365 DAYS AS HIS WIFE のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 7

**CHAPTER 001** **9 MONTHS LATER** The mansion was quiet when I stepped through the heavy doors of the Weldons Mansion. It wasn't strange though. My mother-in-law and father-in-law had traveled out of the country for leisure or something, even though they were surprisingly old. They did that often, jetting off to wherever they wanted whenever they felt like it—something Cassian and I never did. Anyways, it left the house practically empty except for the staff, and they knew better than to be seen or heard unless they were called. A maid got fired last week because she roamed about too much and was accused of theft. I closed the door behind me, the sound echoing through the large entrance hall. My shoes clicked against the tiled floors as I walked further inside, looking around at the place I'd learned to call home over the past nine months. Home... What a strange word for a place that had never really felt like one. It was evening, so Cassian was supposed to be back. He usually

**CHAPTER 003** The cab pulled up to the house I'd left nine months ago. The house where my mother had died. The house where I'd never really belonged. I paid the driver with what little cash I had and got out, dragging my suitcase behind me. I walked to the front door, my gown clinging to my body, water dripping down my back and forming puddles with each step. This was it. My last option. I knocked, the sound seeming too loud in the quiet night. After a long moment—long enough that I started to think he wouldn't answer—the door opened. My stepfather stood there in his expensive silk robe, a glass of whiskey in his hand. His eyes traveled over me, taking in my soaked, pathetic appearance, and his lip curled in disgust. I opened my mouth but nothing came out at first. My throat was too tight. "You... you..." those were the only words that managed to escape before he cut me short. "I lied to you," he said, his voice cold and matter-of-fact. Then he chuckled—actually

**CHAPTER 005***Off course he wouldn't know I was pregnant I said to myself*I stared at him, though I couldn't really see. My eyes were still blurry, everything swimming in and out of focus like I was looking through water.I closed my eyes again, leaning my head back against the pillow as a tear slipped free. *My child will be okay,* I whispered to myself trying to be positive. *It had to be okay. It has to be.**Click.*The door opened.The chair beside me scraped against the floor—harsh, sudden. He was standing up.I heard him speaking, his voice drifting across the room. Deep. Controlled. Professional."Doctor, she was saying something earlier saying she's pregnant, have you done the test?,how is she? What's her condition?, what….what are the results?."A woman's voice responded, but I couldn't make out the words. They were talking about me like I wasn't even there, like I was just another case, another patient, another problem to solve.I forced my eyes open. My vision was fin

**CHAPTER 007**"You're joking," I said, my voice barely above a whisper.He had to be joking. he was a stranger—a man whose name I didn't even know until a few minutes ago—couldn't possibly be serious about letting me stay with him.The doctor's eyes went wide. She stood up from the bed, turning to face him with an expression that was half shock, half concern."Mr. Cross, I appreciate your generosity, but this is... well, it's legally not appropriate," she said carefully, her professional composure slipping slightly. "She's a patient, you're not family, and there are protocols—""I've made up my mind," he cut her short, his voice firm but not unkind. "That's my decision."The doctor opened her mouth to protest again, but he continued before she could speak."I'm the one who put her in this condition," he said, his jaw tightening slightly. "I hit her with my car. She's pregnant, injured, and.... obviously she has nowhere to go. The least I can do is provide her with a safe place to re