All Chapters of PREGNANT BY CONTRACT: Chapter 11 - Chapter 14

Bella lived in a luxurious house provided by Lucienne. A two-story house with a narrow backyard, a white fence that was always locked, and a security camera in the corner of the roof. Everything seemed perfect, complete with an additional contract that Bella signed without saying much. "If you get pregnant, the facilities will be upgraded. A bigger house. Permanent servants. A personal guard." The words were written coldly on the paper. Pregnancy as a condition for promotion. Bella didn't feel like a mother-to-be. She was more like someone waiting for a verdict. Since the two lines appeared, her body no longer felt like her own. The nausea never stopped. Her vision often blurred. Several times she woke up on the bathroom floor, her cheek pressed against the cold tiles, with a metallic taste in her mouth. And every time that happened— Aaron came. Not Lucienne. Always Aaron. Lucienne never really cared about Bella. She only cared about the heir growing inside Bella's womb. That

Lucienne began to act spoiled—in a very measured way. She no longer touched Aaron first. She didn't demand hugs. She didn't ask to be accompanied. On the contrary, she often took half a step back, as if giving him too much space. That space made Aaron anxious. When Aaron tried to get closer, Lucienne would sometimes smile slightly and say, "It's okay. You must be tired." It was a simple sentence, but it was enough to make Aaron feel guilty because he was indeed tired—and that tiredness was largely because he was spending too much time at Bella's house. Lucienne also began to play hard to get. Not cold. Not rejecting. But always a little out of reach. One afternoon, Aaron came home early. As he walked towards their room, his steps stopped in front of the half-closed door. From inside, he heard Lucienne's voice. "...I don't know how long I can pretend to be strong," she said softly, as if talking to someone on the phone. "Aaron is spending less and less time with me. It feels...