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Chapter 2

Author: Whimsical Wind
I thought my heart had already gone numb and that I would never feel anything for him again.

Then suddenly, a soft, childish voice exploded inside my head.

[At last, Mom is finally taking this seriously! Hurry up and pressure Dad with the divorce papers!

[Look at him. He looks like he's having a heart attack! He’s definitely thinking, 'My wife is leaving me, my child is rejecting me. It's all over!']

My entire body jolted.

The water glass in my hand nearly slipped from my fingers.

What... was that?

A hallucination?

Was pregnancy seriously making me hear things now?

I looked at Caden. He still sat perfectly straight, his expression stony and unreadable, like an ice sculpture. However, the hand gripping his knife and fork had gone rigid. His knuckles were white from the force.

[Dad, say something already! If you keep acting mute, Mom’s seriously going to run away with me!

[You spent all night crying as you stared at Mom’s photo, and now you’re pretending you don’t care? No wonder you stayed single for thirty years!]

The voice in my head kept rambling nonstop.

Photo?

What photo of mine would he even have?

My breathing caught.

Suddenly, the realization struck me.

Tucked inside my wallet was the ultrasound from my prenatal appointment, featuring a small, grainy black-and-white photo.

My heartbeat instantly spiraled out of control. I stared at the man across from me.

"Did you look in my wallet?" I asked quietly.

There was a slight tremor in my voice that even I hadn't noticed.

Caden visibly stiffened. His Adam's apple bobbed, but he pressed his lips tightly together, not uttering a single word.

Despite his avoiding my gaze, I clearly noticed that the tips of his pale ears were turning red at an alarming speed. The deep crimson spread rapidly, blooming across his skin like he was about to combust.

This iceberg of a man… might not be what I thought he was at all.

I glanced at the divorce agreement on the table, then at his burning red ears.

A dangerous little thought began to grow in my mind. Slowly, I curled my lips into a smile and pulled the agreement back toward myself.

"Decided not to divorce me anymore?" he finally spoke, his voice rough and hoarse.

Ignoring him, I calmly folded the papers in half and slipped them back into my bag.

[Mom! Nicely done! Don’t divorce him yet! Let him squirm a bit longer. Let's find out just how long this emotionally stunted man can keep up his act!

[Whew, narrating all this is exhausting. This baby is ready for a snooze. Logging off for now.]

My grin widened as I listened.

There was something genuinely amusing about this strange little "baby voice" in my head.
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