Charlotte's POVShe woke up in her room, not in Elijah's room. She sat up, but a hand gently supported her back."Take it slow." She looked and saw Elisse by her side. "Do you want to eat? I can tell the maid to cook something for you."She shook her head. "Just water.""Wait, I'll get it from outside."Elisse left the room, leaving her alone. She closed her eyes, but then quickly opened them again. She placed her hand on her tummy, still unable to believe that a baby was growing inside."Here's your water."Elisse handed her a glass of water and sat back beside her."You can stay in this room for now. If you go to Elijah's room, you might just end up arguing again. It's better to calm down tonight so you can get along better tomorrow."She looked at Elisse. "I'm not ready."Elisse smiled. "No one is ever really ready for their first child. It's normal to have a lot of worries because it's your first time, but that's life; you have to go through the first time so you'll be ready for t
Charlotte's POV"How long, Elijah?" She just stared at the glass and didn't look into his eyes. "As far as I know, you have a woman you love. Don't you want to be with her?"It was silent in the kitchen, and she wondered why it took Elijah so long to respond. It must have been several minutes that had passed. When she looked, his brow was furrowed because he had closed his eyes while folding his arms.Did Elijah fall asleep?"Elijah." He remained with his eyes closed. She finished the milk in the glass before standing up. He might be sleepy. It was almost four in the morning. "Elijah, are you asleep?" She grabbed his arm and gently pushed. He still didn't react or even open his eyes.She turned her head to look at his face. That girl Elijah liked was really lucky. She was nice; it seemed like she was the only one with a lot of problems in life, so the two of them didn't get along."Can't you both wait until sunrise? Go to sleep!" She glanced at the kitchen door. Elisse was standing th
Elijah's POVHe was sitting in front of his table, chewing on the cap of his pen. He was reading papers for the materials to be used in his jewelry design, and he still couldn't quite get the look he wanted.As he leaned back and stared at the folder in his hand, the door to his office suddenly opened."Hi, Elijah!!" Venus approached him happily, but he motioned for her to stop with his hand. "What?" She seemed confused by his action."What are you doing here?""Just visiting and checking up on you. Is there something wrong with that?"He lowered the folder and looked at Venus's face. "Weren't we okay in the past few days because of your tantrums?"She smiled and approached him. "I'm okay now. I just had a hot temper back then.""But seriously, we need to stop this.""I won't get jealous anymore. Whoever it is, as long as it's just friends.""No. I don't want to, Venus. It's better if you just spend your time with someone else."Her face turned defiant. "Why don't you just be honest w
Elijah's POVHe saw Charlotte sleeping while accompanied by Rosa in the room."Oh, you're here.""She fell asleep."Rosa smiled. "When pregnant, if she leans, she can fall asleep immediately. I just called you less than 30 minutes ago.""Let's just let her sleep. By the way, where's Elisse?"He hadn't seen his sister inside the house. Elisse should be in this room because she's a notorious gossip woman."She left too, and she still hasn't come back. I'll go out for a moment. If you stay here, she might look for you when she wakes up.""Alright."Rosa left, and he sat on the bed near the feet of Charlotte while watching her. How would she manage to go to school like this? She would surely feel sleepy and lazy.He stood up and went to the cabinet to get some clothes to change into. It was still too early to go home, but he needed to for Charlotte's sake.After changing clothes in the bathroom and coming out, Charlotte was still asleep. He decided to leave for a moment because he suddenl
Elijah's POVHe entered the room and peeked at Charlotte lying on the bed. She was just sitting there, lost in thought. When she suddenly looked at him.He smiled faintly. "Are...you—""No!"He blinked at the forcefulness of her answer. It seemed like what he and Elisse did had upset her greatly. He didn't know what to do. He wanted to step forward and sit beside her, but he also hesitated because of Charlotte's angry expression."About the eggs—""What?! Are you going to tell me that the food I wanted to eat isn't delicious either? If you don't like what I want, don't even mention it to me!!"She covered her face with both hands while crying. He sighed at her reaction, then approached and sat beside Charlotte."Elisse didn't mean to say that.""I know, but it hurts me!"He looked at Charlotte, who was still crying. Her palms were soaked. Tears streamed down her face, evident by the wetness between her fingers."Wipe your tears.""I-I can't...I can't stop!" She spoke hesitantly betwee
"Let's hang out again. It's been a while since our last one; my throat hasn't tasted alcohol in ages."He grinned. "You have money to buy expensive booze. Why don't you just drink at your 'hunted house'?""My house is just quiet; it's not a hunted house!"Kiel, the guy living in the eerily quiet house, could say that it's a hunted house. The house is huge, but only one person lives there, without even maids. Surely, Kiel must have someone living with him that they don't see inside the house. Well, his friend is brave enough."Hey, what? You're not saying anything. Let's go to Christian's house."He sighed. He wasn't ready to face him again. He didn't have the courage yet because of what he did to his sister, Charlotte."Next time, maybe.""Wow, it's a miracle you declined now. You used to be the one eager to go there.""I have a lot to do, so next time.""Fine. I just wanted to tell you a story."His great friend is acting like a girl. Whenever he tells a story, it's like there's no t
Charlotte's POVShe instinctively placed her hand on her stomach as it suddenly grumbled. It seems like the baby inside her belly is hungry. She stared blankly, realizing that she should eat too. She can't afford to skip meals anymore.Elijah entered the room again and stopped right beside her."What do you want to eat?"She glanced at Elisse. "What's the meal?""I don't know what the maid cooked, but maybe we can just check in the kitchen and see. If there's anything you don't like, I can tell the maids to cook something else for you.""Okay."She leaned on the bed, but Elijah immediately held her and helped her stand up. They went to the kitchen and checked the dishes. It was fine; there was nothing she disliked, so there was no need for Elijah to command the maids to cook something else."Let's go to the dining area." Elijah and she entered the dining area together. They found Elisse already there, seemingly waiting for them. Some dishes were already served, but not everything she s
Charlotte's POVAs she stepped into the backyard of her house, she could hear the noise emanating from inside the house. It appeared that her brother's friend had once again arrived. Despite being high-ranking executives of a company, they were making an excessive amount of noise. All of her brother's friends were either CEOs or wealthy individuals. Her parents were the wealthiest family in the country, and as a result, her brother had the chance to meet a lot of wealthy people, even from other countries.Upon entering the house, she saw that they were drinking alcohol once again. They were still wearing tuxedos, which indicated that maybe they had come straight here after work. They were far from her path, so she could just continue walking. Sometimes their positions in the living room were all over the place, so she couldn't avoid greeting them even if she didn't want to.She comes from school, and there are times when she gets home at seven in the evening because of the projects th