Although he was not part of the Kaisa Group, it was my company, and I had no excuses because I had brought him in, not by parachute. However, I was an evil employer who had dismissed Chase as having taken over the stake without even paying him a salary, so it was something you should have been worried about in the opposite direction of what you thought.

“Well, it’s actually a company we started together. It’s me. Chase, and someone who’s like my older brother. But I don’t know how to do much, so Chase ended up taking on all the work…”

And they didn’t pay his salary either. They didn’t even pay your hospital bills, they wanted to treat it as salary, but Chase said it wouldn’t work even if he died… I couldn’t even bring myself to say those words. No matter how much I thought about it, it just sounded like a useless excuse.

“You’re working with Chase, Leoruka?”

“Yes, but rather than doing it together, Chase does it all…”

My head dropped lower and lower. When I got home, I had to look closely at the investment report Chase had given me to study. I suddenly felt ashamed of the fact that all I did every day was eat and roll around, patting my stomach. Even that meal was prepared by Chase.

“That won’t work.”

As expected, I got a negative answer right away. Maybe my mother was upset when he heard that? I gave up on making excuses, nodded vigorously, and entered a reflective mode.

“Yes, that won’t do. From now on, I’ll do a bit more…”

I will read the report diligently and do all the homework I am given. It was obvious that it would only last for three days, but at this moment, I tried to make a sincere promise.

“I feel a bit awkward saying this, but Leoruka, he’s my son.”

My mother cut me off with a serious expression. He swallowed dry saliva and clasped her hands together in a nervous manner. Am I going to get scolded? I will get scolded. I hope he doesn’t scold me too much.

“Yes… Please speak comfortably.”

“My son is handsome, though.”

“Yes, that’s right… Yes?”

Why is my son’s face suddenly being evaluated here?

I was so confused that I didn’t even have a chance to respond, but regardless, my mother continued to evaluate his son with a worried expression on his face. However, the evaluations that followed were not very favorable.

“No matter how much I look for the advantages, there’s only one, and there are many disadvantages. You know that, right, Leoruka?”

“…”

Is this a twisted version of a previous question? I blinked because I didn’t know how to answer. If you don’t know the answer, just stay still and you’ll get somewhere in the middle.

“There are many other problems, but the most important thing is his personality… He’s so prickly, sharp, and dirty… no, that, unique… It’s really hard to please him. If he doesn’t like anything even a little bit, he loses his temper and yells, and he gets upset easily, and we don’t even know why he’s angry. Isn’t that so?”

“…”

I almost got caught up in it and nodded my head, thinking that every word was so right. How did you know so much? Is the Creator different? But I didn’t know that he was trying to judge me. I should just keep quiet.

“The baby’s father didn’t do that either, so I don’t know who he resembles. He wasn’t picked up, you know. No, maybe the babies were switched at the hospital?”

“…”

For that to be true, his face resembles his mother’s too much…

Thinking of the son, who looks exactly like he was stamped out of a fish-shaped bread mold, I lost myself in useless worries wondering if a fennec fox and a black panther could be so similar.

But what on earth is the conclusion of this new re-evaluation of your son? I stared blankly at my mother, not knowing why he was saying such things. Then, my mother, who had been gossiping about Chase for a while, grabbed my hand as if he had made up his mind.

“I know my son well, and he would rather starve than take in a roommate because he doesn’t have enough money.”

“Yes, is that so?”

Despite all that, I was the one who came to him first and asked him to let him live with him. Of course, it was a situation that couldn’t be helped because of morning sickness. When I thought about how much he hated it and how distorted his expression was when he asked me to live with him, I could understand.

“I guess so.”

“And you’re going to start a company with that roommate? That’s even more ridiculous. With that temper…”

This was also true, because he was inevitably dragged to my company due to a complex mix of circumstances. But that Black Panther… I didn’t know what kind of son he was that his mother was so merciless to him.

“That means that your relationship with Chase is much more special than I knew.”

Wow. You’re sharp.

I opened my mouth wide in surprise. Then, my mother narrowed his eyes and raised the corners of his lips. His bright smile was just like Chase’s. It even seemed like there was some kind of scheme….

“You’re already living together, and you have a business together. At this point, I could almost call you soulmates. Right?”

“Huh? A soul?”

Suddenly, you are becoming too grandiose! I don’t know what you would say if you knew that there was even Yeontan in my stomach. I was a little scared, so I tightly closed the jacket I was wearing to hide my stomach and grabbed the hem of my clothes. I felt like I absolutely couldn’t get caught.

“So, Leoruka.”

“yes…”

“No matter what kind of mischief that guy gets into, you just have to beat him up a few times and take him home… No, even if you hit him with this fist, it’ll only hurt your hand. You know what happens then? If you aim for the weak spot, he’ll behave.”

“…”

I think I should not talk to my mother. If this continues, my son’s father will not be able to live his life. But where is this conversation going now?

“Even so, you know? There are no returns.”

“yes yes?”

“There’s no sending it back to me. It’s yours now, you know?”

“…”

I guess that was the conclusion. What did you do to get your mom to stamp it as non-returnable and then roll it over to me! Like a carrot being handed out, Chase. You poor bastard, I have to treat you well……

“Mom. What are you saying?”

Luckily, the door opened wide at that moment and Chase came in and stood next to me. He seemed to have heard the entire conversation which was more like his mother’s one-sided announcement of the sale and his sharp eyes looked like an angry cat, which was a little funny.

“I didn’t say anything. I just bragged about how pretty our baby was.”

“I heard everything? Put some spit on your lips.”

“Can you see the needle here?”

“Oh, really… Okay. I have to be discharged, so the wheelchair will be here soon. Can you stand up? …No, stay still. I’ll move you.”

Although he kept grumbling, Chase’s hands were extremely careful as he lifted his mother up and hugged him.

The conversation continued until Chase put his mother in the wheelchair that the staff brought, got into the car waiting outside the hospital, and drove out of the hospital. As we chatted away like that, we arrived at our destination, the new hospital.

While waiting for the results of the bid from Tesati, the film production company contacted me. They invited me to come and look around the site when I had time, since filming had finally begun.

As a student on leave of absence and a company president with not much to do, and as a pregnant (wo)man who doesn’t even have morning sickness, I gladly accepted the director’s invitation because I didn’t really have anything to do.

But the problem was Chase.

As soon as I mentioned the production company’s invitation, he frowned and showed that he was busy. I thought it would be better if I went alone, but this time, he frowned even more and tried to yell.

“What? Where are you going alone?”

“Hey, don’t lose your temper! Yeontan is startling!”

“..Didn’t lose my temper.”

“Lies. You were about to scream just now?”

“When did I!”

“You’re screaming right now!”

“I said no…!”

Chase lowered his voice and glanced at my stomach, and a look of concern crossed his face. Still, did Yeontan notice? He pushed his rather protruding stomach forward even further and shouted at me to stop yelling and be nice to him. Chase looked dumbfounded, but he slowly approached me and patted my stomach.