The 7-Day Contract (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 104

The thin notebook was diligently and densely filled with hospital visit records, test results, brief reflections, and messages addressed to the unborn baby.

If the maternity notebook had been somewhat flamboyant, the diary that followed opened with neat, quintessentially diary-like entries.

「November 26, 20○○

Morning sickness hadn’t even fully subsided when, suddenly, I craved peaches. Just one soft bite of a ripe peach seemed like it might calm my queasy stomach…

Our baby must be so cozy in Mommy’s warm womb that they don’t even realize winter is just around the corner.」

「November 29, 20○○

I went to the fruit section of the department store, but no matter how hard I looked, there wasn’t a single peach in sight. As I waddled along the desolate winter street, supporting my heavy belly, I suddenly felt overwhelmed and burst into tears.

I called Sol Yi, sobbing that I wanted a peach. In hindsight, it’s almost laughable.

Out of pity, perhaps, Sol Yi brought canned peaches that very night. I’d never tasted canned peaches so delicious in my life.」

After finishing one entry, Jeong Hyeok closed his eyes tightly once more. Unconsciously, his eyes grew hot and moist.

「February 20, 20○○

Every time I wake up, I’m startled anew by my belly, jutting out like an alien’s. I suppose that means our baby is growing strong and healthy?

My little one, please don’t fall—come slowly and safely.」

「May 17, 20○○

On a day when late spring rain fell like petals—the baby angel descended.」

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