FAZER LOGINLoree Koester got hurt over and over by her dream guy—Harvey Geake—while I dragged her up from nothing to a damn fortune. Ten years later, she stood at my proposal, eyes full of tears, and said yes. Then she ditched our wedding ninety-eight times. Every time, same excuse—Harvey threatening to kill himself. On the ninety-ninth, she didn't even hesitate. Left our friends, our family—hell, left her ring on the floor. "Rowan, just wait a little longer. Two hours. I'll deal with Harvey and come right back." I'd already waited ten years. I wasn't waiting two more hours.
Ver mais「おめでとう、妊娠してる!……双子だよ!一条くん、きっと驚くね!」
専属医の三上先生の言葉が何度も頭の中で復唱されている。
「信じられない!嘘?本当に私のお腹に子どもが?しかも二人も!?」
嬉しいというよりも頭の中が真っ白だ。結婚して三年。妊活に励み子どもを授かることを待ちわびていた。ずっと、ずっと待ち望んでいた瞬間が今日、いきなり二倍になってやってきた。
病院からの帰り道、窓の景色を眺めながら私は夫の瑛斗に報告する場面を何度も想像した。彼のくしゃっと笑った顔。少し照れたような心の底から嬉しそうな顔。早くその顔が見たかった。
長年仕えている運転手が私の変化に気づき話しかけてきた。
「華お嬢様、何か良いことでもあったのですか?さきほどからとても幸せそうなお顔で微笑んでいらっしゃいますね。」
「ええ、とっても素敵で幸せなことがあったの。」
夫の一条瑛斗は、一条グループの若きCEO。切れ長の瞳、通った鼻筋、そしていつも自信に満ちた佇まい。初めて見た時、私はその完璧なまでのルックスに息を呑んだ。瑛斗のことを高校の時からずっと好きで初恋の人だった。
神宮寺家の令嬢である私は、父や祖父が決めた相手と結婚をしなくてはいけなかった。いわゆる「政略結婚」だ。家のために自分の気持ちとは関係なく結婚することは絶望的な未来に思えた。しかし、運命は残酷なだけではなかった。
お見合いの席で、一条家の御曹司として瑛斗が現れた時は信じられなくて言葉を失った。まさか初恋の相手が夫になるなんて想像もしていなかった。その夜、喜びと幸せで胸がいっぱいになり興奮して眠れなかった。こうして私たちは夫婦になった。
あれから三年。瑛斗は社長に就任して多忙な毎日を送っているが、私は初恋の相手瑛斗の妻になれたことに幸せを感じながら毎日を過ごしている。
(念願の妊娠だもん。こんな嬉しいニュースは直接伝えて瑛斗の喜ぶ顔が見たい)
病院を出てすぐに電話で報告しようと思ったが直接伝えることにした。
病院から帰ってきてすぐに瑛斗が好きなラザニアを作って帰りを待つことにした。もちろんソースは一から手作りだ。料理長の作るご飯も美味しいが、こんな特別な日は自分で作って瑛斗を喜ばせたかった。
(どんな顔をするだろう。どんな言葉をくれるだろう。)
ソースを煮込みながら、彼の喜ぶ姿とこれから始まる家族4人の生活を想像しながら彼の帰りを待っていた。出来立てを食べて欲しくて帰りが何時になるか連絡したが返事は来ない。ソファで待っているうちにうたた寝をしてしまい、車のエンジン音で目を覚ました時には既に22時を過ぎていた。
瑛斗を出迎えるため慌てて玄関へ向かう。
「おかえりなさい」
「ただいま。」
「なんだか疲れているみたいだけど大丈夫?」
「ああ。……話があるんだ。少しいいかな」
いつもより冷たく沈んだ声で瑛斗が静かに言った。疲れ切った様子の瑛斗だが、大人の男の色香をまとい、疲れた顔さえも魅力的だった。3年たった今でも瑛斗と目が合うとドキドキして胸が高鳴る。
表情がどこか硬い瑛斗の後ろを歩きリビングへ入った。
(仕事で疲れているのかもしれない。でも妊娠のことが分かったら気持ちも変わるかも!)
「先にご飯にする?今日ね、話をしたいことがあって瑛斗の好きなラザニアを作って待っていたんだ。」
「……そうやって機嫌でも取っているつもりなのか。」
「え……?」
瑛斗の言葉に耳を疑った。普段はそんなことを言う人ではない。頭の回転が早く、いつも冷静で落ち着いて、人が不快に思うような台詞は今まで一度も言ったことがないので信じられなかった。
「瑛斗、仕事で何か嫌なことや問題でもあったの?何か疲れている?私に出来ることがあるなら……」
ソファに座る瑛斗に近寄り、膝をついて手を重ねると怪訝そうな顔をしてすぐさま振り払った。
「触るな。もう放っておいてくれ。それよりここにサインをしてくれないか?」
彼は深くため息をついた後、鞄から一枚の白い封筒を取り出した。
何の書類か分からず受け取ったがタイトルを見た瞬間、頭の中が真っ白になった。
(なにこれ……)
【離婚協議書】 彼から渡された書類にはこう記されてあった。
When I got to Mira's city, it felt like stepping into something new—lighter, brighter.Our future was here. The life we'd build, side by side.We bought a place. Cozy, clean, a little classic. Everything inside—every piece, every frame—we picked together. Made it ours.After work, we filled the city with laughter. Busy streets, quiet parks—every corner started to feel like us.For the wedding, Mira and I wanted the same thing—timeless, a little modern.So we kept it simple, but it still felt big. Personal.When we slipped on the rings, our eyes locked. Everything else faded.I knew—this was the best thing life would ever give me.In our third year, we had a son. Healthy. Perfect.He made everything feel whole.Late at night, I'd hold Mira close and watch him sleep. Quiet. Peaceful. Something steady settled in my chest.This was the life I used to dream about.Years later, a news clip flashed on TV.A woman—messy, unhinged—was hacking at a man on the ground.My chest tight
I pulled her inside. Her yelling was already getting the neighbors' attention.She probably didn't expect to step back into what used to be our place.But nothing was the same.I'd cleared it out. New furniture. Renovated. Every trace of her—gone."You're really heartless. You didn't leave me a single memory."Seeing I wasn't kicking her out, she pushed it."Why would I?" I said. "You've been kneeling long enough. Go sit, then leave. Stop bothering the neighbors."That was it. The last bit of pity I had left.But Loree didn't see it that way. She thought I'd softened."We still have a chance, right? You still love me. We were so close. We were about to get married. Ten years—you can't just forget that. Let's start over."I looked at her, words stuck. She was the one who changed first.When I didn't answer, she stepped closer and grabbed my hand.I shook her off, hard. My voice didn't waver."People change. I'm not the same man—and neither are you. You changed first, rememb
While Loree searched everywhere for Rowan, her house got robbed—and Harvey vanished.After she called the police, more news hit. Harvey hadn't just run. He took everything. Savings, passbooks, bank cards. Cleaned it all out. The house was wrecked, flipped upside down.Her parents were in the hospital, poisoned by gas, barely hanging on.And the one behind it all—Harvey.The man she once put above everyone else.***Rowan's POVI hadn't seen Loree in forever. No sign of Harvey either.Then the news dropped—Harvey cleaned out her family and vanished.The gas poisoning? Yeah, no way that was an accident.I watched a clip of Loree on the ground, crying, completely wrecked.I felt nothing.She did this to herself.I buried myself in work. Only after I finally shook off those years did I let myself breathe.So I left. Started traveling.Far from the noise, it felt like stepping through time—every mile quiet, unpredictable.Mountains, lakes, oceans, old ruins, crowded cities
A blood-stained hand reached out. His voice was soft."It's okay. Don't be scared. I won't hurt you."That day, Loree wore gray contacts. She kept her head down, forcing the words out."I didn't see anything. I'm blind. I can't see. Please let me go!"He let out a quiet chuckle, said nothing, and helped her out of the alley.She followed him, stiff.Later, Loree found out Rowan had spotted those thugs near her place and tailed them on purpose. The blood? Lab mice. He'd smeared it on himself just to scare them.She couldn't believe it. Not until he left did she finally breathe.But now she couldn't stop thinking about him.So she started digging into his life. That's how she really got to know Rowan.A girl's curiosity about a guy—that's where it starts.Their hearts slowly pulled closer.The memory snapped, cut off by Harvey's sneer."Loree, if you ask me, Rowan had it coming. Guy was cheap. Selfish trash. Back at the wedding, he took the money and walked without looking b


















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