LOGINEveryone is envious of me for having someone like Dominic Cruz, who's love-brained, as a husband-to-be. He's rich, handsome, and highly educated. I smile without saying anything, but I nod happily. However, on the day I'm misdiagnosed, he goes missing. He's so engrossed in his secret lover that he forgets all about me. So, I jilt him before he can do it to me. I turn him into the city's laughingstock. Later, I hear that he drinks the bar dry every night. He scours Marina City but fails to find his missing bride.
View More「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。
"If your dad refused to divorce but cheated on your mom, would you cover for him or help your mom take down that homewrecker? And if your mom objected to your mistress during the wedding, would your dad have made his affair public?"Dominic fell into a long silence before finally exhaling. "Yes. My mom's and my attitude toward you influenced him. We all thought it wasn't a big deal for a man to have multiple mistresses. I was wrong for being so selfish, and that was how we ended up where we are right now."His hands trembled as he spoke. So did his voice."Men are such good actors. My dad included. How could he have cheated? He always listened to my mom. Even on the day he asked for a divorce, he still said good morning to her and gave her a goodbye kiss."He buried his face in his hands, tears seeping through his fingers. But his crying stirred no pity in me. In fact, it only disgusted me more."Yvonne, do you hate me a lot? Will you never forgive me?"I shook my head. The memor
No—to be more precise, Freddie had found his true love and was determined to divorce. And his so-called true love was only two years older than Dominic. Freddie was resolute—he would rather leave with nothing than stay in the marriage.Everyone was stunned.After all, Freddie and Tracy had always portrayed themselves as the picture of marital harmony.Yet Dominic's reputation had crumbled first, and Freddie's followed right after.Tracy, who had been so accepting of Dominic's mistress, now turned vicious. It was true—people never understood until the pain was their own.Some advised them to take control of the narrative through live streams.Freddie had become more fashionable as he got older. He openly declared his love for his young lover and felt as if he were reborn.Not to be outdone, Tracy rallied the audience, leading the charge against the homewrecker.In the end, more dirt was dug up on her. People accused her of being double-standard, and her public support for Rosa d
I shrugged helplessly. "I was just bored then."When I first left, I had been curious if Dominic and Rosa would really end up together. But seeing them tear into each other later only made me more grateful for my decision to walk away.Vanessa had the gossipy look on her face again."If I were you, I'd be laughing my head off seeing Rosa lose her mind."Yes, with a gossip-loving best friend like her, I was always on the frontlines of the drama.Rosa screamed in pain after Dominic kicked her hard in the stomach. But he assumed, as usual, that she was just trying to get his attention. So he left without a backward glance.Her cries grew weaker. It wasn't until blood pooled beneath her that the panicked security rushed her to the hospital.The emergency doctor informed her that she was eight weeks pregnant. But she had lost too much blood, so her fetus couldn't be saved.She stayed in the hospital for a week, and Tracy visited once. But after hearing the doctor say Rosa would neve
The wedding day finally arrived—mountains of flowers adorned the venue, and colorful balloons floated in the air.The Gemini Towers were buzzing with high-profile guests, with even influencers livestreaming the event on their phones.Dominic appeared in the hall in a black suit. He was handsome and dignified, every inch the distinguished groom.But he kept nervously touching the tip of his nose, waiting for the host to finish narrating the love story of the bride and groom.…"Vanessa, do you think they're exchanging rings right now?""You're not having second thoughts, are you? If you go soft and start feeling for that jerk, you're going to regret it for the rest of your life.""No, no. I'm just curious when he's going to realize his mistake and wish he had treated me better while I was still alive."Vanessa Crosby laughed in exasperation."What's the rush? Let him enjoy his happiness for now."Because only then, when the truth finally hit, would it hurt even more.Dominic












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