Pregnant For My Brother's Best Friend のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

CRYSTAL.To everyone else, he was my brother's best friend, the polite one who helped me with homework, who always called me 'kiddo' with that easy smile.But to me, he was my biggest sin ever.I should be at home, in my bed, sleeping and getting ready for my big day in school tomorrow. But here I was, standing before my sin with nothing but my nightie while he made me moan his name into his palm clasped around my mouth.We couldn't even be loud because this was forbidden. Darek would kill us both if he ever found out about our secret affair. My parents would disown me. And his parents? They’d never forgive him. If Jaden’s secret ever reached them, he’d lose his chance to take over his father’s company when he turned twenty-six, just four months away.So, this was the secret we guarded with our lives.It had started years ago, when I was sixteen and foolish enough to crave the forbidden.I'd always had a big crush on Jaden, even though he was older than me.I’d watched him from the li

CRYSTAL.“You must be a fool to think I’ll give you another loan when you’re still owing the management far more than you can pay in a lifetime!”Kristy’s voice was unapologetically condescending. She snatched the crumpled letter from her desk and threw it at me. The paper hit my cheek before falling to the floor.I bent quickly to pick it up, with shaking hands.“Please, ma’am,” I whispered, my knees hitting the cold marble floor. “Please. My child… he needs surgery. He’s very sick. He’s only four, and the doctor said if I don’t pay by Friday...”“Friday?” she interrupted with a mocking laugh. “Then you better start praying for a miracle.”“Please,” I begged. My throat was already raw, tears spilling before I could stop them. “You can deduct it from my salary again. I’ll work overtime. I’ll do anything. Please, just help me this once.”Kristy leaned back in her chair, crossed her legs, and smiled, “Look, Crystal,” she said, flicking invisible dust off her blazer, “I don’t know what yo

CRYSTAL.The universe was surely playing a trick on me.For a long moment, I just stood there, frozen, staring at him like my mind needed time to catch up with what my eyes were seeing.“Ja... Jaden?” I whispered before I could even summon the decency to stop myself.He blinked, like the sound of his name from my mouth had hit something deep. “Crystal?” He called me.He actually called my name.It was his voice. Only, it sounded deeper than I used to know.I almost laughed. But I let out a bitter, shaky, and painful scoff. Of all the cruel jokes the universe could play on me, this one had to be the worst.He had changed. He now had a cleaner haircut, sharper jawline, and expensive clothes that screamed power.He looked like a man who had conquered the world and walked straight over the pieces of mine to do it.I took in every polished inch of him. The gold watch, the designer suit, the faint smell of his usual cologne that I used to cherish on my pillow back then.He looked good, rich

JADEN.We were still caught in that small, charged space between us, lost in each other's gaze.I could feel her heartbeat racing against my chest, the sound of it almost louder than the blood pounding in my ears.Then, her door suddenly pushed open with a loud, ugly creak."Mum! We're home!" I heard a tiny, happy voice squeal as footsteps tapped into the room.Crystal jumped like she’d been electrocuted, tearing herself out of my hold as if my touch burned. Her nerves scattered instantly; she couldn’t even mask it. She pushed a strand of hair behind her ear with shaking fingers, her eyes blown wide, darting around frantically.The child's giggles followed.I turned toward the doorway just as a little boy came running in, waving a paper bag in his hand. His hair was a soft brown — hers. But the shape of his mouth, the cut of his jaw… God, I knew them.He stopped the moment he saw me.His smile faltered, replaced by confusion.Crystal froze, “Jason,” she said quickly, in a trembling vo

CRYSTAL.I felt a rush of rage and nervousness all at once, trapped between Jaden and the door."What... How did you..."“How did I know where you work?” His tone carried that same calm arrogance that used to make me weak, only now it made my stomach twist. He scoffed, but the look in his eyes wasn’t amused. It was dark, hungry, and desperate. “It’s easy, Crystal.”He lifted his hand and brought his fingers to caress the side of my face, but I looked away instantly.“Let me go, Jaden. This is assault, and I can sue you for this.” I said it in a steady voice, but God, it took everything in me to sound braver than I felt.He smiled, "Come on, babe. Let's talk. That's all I want." His voice dropped lower, "Please."I was quiet, looking anywhere but at him."I never meant for any of that to happen. Valerie was just a means to an end. She was the woman my parents asked me to marry, just so we could get a merger between her father's company and ours. It wasn’t love, Crystal. It was