I See My Fiance and His Girl Friend’s True Colors のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 9

Naomi Mora leaned against Jared Trost. She was laughing so hard that she could barely sit up. While wiping tears from her eyes, she shook her head in mock sympathy. “Seriously, if she gets pregnant, just get rid of it. Otherwise, you’ll end up sitting there signing to two mutes. Even your worst enemy would feel sorry for you.”Another round of roaring laughter followed.Jared glanced at me. His smile was as warm and gentle as ever as he came over to take my hand and lead me to a seat in the private lounge.However, the words that came out of his mouth were cruel. “Don’t jinx me. Having a kid who can’t talk would be a nightmare.”My face went pale. I pulled my hand out of his grip.He turned to me with a puzzled look and signed smoothly. “What’s wrong? Are you okay?”I simply asked, “What is everyone laughing about?”He just stroked my hair with a resigned smile. “They’re congratulating us.”It was the same answer he had given me many times before.I clenched my hands and l

[There’s one spot left. We leave in seven days. Can you make it?]I was about to reply when Jared suddenly knocked the phone out of my hand.“Kaitlyn, do you have any idea what your life is actually like? You’re disabled. So what if you can hear a little now? You still can’t speak.“Do you really think you could make it without me? I’m the only person who doesn’t disdain your defects. Anyone else would find being with you too much trouble.“Just because I’ve put up with everything doesn’t mean you get to push me as far as you want. Without me, no one’s going to stand up for you when people treat you any less because of your disability.”His face was dark with anger. He did not even bother signing anymore.My hearing was still recovering. I could only hear relentless ringing.I struggled to read his lips. Every word I managed to make out cut into me all over again.For years, I had refused surgery that could restore some of my hearing because I never wanted to hear that kind of

(3rd POV)For some reason, Jared had struggled to sleep well all night.At the first hint of dawn, he wanted to get out of bed.Naomi wrapped her arms around him. “Stay in bed with me and the baby a little longer.”Whenever she brought the baby into it, Jared never seemed to know how to say no.So, he lay back down. It was supposed to be his wedding with Kaitlyn, but there would be no family members there, only some close friends.Jared’s parents had never wanted him to marry Kaitlyn in the first place. When they found out Naomi was pregnant, they became even more firmly opposed to it.With no support from his parents and no relatives willing to celebrate with them, Jared could only invite a few of his closest friends.What was supposed to be a wedding had been reduced to little more than a make-believe ceremony.However, he had never told Kaitlyn any of that.As far as he was concerned, as long as he gave Kaitlyn a wedding, he had kept his promise to her.By the time Jared

As soon as class ended, the principal, Johnson Dewey, appeared at the classroom door and waved me over with a smile.I walked out carrying my books. Johnson greeted me cheerfully.“Ms. Dever, your fiance is here to see you.”I frowned and signed to him, “Mr. Dewey, I’m single. I don’t have a fiance.”Johnson stopped short, looking thoroughly confused. “But his phone is full of pictures of you two. He even showed me the video of his proposal.”That was all I needed to hear.Sure enough, Jared was standing across the schoolyard, waving at me.He was dressed in a suit. One hand was hidden behind his back. I could just make out flashes of red peeking out from behind him.I was not surprised that he had come, but I still found his presence exhausting.When I reached him and opened my mouth to say something, he dropped to one knee and held out the bouquet of red roses he had been hiding behind his back.“Kaitlyn, I’m sorry. I know I hurt you. That’s why I’m here to ask you this aga

For the next three months, Jared stayed in Northreach.He walked with me to work in the mornings, showed up outside the school at lunch just to see me, and waited to walk home with me again in the evenings.Most of the time, Skylar was there too.The three of us made an awkward little trio.Then, one night, Jared got drunk and came knocking on my door.It was already late. I did not want him disturbing the neighbors, so I had no choice but to open the door.He looked devastated.“Kaitlyn, you’re really done with me for good, aren’t you? I’m not getting another chance, am I? Even if I change, even if I spend the rest of my life trying to make up for everything, it still won’t matter anymore, will it?”I was quiet for a moment, then nodded. “Jared, don’t make me regret ever choosing you. Let this end with some dignity. I want to be able to look back on those years and remember that there was something good in them too.”Tears slipped down Jared’s face as he pulled me into his