LOGIN"Do you want to lose your job to be my lover who will give you anything you want, or do you want to be just jobless for rejecting me?" Daisy just wants peace in her normal life, until she meets River, the owner of the hotel where she works. A rich and powerful man who, in just one night, could turn Daisy into Cinderella. But instead of being River's lover, Daisy became the big boss's personal maid. The maid who takes care of her handsome master's "most personal" parts. So, what's it like for Daisy to work as River's maid? Was it still as lovely as River had promised when life violently shook him from the highest peak to the lowest bottom?
View More「おめでとう、妊娠してる!……双子だよ!一条くん、きっと驚くね!」
専属医の三上先生の言葉が何度も頭の中で復唱されている。
「信じられない!嘘?本当に私のお腹に子どもが?しかも二人も!?」
嬉しいというよりも頭の中が真っ白だ。結婚して三年。妊活に励み子どもを授かることを待ちわびていた。ずっと、ずっと待ち望んでいた瞬間が今日、いきなり二倍になってやってきた。
病院からの帰り道、窓の景色を眺めながら私は夫の瑛斗に報告する場面を何度も想像した。彼のくしゃっと笑った顔。少し照れたような心の底から嬉しそうな顔。早くその顔が見たかった。
長年仕えている運転手が私の変化に気づき話しかけてきた。
「華お嬢様、何か良いことでもあったのですか?さきほどからとても幸せそうなお顔で微笑んでいらっしゃいますね。」
「ええ、とっても素敵で幸せなことがあったの。」
夫の一条瑛斗は、一条グループの若きCEO。切れ長の瞳、通った鼻筋、そしていつも自信に満ちた佇まい。初めて見た時、私はその完璧なまでのルックスに息を呑んだ。瑛斗のことを高校の時からずっと好きで初恋の人だった。
神宮寺家の令嬢である私は、父や祖父が決めた相手と結婚をしなくてはいけなかった。いわゆる「政略結婚」だ。家のために自分の気持ちとは関係なく結婚することは絶望的な未来に思えた。しかし、運命は残酷なだけではなかった。
お見合いの席で、一条家の御曹司として瑛斗が現れた時は信じられなくて言葉を失った。まさか初恋の相手が夫になるなんて想像もしていなかった。その夜、喜びと幸せで胸がいっぱいになり興奮して眠れなかった。こうして私たちは夫婦になった。
あれから三年。瑛斗は社長に就任して多忙な毎日を送っているが、私は初恋の相手瑛斗の妻になれたことに幸せを感じながら毎日を過ごしている。
(念願の妊娠だもん。こんな嬉しいニュースは直接伝えて瑛斗の喜ぶ顔が見たい)
病院を出てすぐに電話で報告しようと思ったが直接伝えることにした。
病院から帰ってきてすぐに瑛斗が好きなラザニアを作って帰りを待つことにした。もちろんソースは一から手作りだ。料理長の作るご飯も美味しいが、こんな特別な日は自分で作って瑛斗を喜ばせたかった。
(どんな顔をするだろう。どんな言葉をくれるだろう。)
ソースを煮込みながら、彼の喜ぶ姿とこれから始まる家族4人の生活を想像しながら彼の帰りを待っていた。出来立てを食べて欲しくて帰りが何時になるか連絡したが返事は来ない。ソファで待っているうちにうたた寝をしてしまい、車のエンジン音で目を覚ました時には既に22時を過ぎていた。
瑛斗を出迎えるため慌てて玄関へ向かう。
「おかえりなさい」
「ただいま。」
「なんだか疲れているみたいだけど大丈夫?」
「ああ。……話があるんだ。少しいいかな」
いつもより冷たく沈んだ声で瑛斗が静かに言った。疲れ切った様子の瑛斗だが、大人の男の色香をまとい、疲れた顔さえも魅力的だった。3年たった今でも瑛斗と目が合うとドキドキして胸が高鳴る。
表情がどこか硬い瑛斗の後ろを歩きリビングへ入った。
(仕事で疲れているのかもしれない。でも妊娠のことが分かったら気持ちも変わるかも!)
「先にご飯にする?今日ね、話をしたいことがあって瑛斗の好きなラザニアを作って待っていたんだ。」
「……そうやって機嫌でも取っているつもりなのか。」
「え……?」
瑛斗の言葉に耳を疑った。普段はそんなことを言う人ではない。頭の回転が早く、いつも冷静で落ち着いて、人が不快に思うような台詞は今まで一度も言ったことがないので信じられなかった。
「瑛斗、仕事で何か嫌なことや問題でもあったの?何か疲れている?私に出来ることがあるなら……」
ソファに座る瑛斗に近寄り、膝をついて手を重ねると怪訝そうな顔をしてすぐさま振り払った。
「触るな。もう放っておいてくれ。それよりここにサインをしてくれないか?」
彼は深くため息をついた後、鞄から一枚の白い封筒を取り出した。
何の書類か分からず受け取ったがタイトルを見た瞬間、頭の中が真っ白になった。
(なにこれ……)
【離婚協議書】 彼から渡された書類にはこう記されてあった。
"Argh! The dress is not fit!" "No, it should fit. I'll hold my breath. Lift up the zipper in one pull. One, two, hmmph!" Zoey groaned in annoyance when Daisy couldn't successfully zip her dress. She turned her body, staring fiercely at her best friend, who wore a wedding dress with a veil. "Can't you do it right? Is it that hard to get the zippers on? If my hand reaches, I'll not ask for your help!" she grumbled. "Gosh, why are you nagging me?" Daisy put her hands on her hips, annoyed at Zoey, who had acted like a stepmother ever since. "It's my wedding day, and you're my bridesmaid. But why have I been serving you since earlier, huh?!" Hearing Daisy nagging her back, Zoey's annoyance instantly turned into sadness. "So you're going to let me go to the ballroom and meet everyone with this unzipped zipper?" Zoey asked with her teary eyes, making Daisy panic, considering how long she had to dress up and her wedding might have to be postponed if her bridesmaid, who suffered from acute
'I've prepared breakfast for you, so make sure you eat it. Remember to drink milk too. Call me after you wake up because now I miss you. See you.'"Wow..." Daisy muttered in amazement after reading the paper with Sean's handwriting. She then turned her head to Zoey, who was lying on her side on the couch, watching cartoons while munching on the sandwich Sean had prepared for her. "It feels like it hasn't been long since you envied me because River left me a handwritten note before leaving for work. Now you must be happy that Sean did the same.”"Happy, you said? I feel even more burdened if he is like this!" complained Zoey. "I've made up my mind to abort this baby. Even though Sean knew about it, and I knew he was saddened by this decision, I still kept my determination to abort this baby. But because of all his attitude to my pregnancy..."Zoey hung her words as she recalled the sweet attitude Sean had shown her in the past week since the man learned about her pregnancy and her deci
"Why does it feel like Monday is coming longer than usual? I can't wait to end this suffering soon."Zoey walked out of the bathroom grumblingly. After enjoying the bridal shower with Daisy last night, Zoey returned to Sean's house this morning. But not 10 minutes since she arrived at this house, her morning sickness attacked her again and made her feel like the most miserable person in this world."Ah, damn! Aw! Aargh, why is this here?"Zoey, who was standing in front of the refrigerator to get drinking water, suddenly turned her head to the noise that suddenly broke the silence in the house. She saw Sean walking hastily, wearing a shirt with buttons arranged carelessly so that it looked crooked, and his black hair was messy. Stepping towards her with staggered steps and bumping into a table or chair, he passed several times."Oh... Oh! Good morning!" Sean greeted Zoey with a big smile as he stood before her before advancing his body to land a peck on her girlfriend's lips.Zoey loo
"You must be very happy because your brother will be the best man at your wedding. You must—""No, Sean! For God's sake, Rion will never be the best man at my wedding!" River almost screamed when he interrupted Sean's words as his foot slammed on the brakes in front of the red traffic light line.They had gone halfway home with Sean, who kept grumbling about Rion, who would be the best man at River's wedding, making River's ears hot because he had to hear that chatter along the way."He just teased you. Because you always overreact around him, he comes to think of you as a fun toy and plays tricks on you like this. Does it make sense for him to be my best man?" River, who had been silent all along, finally turned his body towards Sean to refute the man's accusations while waiting for the traffic light to turn green."How come that doesn't make any sense? I can see that your relationship is so warm that you can laugh because of the jokes that aren't funny at all!" Sean snapped, making
"Drink this. This can help reduce your nausea," Sean said while placing a glass of milk in front of Zoey.Zoey stared at the milk. Sean came home with a can of pregnancy milk and made it for her. That means Sean has decided to end the lie she created when he comes home early."Why?" Zoey asked, looking up from the milk in front of her to look directly at Sean, who was now setting the food he bought on a plate. "Why did you-""In this situation, I'm the one who should be asking why, Zoey," Sean cut in. His words sounded as gentle as usual, but the seriousness that radiated from his eyes inevitably made Zoey's heart flutter."But as I said before, I won't ask anything and will only listen if you're willing to tell me your reasons. So that way, I won't drown in my own prejudices," added Sean.Sean then placed a plate of food in front of Zoey. "Eat. Even if it's a little and you feel nauseous, you must force yourself to fill your stomach. If your stomach is empty like this, you should go
"Dammit! He's always on his own! Just watch, if he continues like this, it's not Rion who will dethrone him again but myself!"Sean stepped out of the meeting room, grumbling, looking really annoyed that River missed work, making him take on the responsibility of chairing the meeting in his stead."It must be so much fun being the boss. He could skip work as he pleased and would later take time off for his wedding. In my next life, I'll become rich and make him my slave. I'll pay back all the shit he gave me a million times worse!"Sean was still grumbling even though he had now entered the elevator. But the man quickly erased the annoyed expression on his face and replaced it with a sweet smile when a woman entered the elevator."Good morning Mr. Marsh," said the woman."Good morning," Sean replied. His gaze shifted to the box that the woman was carrying. "Why are you packing your things? Are you changing departments?""This is my last day of work. I have resigned," the woman replied






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