“Huh? Oh, I don’t really feel like talking about personal things.”

It’s already a little bit like that. It’s a little too much! It’s better to just say honestly that you were hugging me!

I trembled and shouted inwardly, but my lips would not open. After that, no one opened their mouths. Even Chase, who was involved, seemed frozen. The balcony became as quiet as a mouse.

Finally, Taylor, whose eyes had been wide open, came to his senses first and asked stammeringly.

“Hey, Chase… Did you really do that with Kaisa…?”

“…”

‘That kind of thing’, If someone heard that, they’d think I was doing something weird on the balcony in the dark! I just hugged Chase and held his hand! Seriously!

It was when I moved my lips because I thought it would be less frustrating if I said something in response.

“Then, Senior Chase… are you dating… Leoruka?”

“Hey, Chase. It’s Leoruka. Leoruka del Caisa…”

The expressions on Remy and Taylor’s faces as they urged Chase on were worth seeing. But the most impressive was Chase’s sullen expression as he nodded with his eyes downcast, his long, thin eyelashes drooping.

“…okay.”

“What? No, that’s not it!”

“That’s right, dating. I’m with Leoruka… Ugh.”

Chase seemed to have bitten his tongue for a moment. The blood was showing through, so he looked like he was in a lot of pain. Is he going to cry?

“Okay, okay… do it.”

“No, what, what? Who is doing what to whom?”

So you’re admitting your love like this? This time, a scream escaped my mouth.

“No, Chase wore it instead of me…”

But when I was about to make an excuse, I met Chase’s desperate eyes as he turned around to look at me.

When I saw that expression, I suddenly realized. Abel had already seen us hugging. He had to make up an excuse, but was it really right to just tell everyone that I was pregnant and Chase was stuck with me because he was suffering from morning sickness instead of me?

“…”

“…”

There were many unspoken conversations between us as I exchanged brief glances with Chase.

“I, really? Do you like… Leoruka?”

“Leoruka… Really? You’re dating Chase?”

“Hey, Caesar… Is it true?”

Following Hester, who muttered with a relieved expression. Remy and Taylor called out to me in turn with embarrassed expressions. Chase winked at me with a flustered expression, and my face hardened involuntarily.

In Korea, they say words become seeds^[1]means that what you say can have a powerful impact and potentially grow into reality…

There is no such saying in this world, right? Even if you say it, it won’t become a seed, right? It won’t become a seed…

Finally, he closed his eyes tightly and mumbled in a hushed voice.

“…Yes… We’re dating…”

“…”

“…”

“…”

This time everyone was speechless.

Still, it’s better to be misunderstood as dating than to drop a pregnancy bomb. Either way, it’s a minefield…

“Isn’t the event about to start? Let’s go back to the banquet hall, everyone.”

In the midst of all this, it seemed that Abel was the only one who didn’t lose his composure. He pointed to the inner event hall and changed the subject. Only then did everyone turn around awkwardly and rush out.

“Oh, but didn’t you say you had to go right away?”

Taylor’s voice was heard asking as he ran out onto the balcony first. Then a kind answer came right back.

“No. Since I came all this way, I should stay longer.”

“Really? Oh, that’s great!”

Abel isn’t leaving? I had a strange feeling.

Abel said that he originally planned to just say hello to the people he knew and leave right away. In the original. Abel and Chase meet for the first time a few months later at a CF filming site, which means that Abel, who attended the party, left as planned and did not meet Chase.

But then Abel met Chase and even said he wanted to stay at the party. It seemed like the original plot was starting to change.

I couldn’t tell if this change would be good for me. More than anything, I was worried that I had misunderstood the main character. I was relieved that Chase and I were on good terms these days, but if I avoided the main character’s revenge, wouldn’t the main character swing his hammer? I suddenly became scared.

I wanted to grab Abel’s hem and beg him right away. I glanced at Abel, who was walking briskly beside me, and shed tears inside. Abel, don’t do that. Take Chase. I’ll give it back to you right away!

The year-end party started off in a somewhat gloomy mood, as the event’s organizers were still in shock.

I don’t know if it would be that shocking to know that I was dating Chase. I think if I told him that we weren’t dating, that we were pregnant, everyone would probably freak out.

“Next… we will have a presentation by the 45th Taylor Lionel Group. This is an artificial intelligence robot business plan developed by a research team of seven people, including Taylor Group, Remi Craten, Hester Bishart, and others.

When Hester, still looking daunted, introduced Taylor, applause echoed throughout the banquet hall.

Then Taylor went up to the stage and started his presentation, but even during that time, he would occasionally look at me and make a dirty face. He must have really hated that Chase and I got entangled. Usually, he would always fight with Chase, but at this moment, he would try to take care of him. If someone saw him, they would think Chase had been tainted by me.

It’s too late. Chase is already completely tainted! I smiled proudly and grabbed Chase’s hand, intertwining it with his. Taylor’s expression suddenly distorted.

“Puppy. Stop playing and concentrate.”

“yes…”

In the end. I ended up hearing a word from Chase. Still, perhaps because my condition had improved a little thanks to the palms being pressed together, Chase glanced at me and gave me a warning, but he didn’t take his hand away and left it there.