As the secretary who followed him disappeared, the tension eased and the strength left his four legs, causing him to collapse. A listless voice came out on its own.

“Kkling…”

Then Chase’s voice looking for me became a little louder.

“Where are you coming from? Why don’t you come here quickly?”

“Ugh… Ugh…”

“What, where are you? Hey, puppy?”

The sound of urgent footsteps was heard nearby. Chase, who had followed the groaning sound behind the pillar, hugged me with a surprised look on his face.

The warmth of the hand that was caressing my head made my frightened heart slowly ease. I buried my face in Chase’s chest and kept whimpering.

“Why did you suddenly disappear and then die? Where does it hurt?”

When I pretended to die, he asked me with a voice that seemed to contain a gram of worry, and gently stroked my ear. I closed my eyes tightly as I turned around, but my mind was complicated.

I thought that if I just hid quietly, I would be able to safely part ways with the Vice President. However, it seemed like the Vice President had no intention of leaving me alone.

In addition, it was shocking to hear that Chase’s mother had been neglected because of me. My mother had barely regained consciousness, but if he had stayed at the Kaisha Medical Center, his condition might have gotten worse.

So what should I do now? The sudden events that came my way made me feel so depressed that I lost all my energy. I stretched out all four legs and lost consciousness.

“What the heck, why are you like this? Wake up, puppy. Open your eyes!”

Chase’s loud voice calling for the puppy while shaking my body rang in my ears and then disappeared into the back of my consciousness.

“omg!”

I jumped up from my seat with my eyes wide open. I looked around in a hurry and luckily I was inside a house. I was lying on the bed, buried deep in two blankets, but because I sat up so suddenly, the towel that had been on my forehead fell to the floor.

“Are you awake?”

Chase approached me with strides, bent down, and picked up a towel. His expression was so serious that I got scared.

“Did I faint? Am I sick?”

I shouldn’t be sick right now!

Chase’s mother’s treatment was a concern, and I also had to think about how to get out of the vice president’s sight. I suddenly had a fever as I tried to do something I had never thought of before. I frowned and grabbed the hem of Chase’s clothes.

“How high is the fever? Oh my, is Yeontan okay? Shouldn’t I go to the hospital and get an IV? What if I just bring him home?”

“…”

Chase looked down at me blankly, then sighed deeply. Then, with a more serious expression than I did, he brushed back his bangs and clicked his tongue.

“What’s so high about a high fever? I thought you were just asleep.”

“What? Are you sure?”

“It was a hospital. The doctor came and checked you right away, and you didn’t have a fever at all.”

“What… But why did you put a wet towel on it?”

“I told you several times that it was okay, but you kept whining and telling me to go up! Why are you talking so loudly in your sleep?”

Thinking about it, I vaguely remembered how I liked the way his hands touched my forehead, so I kept digging into Chase’s thick chest and whimpering. Feeling a little embarrassed, I just rubbed the back of my neck and rolled my eyes here and there.

“Ah, Moon.”

“Where is the Moon?”

Chase suddenly got excited and started spewing out a barrage of complaints as he muttered in a low voice.

“Are you really going to make me feel this way every time? How surprised I’ll be if you suddenly collapse as if you’re going to faint! If you’re going to sleep, sleep soundly. Why are you kicking and twitching in your sleep, and why are you pulling out all my hair when I’m carrying you?”

“Me?”

“Then who else should I carry besides you! You were heavier than usual, saggy like a sack of rice! What did you eat to make something so small weigh so much?”

“It’s not me… The baby is heavy… It’s because you are carrying two people…”

“He’s one centimeter tall now. Are you kidding me?”

“…”

Did I get that heavy? They say that in the early stages of pregnancy, you lose weight because you can’t eat due to morning sickness, but in my case, Chase took care of it for me, so my appetite got better day by day. Thanks to that, Chase was busy every day, either dealing with morning sickness or cooking. Now that I think about it, Chase seems to have gotten a little dapper?

“But did you lose weight? You suddenly look pale…”

“I can’t live up to my name because of you. If you find out, don’t surprise me.”

“What, are you worried?”

“Are you talking nonsense again?”

Or maybe not, I don’t know why they keep yelling like that. Who is scaring whom more? I grumbled and laid back down on the bed. Chase pulled the blanket over me and covered me up to my chest.

Then, as usual, he hesitated and couldn’t say anything. Why is he suddenly acting like that? I looked up at him in confusion and blinked, and he bit his lower lip several times before opening his mouth.

“What happened with the vice president?”

“Vice President?”

“Did the vice president see you? Did he threaten you or something?”

“Ahh… No, that’s not it. Nothing happened.”

It seemed like he saw the backs of the vice president and secretary disappearing into the end of the hallway. I shook my head and waved my hand lightly, but Chase still frowned and didn’t show any expression.