It had been a week since he had worked at Fort Tilden Beach. Everything went smoothly, even the results were good for him. He just needed to wait until the magazine was published to find out the public's response. Today, he had nothing to do, and that was why he was staying at his boyfriend's apartment. In his free time, he would do some housework in the apartment, such as cleaning the house, washing clothes, and also cooking. It was his way of repaying his boyfriend's kindness because his boyfriend let him stay at the apartment for free. It was almost lunchtime, and he had just finished cooking in the kitchen. Noah bought him a new apron, and the color was navy with a checkered pattern. His slender figure was hugged by the apron, but then something in the pocket of the apron vibrated, and he immediately took it out of the pocket. He could read the nickname “Noh” that appeared on the screen, and without hesitation, he swiped the screen to answer the call. “Yes, Noh?” He asked his
She stood in her company lobby while checking her watch from time to time. From that gesture alone, you could tell that she was waiting for someone, and the person she was waiting for was none other than her husband. Today, she and her husband would visit the doctor. Nearly two weeks ago, she told the doctor about Noah's decision, but only today did she and Noah have time to visit the hospital to start Noah's treatment. She was busy with her work related to her company's magazine project that was taking place on the beach, while Noah was also busy with his work at his company. That was why only today they made an appointment to see the doctor at the hospital. To make things easier, she agreed to go to the hospital in Noah's car. It was past lunchtime, and she had finished her lunch in her office before deciding to go downstairs and wait for the man in the lobby. More than five minutes had passed, but her husband's car still had not appeared in front of the office building, and the
“So, you didn't immediately leave your office after sending me the message that you were leaving?” Full of annoyance, Jessica asked the man sitting next to her. She had to wait for him for almost an hour and a half, and it was understandable why she looked annoyed. In her eyes, Noah was completely at fault, and she couldn't stop glaring at the man driving the car. “I didn't,” Noah calmly answered her question. “I couldn't leave on an empty stomach, that's why I had lunch first before leaving.” Jessica sneered after hearing the man's answer, “Are you sure lunch is the only reason? You didn't take the time to call your boyfriend first before leaving?” A look of surprise suddenly appeared on Noah's face as he replied, "How come you know that I called Tyler first before leaving?" “…” Jessica couldn’t answer right away this time, and she secretly cursed how sometimes her lips were too loose, and she even said something she shouldn’t. Of course, Noah wouldn't know that Tyler called he
Yesterday, Noah finally started treatment and started taking the medicine given by the urologist. When they met with the doctor, the doctor told them that he supported their decision, and he promised to help Noah as best as he could. The two could only thank the doctor, and when everything was over at the hospital, Noah sent Jessica back to her company before the two of them went their separate ways. Jessica did not bother to ask her husband about where he was going after separating from her, and it could be said that the atmosphere between them felt tense because of what she said in the car yesterday. Even though Noah didn't respond until the end, it was clear that the brown-haired man was affected by her words. But, that was good for Jessica, right? Slowly but surely, she would make her husband taste his own medicine, and in the end, she would make him suffer. As she continued to push the trolley in her hands, a devilish grin appeared on her face, but then she stopped walking whe
Jessica only returned to her rented place when it was almost dinner time, and that was because Noah's mother kept holding her back. The older woman even forced her to eat ice cream together, and she said that she missed her daughter-in-law so much that she wanted to spend time with her. Jessica couldn't bring herself to say no to the woman, and that was why she spent more time outside than she expected. When she finally arrived at her rented apartment, she looked exhausted as she placed her shopping bags on the sofa area of her small residence, and she also haphazardly placed herself on the sofa before letting out a tired sigh. “Noah's mother is very different from her son. She can talk to me about anything when her son keeps hiding everything from me," she muttered as she leaned her head on the back of the sofa. “But now I understand why Noah was obsessed with money and power. That's because he used to have a hard time caused by his lazy father." She could even say bad things abou
Tyler was very direct, unlike Noah who never said those words to her even when he had just returned from his business trip. Ah, maybe it wasn't because Noah wasn't honest, but that man never missed her at all, and that was why the phrase "I miss you" was never in his dictionary. “Don't think about another man when you are with me!” Suddenly, Jessica's chain of thought was broken by that order, and it was still the same person who managed to shock her with his words. It seemed Tyler was able to read what was on her mind even though she didn't say anything, and somehow she felt connected to him because of his understanding. “Let me go. Didn't you say you would make dinner for us tonight?” Instead of responding to what Tyler had just said, Jessica just blurted out the question, probably not wanting to think any further about her husband when there was another man right behind her. Unfortunately, the man didn't seem to listen to her. Instead of letting go, the man tightened his grip
Even though Jessica did not agree verbally with the conditions stated by the black-haired man, she was forced to serve him after he finished serving her food. Right after Jessica finished the last grain of rice on her plate, the man immediately lifted her from the chair before taking her to the bed. Tyler really didn't have to look hard to find the bed because he could see the bed from where he was eating with the woman earlier. After all, Jessica's place was indeed very small, and in no time, Jessica was in bed. Tyler didn't immediately hover over her, instead, he looked like he was in a rush as he started to take off his clothes while standing by the bed. “Why are you in a hurry? Do you need to return to Noah ASAP?” While lying on the bed, Jessica asked the man who was still standing next to her bed. “No, I don't need to go back to see him tonight,” Tyler answered. “I told him that I have work tonight until the early hours of the morning, and that's why I will only need to go bac
The next morning when she just woke up from her sleep, she realized one important thing: Tyler didn't put on a condom during their activities last night, and the guy came inside her once again. Of course, Jessica was furious and immediately woke up the black-haired man who was sleeping next to her while hugging her waist. Unfortunately, the man only apologized by saying that he didn't remember to wear a condom even though he had prepared it in his jeans pocket. He said that he was too tempted by her sexiness, and that's why he didn't remember the important task. Jessica was worried, but nothing could be changed. Their activities had ended the night before, and Tyler had come inside her. Nothing could be changed, and she could only pray to any God in heaven that she would not get pregnant because of her husband's boyfriend. Tyler didn't stay with her too long today either. After making a simple breakfast for the two of them and finishing breakfast together, he said that he had to go
“Mom, are we really going to stay overnight at Grandma's house today?” Glancing in the rearview mirror to look into the back seat, Jessica could see how her son kept swinging his legs while asking the question. His cute movements only showed that the blonde boy was very excited to hear his mother's answer. But, this wasn't even the first time Shane had asked that question, and Jessica actually had answered the same question before. Thankfully, Jessica didn't get tired of hearing her son's excitement, and she smiled while shaking her head helplessly before answering, "We're going to have a sleepover at Grandma's house for real, but why are you so excited about that, Shane?" Jessica could keep glancing at the boy because she didn't need to focus on driving. But, the answer to her question came not from her son but from her daughter, "That's because Grandma promised us that she would tell us more stories about Grandpa, Mommy! We wonder if Grandpa is more like me or Shane!" "Of cou
“What is 'proposing,' Mommy? Why do you keep saying that word?” Impatiently, Shane continued to pull the side of Jessica's shirt while asking the question. It was indeed the little boy who responded to Jessica even though the question was directed at Noah. But, that didn't upset the woman, and instead, she looked satisfied as she smiled at the boy before answering, “You'll have to ask your favorite Daddy about that word, Shane. He would know more than me about that word.” Jessica did direct her answer to her son, but her eyes glanced at Noah when she said her last sentence. Noah looked cornered, he even tried to look away from the mother and son pair. The artificial light around the area reflected on the man's forehead after he took off the cat head, and it looked glistening with sweat, either because of his cat costume or because of his nervousness. Jessica didn't know the reason, but that didn't stop her from staring intently at the man while waiting for his answer. "Proposin
“So, where is your Daddy now? Did he run away after giving my son a stup—a funny task?” Gritting her teeth to suppress her annoyance, Jessica questioned her son, almost failing to restrain herself from uttering the word "stupid." However, it was not her son who responded. Instead, it was her daughter who suddenly tugged on her sleeve, causing her to turn towards the little girl. “Daddy didn't run away, Mom,” the little girl said, and Jessica thought she would continue to say something. That's why Jessica remained silent waiting for her daughter to explain what she had just said, but the little girl didn't say anything and just moved her little hands towards the pink backpack hanging on her back. Jessica didn't know what the girl was doing, but she could see how the girl unzipped her backpack before taking something out of it. To Jessica's surprise, the thing the girl had just taken out of her backpack was a camera. To be pr
In the end, Jessica decided to give Noah a second chance. Yes, a second chance to be closer to her children.The reason behind her decision was that her children really liked Noah since the first time they met at the mall ice cream shop when she accompanied Tammy to buy a birthday present for her husband. It could be said that the ice cream succeeded in buying the kids' love, and they really liked spending time with the person who bought them the ice cream.Actually, that was not a bad thing, but Jessica was quite annoyed by the stubbornness of her children who kept calling Noah "daddy." It was clearly Noah's fault for casually confirming that he was indeed the twins' father, and Jessica continued to curse the man in her heart from that day on.She didn't even realize that a week had passed since her mother left the hospital and started living again in Noah's old apartment. Due to her mother's pleading, she ended up staying in that apartment as well rather
“That… that's too cheesy! Aren't we going to buy food for my mother and children? We better leave now or they will eat us alive if they get too hungry," Jessica tried to change the topic of their conversation when she started to feel nervous because of what Noah had just said to her. She even averted her gaze to look at anything as long as it wasn't Noah's face, and that was why she didn't notice the hopeful expression on the man's face. "You just said that what I said was too cheesy, but you didn't say that you didn't believe what I said," Noah replied, ignoring the fact that Jessica was trying to change the topic of their conversation. Finally, Jessica could no longer avoid the man's face, and she once again looked at him with her pair of blue eyes. At this moment, she could finally see a glimmer of hope in the man's eyes. "To be honest, Tammy has told me everything related to you," Jessica finally said the truth.
“Why didn't you remarry after we divorced five years ago?” Jessica's voice was finally heard in the car. "Is it because you still can't get over Tyler?"Suddenly, Noah sneered before replying, “Do you think I love that man so much that I can't replace him with someone else? I don't know if this information is useful for you or not, but the truth is that I didn't really love him when we were together.""You didn't really love him but you still wanted to be with him even though it meant betraying our marriage," Jessica answered sarcastically, and Noah looked stunned by her answer.For a moment, Noah could only stare at the blonde without being able to utter a word with his mouth, but then he took a deep breath before saying, “I believe love and guilt are two different things, and I differentiated them clearly when I was still with him. I betrayed our marriage because of my feelings of guilt, not because of my love for him.”Jessica was the one who d
Jessica didn't know what to say after hearing Noah just say what was on his mind and heart, but for some reason, she felt familiar with the situation. The familiar feeling she felt in her heart made her anxious, her hands even moved to grip her jeans tightly as if asking for support from the blue fabric.“You probably think that my situation is similar to your children's situation, right?”Jessica felt her heart stop beating for a moment after hearing what Noah had just asked. It was actually impossible for her heart to stop beating while she was still alive, but she was truly surprised by the question. She finally understood why she felt anxious about Noah's story. That was because the story reminded her of her children.“I am the illegitimate child of that billionaire, and your children are the same even if their father is not a billionaire. They are very young now, but their lives are probably as full of drama as mine. Their lives will be full of lies a
After everything that happened to her five years ago, Jessica really didn't like surprises. Back then, many unexpected things happened to her, and none of them were pleasant surprises. That was why she felt traumatized by unexpected things, but today, she kept getting unexpected things since she came to the hospital to see her mother.First, a surprise came in the form of Noah, and second, it was in the form of the fact that her mother ended up living in Noah's old apartment. As if that wasn't enough, Noah then told her that he wanted to discuss a matter with her alone, and in the end, Jessica could only follow the man's lead.They were once again in Noah's car, and Jessica had fastened her seat belt. She prepared to look for something for her mother and her children's lunch, but she was puzzled because Noah did not start the car immediately.“Did you forget your wallet?” Confused, Jessica asked the man while looking at him.Her thinking was indee
In fact, Jessica had no plans at all to get into her ex-husband's car. Even her ex-husband's appearance at the hospital was not her plan at all, but in the end, she could only surrender and agree to get into the vehicle.Her mother first sat in the second row of seats with the twins, and she had no choice but to take the passenger seat next to the driver's seat. On the way to her mother's house, Noah, her mother, and the twins continued to chat happily about everything, but Jessica remained silent. None of those people seemed to notice her, and that was why she was lost in thought during the journey.She was actually drowned by the fact that she was passing through a route that she used to travel in the past. She didn't know her mother's new address, but she was sure that every street the car took was familiar to her eyes. It brought a feeling of nostalgia that both warmed and chilled her heart.At first, she ignored the familiarity she felt, assuming that