“Sigh…”
Chaeun sighed. Three men gathered in the living room, touching their sweaty foreheads side by side.
In order, Director Yoon, followed by Chae-ha, and Kwon Kang-ho, who was receiving the news of the cosmic kidnapping.
“Where is Mother?”
As soon as he opened the bedroom door roughly, Young-joo was not there.
The main house mansion had four floors, and there were so many rooms that it resembled a castle.
Kwon Kang-ho stopped Chae-ha, who was trying to climb the stairs with the intent to search each one.
Seeing Director Yoon standing in the corner of the sofa, Chae-ha was sweating like a criminal.
“I’m sorry. I should not have taken my eyes off Madam.”
“No. It’s not Director Yoon’s fault.”
“Father, please call Mother quickly. We’re going back with the cosmic right away.”
“Chae-ha.”
A solemn voice settled heavily on Chae-ha’s shoulders.
For some reason, given the absurd situation, Kwon Kang-ho’s attitude felt very cautious.
“I knew what the situation was. But for now, it’s better to go back and wait.”
“What is this…!”
Towards the son who was about to rebut immediately, Kwon Kang-ho sighed deeply.
“Your mother is almost in a half-seizure state. It seems like she’s in that state when she lost Tae-ha… She seems to be in that state now, holding onto the cosmos as if she can’t hear anything.”
A seizure state… It was a term I hadn’t heard in a long time.
After my brother died, Young-joo frequently suffered seizures, and because of that, Chae-ha couldn’t easily ignore his mother’s words.
As if comforting Chae-ha, but partly giving orders, Kwon Kang-ho continued.
“It’s not the first time she’s met the cosmos, and it doesn’t seem like she dislikes our house. Let’s leave her alone for now. There shouldn’t be a problem with her going to and from daycare since Director Yoon is in charge. Wait for a day or two and see if your mother’s condition improves before taking her.”
“Hah…”
It was difficult. But even for Chae-ha, it was inevitable.
No matter how capricious his mother was, the grief of losing a child was the same.
No one in this room wanted to see that again.
So, Chae-ha reluctantly nodded.
“What… What are you talking about?”
Seol-won, who came out to meet the guests at the entrance, frowned at Chae-ha, who returned alone.
“Exactly as I said. The cosmos is at the main house. Because of a small accident…”
Chae-ha told her what happened in front of the daycare center in the afternoon.
It was not something to hide, but Seol-won’s face turned pale as she listened.
“A truck… suddenly rushed in?”
Seol-won’s shoulders trembled uncontrollably.
An unruly driving in front of a daycare center in broad daylight, anyone could see that it couldn’t be an unintentional accident.
She had received a warning not to let it pass when she met Baek Sa-ra not long ago.
She expected some mischief, but she never thought it would directly threaten the life of the cosmos in the middle of the street in broad daylight.
I let my guard down. I should have never wavered for a moment.
Even though I vowed never to lose this time.
In the moment when regret and guilt made her eyes warm, Chaeha’s gentle voice comforted her.
“It’s okay. He didn’t get hurt. Choi Jaeyoon protected Uju.”
“Jaeyoon?”
When Seolwon looked at Chaeha with surprise, he placed a large hand on her shoulder.
Then, the trembling of the shoulders subsided as if it were a lie.
“Yeah. Fortunately. I’m sorry. If I had gone to pick up Uju a little earlier…”
“No, Chaeha is busy with work at the company these days. I should have taken care of it more. Anyway, it wouldn’t have mattered.”
“…What does that mean?”
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
Seolwon avoided eye contact with a flustered look.
She almost let slip that something happened with Baek Sera after the shocking news.
“When your mother calms down, your father will send you back right away, so don’t worry too much.”
“…Okay.”
Knowing that Uju was in that house, she might have been furious in the past.
But now, she couldn’t bring herself to do that.
Chaeha’s feelings were undoubtedly as complicated as that.
Since the comprehensive review of the resort business was announced at the last board meeting, Chaeha became busier than ever.
Even Seolwon, who didn’t know much about the business, could clearly see that things were not going well.
After the uneasiness that arose after meeting Baek Sera, she even considered telling Chaeha everything.
However, amidst the hesitation, Uju had an accident.
‘…Are we just not meant to be?’
It was a mysterious thing why things turned out this way from the moment they first met.
Just wanting to be together with him and Uju.
The more she tried to stay with Kwon Chaeha, the more she longed for, the more unfortunate events seemed to happen to everyone.
If it was because of forcibly holding onto a relationship that was not originally hers…
“Min Seolwon.”
“…”
“Min Seolwon.”
“Ah.”
Seolwon hastily raised her head to the hot breath that descended on her forehead.
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
