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Bryan had mentioned a meeting he had to attend. That's why he didn't have time to ask how they ended up at the hospital, as Bryan seemed to be in a hurry.

"Why would you think that way when you're my top priority? I've been..."

"I'm fine, Nik. I just have the usual dizziness and nausea. It's common for young pregnant women," Alesya explained, instantly changing Nicholas's gloomy expression to one of happiness.

"You're pregnant?" he asked.

Alesya nodded quickly. "If I weren't pregnant, there's no way I'd be in the doctor's office."

Nicholas glanced around and realized that he was now in the obstetrics examination room. Overcome with emotion because Bryan had brought Alesya to the hospital, Nicholas hadn't even noticed where Alesya was. 

"Why would Bryan guess that you're pregnant?" Nicholas asked, his mind still slightly troubled. It struck a chord in his heart.

"Does that mean Bryan carried you earlier?"

"Of course, he didn't roll me like a ball to get me to the hospital," Alesya's eyebrows raised. "I'm sure Bryan didn't want to do all that either. So please, let's not misunderstand. Bryan was just doing his duty as a human being and my brother-in-law, of course."

Nicholas took a deep breath. Despite Alesya's valid explanation, there was still a hint of jealousy in his heart. As a man who loved his wife, it was natural for him to feel this way.

However, it wasn't excessive, just a hint of jealousy, nothing more than that. After a lot of chit-chat, the doctor finally advised both of them to take care of their health and state of mind.

So Nicholas had largely forgotten Alesya's story earlier. What he remembered was that Bryan had taken care of her until they arrived.

"Where's Silvi?" Bryan asked as soon as he arrived at Silvi's flower shop.

He asked about her whereabouts because he didn't see her anywhere. Normally, Silvi would be at the shop arranging flowers from the morning.

"It looks like Silvi didn't come in today because her father came to pick her up last night. He said there's a relative who's in the hospital, and she was assigned to take care of them. So, Silvi won't be able to come here anymore," explained one of Silvi's employees.

"That's impossible!" Bryan barged in, checking the flower shop without leaving any room unexamined. He wasn't convinced that Silvi wasn't there anymore.

"Please, just tell me honestly, where is Silvi!"

"We've already told you that Silvi is no longer here. She had to go to the hospital because of her sick relative. If you want the full details, please contact her parents," one of them said.

Bryan grumbled in frustration. "Please, be honest about where she is. Since when did she not come in? What about yesterday?" He kept questioning the two employees incessantly.

Yesterday, Bryan couldn't supervise Silvi because he had work out of town. He had to meet her today, but unfortunately, he couldn't find her anywhere.

"We've already told you that Silvi won't be coming here anymore. Perhaps her relative recovered, as her father said they needed Silvi to accompany them."

"Don't talk too much."

"It's up to you how you want to judge this, whether you want to shout or even harm us. But Silvi won't be returning until further notice," one of them insisted.

Bryan clenched his hair tightly, frustrated because he was sure Silvi had deceived him. The woman had disappeared, and Bryan was increasingly convinced that something was amiss with her during his absence.

And indeed, Silvi was now sitting in the living room, showing a positive pregnancy test with two red lines. Today, she dared to come home and confess that she was now pregnant.

"Whose child is this?" her father asked, pointing to the pregnancy test.

"It's Devin's. Dad, don't you remember I was married for just one day?"

"I don't think one day is enough to bring a child into this world."

"When we changed our clothes. Wasn't there a long enough gap for both of us? That's when we did it because Devin couldn't wait any longer."

"It doesn't make sense!" Her father scolded, tossing the pregnancy test into Silvi's lap. "It's better to admit whose child it is. What have you been doing while you were at the flower shop?"

Silvi sobbed, "How else can I tell Dad that it's Devin's child? There's no way I would do anything inappropriate behind your back. I was there purely to ease my mind from the pain caused by Devin's behavior, and I'm begging you, whoever is looking for me, please tell them I'm not at home. I want to punish Devin by keeping him away from his child."

The middle-aged man sat down, feeling weak. In his mind, Devin hadn't had the chance to do anything to his only daughter. Yet, the reality was different. Silvi returned home with shocking news. It wasn't a problem that Silvi was pregnant since she was now a widow, but there was still a nagging doubt because not a single night had his daughter spent with her husband.

However, he did acknowledge that the time required to change clothes was sufficient to fulfill her duties as a wife. As a result, he nodded in agreement with Silvi's request.

"Anyone, does that mean neither your friends nor your relatives can know where you are?"

Silvi nodded. "I really want to be alone without anyone knowing where I am. It's up to Dad whether you want to send me somewhere or confine me in this house. As long as Devin never knows where I am. I want him to feel how painful it is to lose someone as he did to me."

Her father nodded. "Okay, for now, go back to your room. You'll be staying here with Mr. Pria for a while. But there's a possibility that one day you'll be sent to Kalimantan, to your grandmother's place, so that you can truly disappear. So you can vanish like you've been swallowed by the earth, and you'll never be found again."

"Okay, I know Dad can do anything for my happiness. And thank you for always granting my wishes. I'm also sorry for not being a good daughter to you." She hugged her father before leaving the living room.

Feeling somewhat relieved that Silvi wasn't alone during her pregnancy, she had no intention of aborting the child since the baby was blameless.

An hour after Silvi lay down in her room, a commotion erupted in her front yard. Bryan came, forcing his way in, wanting to meet the woman who had changed the course of his life.

"Miss is not at home. She went to Kalimantan last night," a security guard blocked Bryan from entering the house.

Although it felt disconnected since the one who impregnated Silvi was Devin, not Bryan, it was Bryan who forcefully tried to enter the house. He was known as a business associate of her former employer.

However, the rule issued was to hide Silvi's whereabouts from anyone, including Bryan, of course.

"It's impossible, I'm sure she's in there. Please tell her I'm here. Ask her to come out; I have something important with her."

"Don't cause a scene here unless you want to end up at the police station!" a security guard threatened, pushing Bryan out.

"Damn it!" Bryan cursed, frustrated that he wasn't allowed inside.

Going through pregnancy can be very emotionally and physically draining, both mentally and physically. During this time, the body undergoes significant changes.

Especially in the early stages of pregnancy, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and sometimes severe discomfort are common. This includes pain and weakness in leg muscles. Some may experience morning sickness, which is a feeling of nausea and weakness that occurs in the morning, especially upon waking up and lasting until noon.

Not only that, many pregnant women experience changes in their appetite, craving unusual foods or having aversions to common ones. This is something they can't control or delay because it's all related to the developing fetus in the mother's womb.

Many young couples who are not well-informed about these changes may feel burdened by the conditions. Some might even get annoyed and impatient and say things they shouldn't to the pregnant woman.

However, not all pregnant women experience morning sickness. Only some of them feel like healthy women without any pregnancy signs. Some may only experience nausea during the first and second months of pregnancy. Afterward, these symptoms might transfer to their partners.

Just like the young married couple in this story. Early in the morning, the husband was startled by the sound of his wife vomiting in the bathroom, interrupting his peaceful sleep.

Huek! Huek!

Nicholas's eyes suddenly widened upon hearing his wife's repeated vomiting sounds in the morning. For several days now, his wife had been experiencing morning sickness. Yesterday, they received confirmation from the hospital that Alesya was pregnant and was now in her third week.

Without wasting any time, Nicholas quickly sat up and rushed towards his wife in the bathroom. He saw his wife sitting weakly by the bathroom sink, her face pale.

"Al, are you okay?" Nicholas asked as he approached Alesya and helped her back to their bedroom.

"My body feels weak, Nik. I can't walk," Alesya replied with a very pale face. It was understandable; she had just woken up and hadn't eaten anything yet. Still, she started vomiting immediately, depleting all her energy. In fact, her last bout of vomiting had left her sitting weakly and drained.

"Alright, let me carry you back to the bedroom," Nicholas said, lifting Alesya's body and gently placing her on the bed, covering her with a blanket.

"I'll get you some water first, alright?" Nicholas said, to which Alesya responded with a nod.

Nicholas quickly left their bedroom and went down to the kitchen to fetch some water, light snacks, and fruits for Alesya. In situations like this, Alesya wouldn't be able to eat rice as it would only worsen her nausea. Eating fruits or biscuits would be safer and less likely to trigger her nausea.

"I'll make some milk too," Nicholas mumbled as he noticed the pregnancy milk they had bought yesterday after the hospital checkup.