“So… it will be two babies instead of one? There are twins in Jessica's stomach?” Noah's mother asked the questions in disbelief.
How Noah blew up two balloons instead of just one could mean there were two babies in Jessica's belly."Yes, twins," Noah answered his mother. “I read some articles online that women over 30 have a greater chance of multiple conception, and as a result, they often have twins. I think that’s the reason why Jessica ends up having twins in her womb.”Jessica secretly glanced at her husband. These past few days, her husband had been busy when he wasn't working at the company. Sometimes, he read articles about babies, and he also tried to know more about pregnancy. It was actually surprising since he seemed to be interested in that stuff lately. Even when Jessica didn't think much about her pregnancy, Noah still acted as if he were the father of the babies in her womb.Of course, Jessica was confused by her husband's chaNoah and Tyler. These were the names that had confused her lately. Nearly half a year ago, she had been so confident when she said that those two men were her puppets, and she was the one who could control them as she pleased. But, when she couldn't even control herself, how was she supposed to control those two puppets? Luckily, the gender reveal party had ended, and all the guests had left the apartment. Jessica was already in her room, and she was about to go to sleep when she noticed how her cell phone, which had previously been lying on the bedside table, suddenly vibrated. She said irritably, “I should have turned it off so it wouldn't bother me when I'm in a bad mood!” She scolded herself, but she still brought her feet towards the small table by the bed. She then grabbed the device before reading the caller ID displayed on the screen. Her body froze when she saw Tyler's name on it. “Speak of the devil, and the devil will come
“Noah will not know the truth about Tyler being the father of my child. Even when we finally divorce, I won't tell him that this child is Tyler's," Jessica muttered to herself after the phone call with Tyler ended. She looked anxious, and her hand subconsciously moved to caress the lump on her stomach. She actually used those two sentences to respond to Tyler's statement. She told Tyler that neither of them should say anything about the child's father even after she and Noah divorced. Instead, she and Noah would pretend they couldn't be together anymore and had no choice but to separate, but no one would know the truth about the child. Everyone would still think that the child was Noah's after separating. That was what Jessica said on the phone, and luckily, Tyler agreed to listen to her. He only said that Jessica also needed to keep her promise to marry him after the divorce. In the end, Jessica could only agree to that condition. Talking to
“So, you will start taking maternity leave tomorrow? Don't you think it's too early?” “That's too early for you? Do you want me to continue working here until I am forty weeks pregnant and give birth in this office? You might as well turn this office into a maternity hospital.” “…” Karl seemed speechless when he heard what Jessica said to him. Today, he arrived at the office a little late because his wife was sulking at him again. He had to accompany his wife to shop as much as she wanted, and not only that, he was also robbed by her. When he arrived at the office, it was almost lunchtime, and it wasn't just his stomach that was hungry. Even the cards in his wallet were hungry after losing too much. Right after he entered his office, Jessica came to him to tell him that she would start her maternity leave tomorrow, and that only made him even more gloomy. "It's scary to imagine you giving birth in this office," replied the bald man.
Actually, Jessica was very dramatic when she said that she had no one to lean on and could only depend on herself during her pregnancy. In the past few months, behind Noah's back, she often leaned on Tyler when she felt tired or couldn't take it anymore. Tyler gave her more attention after confirming that the twins in Jessica's womb were indeed his. Even though she could only do everything with that man secretly, Jessica was grateful for his caring attitude. It couldn't be denied that she fell more and more in love with that man. But, Noah certainly didn't know that, and he didn't need to know either. Jessica assumed that she didn't need Noah's attention because she already had Tyler's attention on her, and that's why she was stunned after hearing what he said. “I don't want to burden you,” Jessica finally answered, but it sounded like she was mumbling rather than speaking out loud to her husband. Everyone in the office had gone out for lunch,
Amidst the hustle and bustle of the cafeteria, his world seemed silent. There were no visible plugs in his ears, but he didn't seem to be able to hear anything in such a noisy place. On the table in front of him was the food he ordered, but the arrangement was still the same as when he had just received the food, not even a grain of rice was lifted from the plate. He was alone at a table in the corner of the cafeteria. When the other tables were filled, he managed to find a place for himself and seemed to be lost in his own world before finally taking out his phone from his pants pocket. He only needed to press the number 2 on his cell phone before dialing the number, and he put the cell phone to his ear before waiting for the person to answer. On the fourth ring, the phone call was answered, and he received a simple “hi” from the other line. “Where are you, Tyle?” Noah did not respond to the greeting and immediately questioned the person he c
Jessica's maternity leave started today. This was her first day not working in the office, but she was already bored.In the morning, she woke up before breakfast, and then she took a shower before wondering what she could do in the apartment during her free time. She was not a fan of TV series or movies that she could actually watch on TV, and that was why watching series or films was not her choice.But when she couldn't think of anything else, she decided to turn on the TV and watch news about politics and economics that she barely understood."If you are bored, maybe we can do other activities," someone's voice was heard in the living room, but it didn't come from the television. Instead, the voice came from someone sitting on the carpet beneath her while using his hands to massage her swollen feet.Jessica's feet were indeed swollen, and even though the doctor told her that it was normal for pregnant women to have swollen feet, she still didn
“Why are you suddenly talking about Noah?” Tyler asked as he positioned himself next to the blonde woman, resting his head on her narrow shoulder comfortably.Jessica was still staring at the camera screen as she answered, “I was just stating a fact. Noah is the person who helps me clean this camera and other cameras, and he does that because he works as my assistant.”For a moment, Jessica didn't hear Tyler's reply, but she didn't care too much as she continued to look at the photo she had just taken.Until finally, another question came from the man sitting next to her, "Are you close to him now? It seems like your relationship with him is better now.”“…” Jessica was quite surprised by the question, even her thumb movement on the button next to the screen stopped because of what the man had just said.Finally, she looked away from her camera and looked at the man as she answered, “I and Noah are now working together, and we can't just
“Are you sure you will be okay staying home alone today? How about we ask your mother or my mother to come accompany you?” Noah was already on the porch when he asked the question. He had already put on his shoes, and all he needed to do was turn around before opening the door and leaving the apartment to go to work this morning.That was what he needed to do, but he seemed hesitant as he kept repeating the questions which succeeded in tiring Jessica's ears from continuing to listen to him. The man stood three feet in front of her, and she let out a tired sigh before closing the distance between them. There was only one foot between them when she finally stopped, and she suddenly raised her hands and used them to fix the collar of the man's polo shirt.“Why do you look a bit disorganized today? Is it because you are worried about leaving me here alone?” Instead of answering, Jessica asked back.Noah didn't move an inch as his wife helped him fix his collar
“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