nicky is back!" Right after that, the door flung open. My gaze met with my mom's while Nicole locked eyes with Frederick. The atmosphere turned eerily silent.In the end, it was my sharp-witted mother who first snapped back to her senses. Cautiously, she asked, "Should I leave, or should I take Nicky with me as well?"I was so flushed that I felt like I was burning up from within. I broke free

Suddenly, Frederick pulled me into his arms. Shocked by the sudden turn of events, Megan leapt up from her seat. "You've got the wrong person. Belle is over there!" Nevertheless, Frederick's pace was frantic, and he had already disappeared from her sight. It wasn't until I was shoved into a car that I finally caught up with what was happening. As I struggled to sit back up, I asked, "Frederick? What are you doing here?" Frederick simply pressed in close. His frame loomed over me like a shadow. The backseat of the car was spacious, giving him plenty of room to do whatever he wanted. I could feel his breath on my neck, which sent shivers through me. Even my voice turned shaky. "What are you doing?" I asked. "Who were you planning on 'giving a shot' with?" "Giving a shot to what?""Jenna, I wanted to take things slow. But now, I don't think I can wait any longer." After he said that, I felt something hard against my lower abdomen. I struggled even harder. "You've got the

That same evening, Frederick brought me back to his apartment. Before we went to bed at night, he asked out of the blue, "Was Nicky often sick growing up?" "Not exactly. She did fall sick quite frequently when she first started attending preschool, but it's been better lately," I answered. Frederick stayed silent for a long while, and then he tightened his arms around me. He remarked, "It must have been hard on you." Truth be told, it did not feel like that to me in the past. However, for some reason, a wave of sorrow washed over me once I heard those words. I was just about to reply when Frederick said through gritted teeth, "It's all that damn scumbag's fault. He'd better not bump into me in the future. Otherwise, I'm gonna emasculate him." At the end of the day, I still felt rather unwell. After having dinner, I drifted off to sleep. However, I was suddenly awakened by the sound of some furious knocks at the door. Frederick furrowed his brows, stroking my forehead to comfo