Even though I knew he would not show any expression, I just wanted to tell him.
After hearing what I said, Theo's handsome face did not change. When he spoke, he said something I did not like hearing. His thin lips parted slightly. "If you're resigning from the company, doesn't that mean you should also move out from the villa?"
My heart trembled. Even after I knew they had shared the same bed, it still hurt to hear such words.
Nicky, who was standing next to him, looked delighted.
She squared her shoulders and looked at me with a smile on her face, which chilled my heart even more.
I finally mustered enough spirit after a while, and the corners of my mouth were raised into a smile. "I can leave the company, but I can't leave the villa."
My red lips pressed into a line. Ignoring Nicky beside him, I picked up my feet and approached him. I grabbed his hand and put it to my stomach as I looked at him. "I want our child to see more of what kind of a person their father is."
He seemed to be able to feel the small life in my stomach. Theo's expression changed slightly, and his eyes gradually softened as he looked at me as if he had returned to the past. "Our child?"
Noticing the change in his eyes, I asked him, "Did you remember something?"
"I..."
Before he could finish speaking, Nicky interrupted us.
In just an instant, Theo regained his former indifference.
Nicky gave me a push, separating me from Theo. "Nonsense! Who do you think you are? Why would Theo have a child with you? Stop daydreaming. Theo, she’s just delusional. Ignore her. Let's go up. There's still a lot of work to do."
"Alright."
He responded very simply and without even looking at me again. He followed Nicky upstairs. The look Nicky gave me when they walked past me was an obvious boast.
I pretended not to have seen it and left the company.
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