Noir's POV
I was finally discharged from the hospital after another week.
My brother had to return to Valerian's main house because of business so I let him go.
I went outside of the hospital and took a deep breath.
As expected, there's nothing more comforting than the natural wind!
I was about to go home when someone grabbed my wrist.
"Do you think you can escape from me?"
I looked at the person who grabbed me and realized it was Damien.
He looked so haggard and it seems like he hasn't been sleeping properly. he looked pitiful but I just shook his hand away.
"What is wrong with you?!" I exclaimed.
He grabbed my wrist again and pulled me closer to him, "Were you planning on leaving me? Why are you so stubborn? Why can't you just be the way that you used to be?" He shouted.
I tried to get away from his grip but he was too strong.
This bastard is too strong.
I can't get away.
"Aren't you the one who told me to stay away?!" I exclaimed.
"You're mine. You can't leave me."
"We're not even married anymore! Get away from me!" I shouted.
Everyone started to look at us but no one dared to step up.
"The divorce paper... I didn't submit it. You're mine. You can never escape me." He said, pulling me closer to his body and completely embracing me.
I don't understand at all...
He doesn't love Noir...
So why is he acting this way?
I wasn't comfortable seeing everyone looking at us so I pulled him inside his car and asked Lester to drive us into his mansion.
We went to his bedroom and I locked the door so we could talk without any disturbance.
We were here 5 minutes ago but he wasn't saying anything.
"Haa, This won't do. We have to talk." I said.
He looked at me so I sat beside him.
"I'm pregnant." I said.
He was about to open his mouth but I covered it with my hand.
"Listen to me first!"
"I know that you have a great sense of responsibility but I don't want you to feel burdened about it so I've been thinking a lot."
"But... As I thought about it no answers came up and I was only left with more questions."
"I don't want this child to be a reason to tie you up with me so I thought of giving it up. But I realized that this child is not mine alone so I should listen to your opinion first."
I let go of his mouth so he could talk, "How could you say such a thing? How could you think of giving up our child?" He said in a low tone of voice.
"We are both adults. You should know how heavy is the responsibility of raising a child. If you're going to raise a child only to give it material things and not provide it with a proper upbringing then it is better not to raise the child at all."
"Do you think that you have time to raise a child? If you raise a child full of luxurious things and depraved of love, how do you think the child will turn out?"
"What I'm saying is... How exactly are you planning to raise a child?" I asked.
"I... Don't know." He replied.
"See? Which is why I'm thinking hard about this and I--"
"But... I'll try to learn and understand you. I want to give our child a happy family, So if you'll give me a chance to fix everything between us... I promise I would make you happy."
He looked me in the eyes, it was as if he would break into tears any second.
I have thought about this as well.
I thought that it would be impossible for Damien to care about me just because of the child so I ruled out the possibility of him wanting to reconcile with me.
But thinking about it now... Repairing my relationship with Damien is indeed better than hiding the child from him.
If I get into Damien's good graces, there would be a higher survival chance for me and If our relationship is fixed, the child could be provided with love.
But... What about Lennox?
Can I face him?
Would he still want to get rid of me if he knew I am pregnant?
How much would Lennox do just to get rid of me?
Where is the limit to his greed?
"Okay." I replied.
Damien hugged me, burying his face in my shoulder.
I don't know if I made the right decision but sooner or later, Lennox would get rid of me anyway.
I'm not even sure if he had something to do with Noir's death.
But, I have a hunch that he had something to do with it.
My hunch is always on point. Although this time, I wish I was wrong.
When Damien fell asleep I told Lester that I will be going back to the penthouse.
Lester drove me to the Empire Tower.
I went back to my room and rested for the day.
I am still anxious.
I know it would not be easy to raise a child so I'm wondering if I made the right decision.
*Phone rings*
I looked at the recipient and answered the call,
[Brother Nine]
: Brother?
N : How are you doing? I heard you got discharged from the hospital.
: Oh, yes. I forgot to tell you... I'm fine now, thank you for bringing me there.
N : Noir, What are you planning for the child?
: ... We decided to keep it.
N : If you want... I can tell dad to take you back home and you can raise your child here.
: Damien and I... Decided to fix everything ourselves. Thank you, brother.
N : Well, if you say so.
: Brother, I want to ask you 2 favors... Can I?
N : Favors?
: First, can you keep my pregnancy a secret? You know... Our relatives would always find a way to weaken us. I'm afraid that they would do something to harm me since I'm vulnerable now.
N : don't worry, your brothers will protect you. But -- I'll keep it a secret for now if that's what you want. I can tell it to Sven, mom, and dad, right?
: Yes...
N : Okay, what about the last favor?
: Oh -- Right! I noticed a vacant store in the lobby and I'm planning to build a cafe, will you let me use it?
N : Ah! You can use it. However, Will you let a friend of mine join your business?
: A friend?
N : Yes, Let's talk tomorrow morning! I'll bring him there.
: Okay.
*Beep beep beep*
The call ended so I decided to sleep through the night.
A long day awaits me.
I wonder who is the person that my brother would introduce...
I hope everything would go my way tomorrow.
As I pondered about a lot of things that are going on with my life...
I quickly drifted to sleep.