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181. An Old Camera
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Jessica'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 didnRelated chapters
Me, My Husband, and His Boyfriend 182. That's Not a Good Sign
“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
Me, My Husband, and His Boyfriend 183. The Angel and The Demon
“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
Me, My Husband, and His Boyfriend 184. Don't Sleep!
“Why did he suddenly kiss me?”“Does he intend to play with me again?”“Or maybe he's being sincere with me this time?”“But, I've asked Tyler about how Noah has been acting towards him lately, and he said that Noah is still sweet and loving to him. So, Noah can't be sincere with me, right?”Jessica anxiously paced back and forth in the living room, and question after question came out of her mouth without stopping. The reason was because of what her husband did this morning before leaving for work.Firstly, he seemed worried about her, and secondly, he kissed her forehead without giving any prior notice.That was the reason why she looked restless today after he left the apartment. Despite having a big and heavy belly, she could still walk around as if she forgot she was carrying two babies in her womb.That was how it seemed, but suddenly, she stopped moving back and forth in the living room as her hands hurriedly held
Me, My Husband, and His Boyfriend 185. They Are Doing Well
"I used to think that Mrs. Brooks could give birth naturally because of the babies' position and her fit condition, but suddenly things changed today, Mr. Brooks. It seemed like she was stressed because of something, and her condition dropped drastically. We had no choice but to perform a cesarean section to ensure Mrs. Brooks and the babies' safety.”"..." Noah was stunned to hear the doctor's explanation.He was like a racer when he drove his car from the apartment to the hospital. Even when he drove his car back to his apartment after receiving Jessica's phone call, he also drove like a racer on a busy road. He was lucky because he was still on his way to the company building and had not yet arrived at the company, which was why he was able to pull over and drive back to his apartment.Luckily, he was fast enough when he arrived at the hospital with his wife, and after entering the emergency room, the doctor immediately checked Jessica's condition. Unfo
Me, My Husband, and His Boyfriend 186. Two Healthy Babies
Noah thought that only the nurses would come with him and the babies to the nursery, but he was wrong because Helena also came with him to the nursery. After arriving at the room, two nurses carefully dried and cleaned the babies before checking all the babies' vital signs, and then they weighed and measured them. Noah could only silently watch everything from a distance.However, he was not alone because the doctor was standing right next to him. He was confused because the doctor chose to stay with him instead of seeing the nurses and the babies, but then the silence between them was broken by the doctor's voice.“Earlier, you rejected my offer when I invited you to accompany your wife during the surgery, so I thought you would also reject it when I invited you to come with the babies to this room, Mr. Brooks.”At first, Noah couldn't understand the doctor's words, but then he remembered the moment before Jessica went to the operating room for a cesarean
Me, My Husband, and His Boyfriend 187. Reveal The Truth?
“How are you feeling, Jess? Do you feel pain in your stomach?” Luke asked his daughter who was lying weakly in the hospital bed.Jessica had been moved from the operating room to the recovery room, but she was still not fully recovered even though she was conscious. It could be seen from how weak she looked while lying on the bed, and perhaps her father was worried because of that.“The analgesic effect started to wear off, and I started feeling pain in my stomach. I almost didn't feel anything during the operation, but now I'm starting to feel uncomfortable in that area," complained Jessica while trying to endure the pain she felt in her stomach.Her stomach was cut open before it was stitched up, and it was the analgesic that stopped the pain temporarily. However, the analgesic didn't last forever, and Jessica started to feel the pain."If you can't take it anymore, I'll tell the nurse to give you painkillers," this time, it was her mother who v
Me, My Husband, and His Boyfriend 188. Half Truth, Half Lie
Jessica was nervous, but before Noah could say anything, the room door opened from the outside, and she could see Helena entering the room calmly. Behind her were two nurses holding two babies, and she suddenly looked excited as if she had forgotten the things that worried her before.“I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I happened to hear your conversation when I was about to open the door,” Helena broke the silence in the room, and her eyes focused on Patricia as she continued, “It's normal for a new father to feel afraid when holding his baby for the first time, Ma'am. We can all see how small the babies are, and they also look fragile. I hope you can understand the situation.”Finally, the doctor answered her question, and Patricia couldn't argue anymore when it was the expert who explained to her.When the older woman no longer said anything, Helena walked closer to the hospital bed before stopping right next to it. “How do you feel, Mrs. Brooks? Are you
Me, My Husband, and His Boyfriend 189. A Hero
Why did Jessica ask the doctor to convey that message to her husband after the surgery had been done? She didn't know the reason either. When she was in excruciating pain before entering the operating room, Jessica suddenly remembered how her husband had rushed home before taking her to the hospital.She remembered how her husband looked panicked when he saw her condition, and she also remembered when her husband said that he wanted to pretend to be the twins' biological father at least until she gave birth."You don't need to pity me," Noah spoke again when he didn't get a response from the woman. “I just wanted to pretend like I was the father of the babies until you gave birth. Now when the babies are finally born, I no longer need to pretend.”Noah sounded colder and distant, and it almost froze Jessica's heart. She was the one who used to treat him coldly after finding out the truth of his affair, but the situation was reversed. She was the one who wa
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Me, My Husband, and His Boyfriend 240. EPILOGUE
“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
Me, My Husband, and His Boyfriend 239. Their Love Was Sealed
“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
Me, My Husband, and His Boyfriend 238. The Magic Camera
“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
Me, My Husband, and His Boyfriend 237. Are You Going to Propose?
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
Me, My Husband, and His Boyfriend 236. A Second Chance
“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.
Me, My Husband, and His Boyfriend 235. Her Confidence
“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
Me, My Husband, and His Boyfriend 234. The Similar Situation
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
Me, My Husband, and His Boyfriend 233. Noah's Dramatic Life
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
Me, My Husband, and His Boyfriend 232. Noah's Apartment
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
