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Chapter 11: The Man Next Door

[Giana's POV] —I rubbed my belly and smiled, even though the truth was, I was completely at a loss. How was I supposed to answer this question?If I admitted that I had just gotten divorced, it would be strange because a divorce shouldn't have been finalized while I was pregnant. If I said my husband had died, I would look terribly pitiful, pregnant and abandoned by my husband. Meanwhile, if I admitted I didn’t have a husband, I didn’t know just how conservative this community might be.This was a small town. Rumors are bound to spread quickly. People might judge me in all sorts of ways.“I’m not sure. My husband is still very busy. We rarely see each other, maybe just a few times a year.”Emma looked concerned. I wanted to explain to her that this wasn't something to pity me for, but my phone rang at the worst possible moment. Axel was calling me again.“Just answer it.”“No, it's fine. I'll do it later.”“Your husband might worry.”I wanted to argue that he wasn't my husband, but

Last Updated : 2026-09-29

Chapter 12: Too Cruel

[Giana’s POV] —Two weeks later.“Your website is ready for deployment,” Tobias reported. “I’ve adjusted it based on the feedback from the other day.”Tobias walked into my room carrying a bowl of food.Without him saying a word, I knew it was from Emma. She always made sure I ate three meals a day while I was staying at her house.“This is the first time I’ve had a client treated like a VIP,” he said as he set the bowl on the bedside table.“Sorry.” I felt guilty.“It’s fine. You’re paying me big bucks

Last Updated : 2026-09-30

Chapter 13: I Had No One

[Giana’s POV] —The next morning, Emma looked at me like she was seeing a ghost when I stepped out of her house. Perhaps she was used to seeing me lying in bed all day. She immediately put down her lawn mower and came over to me.“Oh, dear. Are you feeling better? Where are you going?”“Do you know how to get to the hospital? Other than walking, of course. I tried to book a taxi over the phone, but I couldn’t get on.”Emma pursed her lips, looking at me with concern, then patted my backShe left me there and went inside the house. A moment later, she came back out with Tobias.“Tobias will take you.”I looked at Tobias hesitantly. “Really?”“Tobias will take you,” she repeated, giving Tobias a firm pat on the back.“Aww.” Tobias winced, rubbing his back. “Yeah, yeah, I’ll take her.”Honestly, I felt more relieved knowing Tobias was willing to take me. If someone suspicious was watching me, having a man by my side made me feel safer.“Thanks. But are you sure you don’t mind?”“What do

Last Updated : 2026-10-01

Chapter 14: Just an Intern

[Axel’s POV] —I don’t have time to deal with office drama like this. Somehow, Dad agreed to let me start working before I graduated, but I ended up with a team that didn’t like me simply because I was related to the company owner.Well, I suppose wherever I was placed, people would still look down on me.“Axel, the report you sent is wrong,” Rita, my team leader, reprimanded me.I frowned. “What part?”“The competitor matrix. You were supposed to make it using the old format. I already sent you the template.”“That is

Last Updated : 2026-10-02

Chapter 15: Something Doesn't Add Up

[Jasper’s POV] —Axel walked straight out of the room without paying any attention to me just because of one phone call. If an intern could show me this kind of disrespect at the office, how could I maintain my authority as CEO? I could understand if the call was from our father, or at least someone more important than me.But judging from his behavior, I guessed the call was from Giana.My informant on his team had reported that he often looked at his phone with Giana’s name displayed on the screen. For some reason, Axel was still in contact with that woman. He had even mentioned her name openly at the family event.I clearly had no memory of whether they had been close while I was in that contract marriage. Was

Last Updated : 2026-10-03

Chapter 16: What Kind of Case?

[Giana’s POV] — “Gosh. My husband is so busy,” I complained as I put my phone away after deliberately calling Axel next to Tobias.Emma already thought Axel was my husband. Might as well go along with it.After all, he said he didn’t mind being asked to help with anything, right?Tobias didn’t react. He didn’t seem to care much about my little act either. But that was fine. The important thing was that I had looked like a wife who communicated with her husband.“By the way, do you happen to know the doctor at the hospital earlier?”“None of your business,” he replied coldly without even looking at me.I didn’t think my question was offensive. He didn’t have to react so harshly. But I stayed quiet, not wanting to pry if he didn’t want to talk about it.When we got back to the house, I immediately packed my things. There wasn’t much, so I could fit everything into the suitcase I had brought when I first arrived in Oakhaven. Along with the laptop Tobias had bought me and a few gifts fr

Last Updated : 2026-10-04

Chapter 17: Play Along

[Giana’s POV] — I took a deep breath, thinking quickly about what I should do.Moving to a village alone while pregnant might make him suspicious about whatever case I had been handling with a lawyer. I had to dispel any suspicions he might have, but I also couldn’t let the mention of divorce come to light.“You doubt me? Fine.”Instead of explaining directly, I decided to take a more convincing approach. I tapped my phone screen and called Mel on a video call. After waiting for a moment, Mel’s face appeared on the screen.Luckily, she was dressed neatly at her office.“Giana, why are you—whoops, who’s that?”I pointed the camera toward Tobias.“Mel, meet Tobias, my neighbor. And Tobias, meet Mel, my best friend and lawyer.”“Giana, thanks, but I didn’t ask to be introduced to a guy.”“Mel, listen. Can you give me an update on the case involving my dad’s house?” I steered the conversation from the start before Mel could bring up the divorce.“Ah, right. For now, I’m still gathering e

Last Updated : 2026-10-05

Chapter 18: We're Doomed

[Axel’s POV] —One month later.Everyone seemed busy when I arrived that morning. Not busy with their respective jobs, but busy crowding around Rita’s monitor.“What the hell is this?”“Damn.”“How did this get leaked?”“If this is a marketing strategy, this isn’t even what we recommended to the marketing team.”I frowned and walked over to the group gathered around her. On the computer screen was a short video of several women enjoying Nexora’s healthy snack, which wasn’t supposed to be officially released on the market yet. They were commenting on how bad it tasted.“Who are they?” Graham, the oldest member of our team, asked.“Influencers,” I answered. I recognized Gemma Rossi among them. And one other problematic figure who, for some reason, was there too.“This one.” Rita paused the video. “Isn’t that our CEO’s fiancée?”I scoffed. Lea’s face was clearly visible on the screen.This was careless, but more than that, it was downright stupid.And more stupid than Lea, of course, wa

Last Updated : 2026-10-06

Chapter 19: Did You Want to See Me?

[Jasper’s POV] —I haven’t been able to reach Lea all day.I’ve tried calling her and sending her messages countless times, but there’s been no answer. My mind has been a mess with worry.The viral video had almost entirely been taken down, though at a high cost. Nexora’s name had started appearing everywhere in the news, with the coverage being mostly negative. Of course I cared about that.I cared. I had even approved the crisis management plan so PR could take immediate action.But my focus was divided by something else.[Please, Lea. If you see this, call me.][Lea, please tell me you’re okay.]Noah appeared from behind the door after knocking twice.“Sir, the chairman wants to see you.”I sighed.“My father is at the office today?”“No, Sir.”Today was my father’s day off, and he had still asked me to meet him. This problem was much bigger than I had thought.“Tell Oliver to represent me at the meeting this afternoon. I’m going to see my father now.”“Yes, Sir.”Without wasting

Last Updated : 2026-10-07

Chapter 20: Little Poke

[Giana’s POV] —“See that line right there? Let me zoom in,” Dr. Susan Vance said as she enlarged the image on the screen. “Look.”“Yeah?”“Your baby is a boy. Congratulations.”Dr. Susan Vance gave me a warm smile as she said it.I simply nodded, my mouth forming an ‘o’ shape. It wasn’t that I wasn’t excited, but I honestly didn’t have any particular preference for whether my baby was a boy or a girl. What mattered most to me was that he was healthy and safe. That was enough.“The baby is healthy, and the development looks good. You saw what I showed you earlier, right? The heart, brain, spine, head size, fetal heart rate—everything is normal,” she continued.“Thank goodness.”“As for the mother herself, do you have any complaints? Is the nausea still there?”“Nausea? No,” I answered, trying to remember the last time I threw up. “I don’t know if this counts as a complaint, but sometimes I feel like there’s... like a bubble popping inside my stomach.”“That’s your baby moving.”I was

Last Updated : 2026-10-08

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