LOGINWARNING!!! MATURE CONTENTS. READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION. " If you think you can pin someone else’s child on me ..." Drake smirked as he turns towards Sarah who was beginning to shed tears " I didn't do this on my own Drake,I came here for the money." tears flowed down her eyes , there was no way Drake was accepting her child after the incident with his best friend last night and now he wouldn’t let her explain. " I will wire the rest of your balance to your account in the morning, I am sorry Sarah you have to pack your things and leave now ." " At least hear me out ." Sarah managed to stand up in tears . " This baby ...." “ this contract is over” He cut her off before she could finish Drake walked out of the room before she said anything more. Except it wasn't that easy Drake Holt wasn't just anybody,he was wealthy and a well-known billionaire.Not interested in marriage except the normal hookups he is determined to win back his ex who is almost married. Sarah Rosewood is determined to put her feelings aside so she doesn't get heartbroken again by this same man Drake Holt, who happened to be her ex too , but it's not so easy as it sounds . Every seconds playing as his pretend wife draws her closer to the billionaire
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御門家の朝食卓で、その問いは天気の話みたいな顔で落ちてきた。 問いというより、確認だ。いつまで待たせるつもりなのか、と。銀のスプーンが白い皿に触れる小さな音のほうが、よほどやさしい。 「仕事が忙しいのはわかるけれど、女には期限がありますからね」 義母の冴子は穏やかに微笑んだ。 露骨に責める人より、こういう人のほうが厄介だ。やさしい声のまま、逃げ場のないところだけを刺してくる。 隣では、義祖母の千鶴が新聞を畳み、こちらも見ずに口を開いた。 「会社を支えたことは評価しているわ。でもね、真尋さん。妻の仕事は、それだけじゃないの」 喉の奥が細くなる。飲み込んだ味噌汁の温度だけが、やけに熱かった。 ええ、知っています。私は道具です。会社でも、家でも。用途が違うだけで。 何度もそう言おうとしたのに、結局口に出せなかった。 年長者との上下関係を気にしてしまうのかもしれない。 あるいはただ彼に自分をかばってほしいと期待しているだけ。 「高齢出産は、どうしても虚弱のリスクがありますからね」 義母は気遣うように微笑んだ。 「男の子なら朔臣、女の子なら美琴。あまり虚弱では、名前に負けてしまうでしょう?」 一瞬、意味がわからなかった。 まだ性別もわからない。そもそも、名前の話など一度もしていない。 「……その名前」 「この家の子の名前よ」 義母は穏やかに紅茶を口に運ぶ。 「もう決めてあるの」 その瞬間、隣で朔弥さんがカップを置く音が、かすかに硬く響いた。思わずそちらを見ると、彼は伏し目がちのまま黙っている。けれど、その横顔だけが、ひどく冷えて見えた。まるで何かを押し殺すように。 その沈黙すら、私を守るものではなかった。 会社に着くころには、肩がもう硬かった。 私は経営管理と再建実務を握る上級マネージャーで、表向きの肩書き以上に、この会社の継ぎ目を縫う側の人間だ。人が嫌がる穴埋めほど、たいてい私の机に落ちてくる。 九時前だというのに、デスクには三つの付箋と四件のメッセージが積まれていた。役員会資料の差し替え、来週の銀行説明の数字確認、ホテル部門の予算再計算、ブライダル案件の火消し。どれも急ぎで、どれも本来は別の誰かの仕事だ。 「高瀬さん、こっちも見てもらえます?」 「悪い、これ今日中」 「真尋さんなら早いから」 感謝ではない。信頼に似た、もっと雑なものだ。水道の蛇口をひねるみたいに、当然の顔で私を使う。 午前中だけで二つ会議を回し、昼前には役員の言い争いを止め、午後には数字の穴を埋めた。社内政治まで含めて帳尻を合わせるのが私の仕事らしい。決算書に載らない部分ほど、どうしていつも人の体温を削っていくのだろう。 助かりましたの一言もないまま会議室を出る背中を見送って、私はやっと息を吐いた。胃のあたりが空っぽなのに重い。 心から好きな仕事が、いつの間にかこうなってしまった。 社長夫人になっても部下から尊重されず、かえって仕事をこなすだけの存在になった。 ――その根本にはやはり社長――朔弥さんの態度がある。 もういい。仕事は、ここまでだ。 会社を辞めよう。家庭に入ろう。そうすれば少なくとも、役に立つ場所を一つに絞れる。全部を満たして、それでも足りないと言われるよりはましだ。 そう決めた夜、私はいつもより少しだけ早く帰宅した。朔弥さんに話そうと思ったのだ。仕事を辞めること。子どものことを、ちゃんと考えたいこと。これ以上何も取りこぼしたくなかった。こうすれば、もしかしたら私たちの関係も、もう一歩進めるかもしれない。冷蔵庫にあった食材で、簡単なおかずを二品だけ作った。前に一度、朔弥さんが「君の料理はうまい」と言ったことがある。忙しくて、そういうことをする余裕なんてほとんどなかったのに、あのとき少しうれしかったから、その一言だけは案外きれいに覚えていた。
今日の朔弥さんはなんだか機嫌がよさそうで、何かを待っているみたいだった。 もしかして、彼も私と同じことを考えているのだろうか。 今夜こそ、私たちは……。 「朔弥さん、大事な話があるの……」 言いかけたそのとき、彼のスマホが鳴った。 遠慮する間もなく、彼はすぐに電話に出た。 「……わかった。今行く」 彼は立ち上がるのが早かった。私を見る。何か言いかけて、言わない。 「悪い。急ぎだ。話は後で」 彼が待っていたのは、電話だったんだ。 仕事の急用? でも、どうも仕事という感じでもない……。 その夜、社員用のグループチャットに流れてきた雑談が目に入った。 〈見た?〉 〈マジで帰国したって〉 〈一条澄麗さん〉 〈社長、自分で空港まで迎えに行ったらしい〉 一条|澄麗《すみれ》。 あの女が......帰ってきた。EPILOGUE About three months later, the wedding was a small affair held in the crystal blue surf on Drake ’s private paradise.Brown served as best man while Sarah was the best lady .Sarah’s father attended as well, even refusing to give her away saying only that the family was growing, no one was going anywhere. He had perked up considerably since his new medical treatment.Lovingly, Drake looked to his beautiful bride whose stomach began to slightly show as her belly barely grew. The secret was theirs to know for now , they didn’t want the public interference aside their family . Soon enough her belly would be impossible to hide.He imagined the day, in the not too distant future, when he would hold his own baby. He had missed too much of his parents absence during his young life and looked forward to cradling the new addition in his arms.And if having a son was beyond compare, he couldn’t imagine what it would be like when he held his daughter. Sarah was smiling all about as she s
A half hour later, they emerged from Drake ’s sedan in front of an unfamiliar building. Sarah gave a nervous smile to the doorman who held the way open for them, but she couldn’t avoid the sick feeling in her stomach. This was like high school all over again. No, worse. It was like those nightmares she had where she was pushed out onto stage and didn’t know her lines. A thousand worries flew through her mind. What if someone asked what she did for a living? Should she lie? Act coy? Would the truth embarrass Drake ? What if they had to eat something and she had no idea which fork to use? A small giggle escaped her at the thought of their horrified faces if she used a salad fork on her dessert. “Are you all right?” Drake asked as they entered the elevator and waited for their floor. He was dressed in a gorgeous suit with nearly invisible pinstripes that had been tailored to fit his handsome form. He wore an equally dark gray shirt underneath it, with the collar slightly open and no tie
The next morning, she woke up to see Drake off for the day. He kissed her at the door for several minutes, then sighed. “I have meetings all day, but I’ll be back in time to pick you up tonight.” “Gotcha. Is there a bookstore nearby I can hit up once I find some pants?” Drake chuckled. “You have all of New York at your disposal, and you want a bookstore?” “Pretty much.” She wrapped her arms around his neck. “But it comes second to pants.” He leaned in and kissed her again. “Tell you what. I’ll send my assistant over in about an hour with some clothes for you. She can escort you around town.” She wasn’t sure that she needed a chaperone, but it might be wise until she got her feet under her. “All right.” She wrapped her leg around his and clung to him in a way that left nothing to the imagination. “You’re going to think about me today, right?” Drake groaned, his hands moving to cup her naked ass under his shirt. “I couldn’t stop if I tried.” “A wise man once said, ‘We strive afte
A week later Warm lips brushed her cheek. “We’re here.”Sarah stirred, embarrassed that she’d fallen asleep in the car, she’s been sleeping too much and Drake have been too attentive too. “We are?”“Yes. We have just enough time to get you situated upstairs, and then I have to head off to my meeting.”Yawning, Sarah blinked her eyes rapidly, trying to wake up as she followed him out of the car. She stood on a wide sidewalk, the street lined with cars up and down both sides. All around her were tall, elegant buildings. Nearby was an awning and a doorman stood below it, waiting.Drake leaned over the car and spoke into the window. “Wait here. I won’t be long.” Turning back to her, Drake took her by the arm and began to guide her toward the building with the doorman. “I’ll show you my place, and you can get comfortable.”“Do you have to go?” She asked, glancing uncomfortably at the doorman as he opened the door for them. Drake ignored the doorman and headed into the lobby, then t
And after she had decided to walk out of the relationship, he did not mind . Drake hadn’t come after her. He hadn’t even called her. It seemed to prove how little he cared about her and how their relationship would never lead to marriage.But then, men like Drake Holt didn’t have to beg. They comm
Drake followed Sarah ito the private room where her father was being monitored prior to the transplant. Strict sterilisation procedures were being conducted and, according to the nurse, they would be a hundred times more stringent once the surgery was over.The old man was lying in a bed with medic
Drake Holt had just left one of his flings , currently he was having a bad time moving on from his hot celebrity actress Lilian Red who had just broken up with him.He is trying to recover and then his ex Sarah Rosewood just walked out of his office door . He was shocked when he had seen her resu
Sarah Rosewood checked her email for the seventeenth time This was more than her tenth online application to different companies seeking for a job.She let out a "huff" sound as she sat down on the provided chairs at the reception.Drake Holt was her last option and even though she had just sent in h






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