Toby clenched his fists even more tightly. “Why?”

Sonia looked at him weirdly. “Why? This baby’s an accident. I don’t love it, and its father doesn’t want it either. There’s no reason to keep it around.” Sonia knew it was cruel, but she had to be responsible. It’d be too cruel for the baby to be born into a broken family where its parents didn’t love it.

 

Toby asked, “If… If the baby’s father wants it, will you give birth to it then?”

“Huh?” Sonia paused.

Only then did Toby realize he had said too much. She might get suspicious, so he thought up an excuse and said, “It’s nothing. Just asking.”

Sonia didn’t dwell on it and flicked her hair. “Of course not.”

 

Toby frowned. She won’t do it even if the father wants it?

Sonia knew what he was thinking, so she answered, “Why should I give birth to the child of a man I don’t know and love?”

 

birth to the child. Even if she knew he was the father, she’d probably abort the baby as well. After all, she did say she wouldn’t do it for a man she didn’t love, and he was the man she didn’t love. The mere thought of that made Toby upset, and he pursed

years, but she fell out of love in only a couple of months. Ever since then, he would sometimes suspect that she was just playing him for a fool, and

when he was about to ask, the manager suddenly said, “Parents,

Toby’s urge to ask was doused, and he glared

confused. Why isn’t he tying the string? What is

his gaze and looked at her. When he saw what she was wearing, he frowned. “I’ll do it. You can’t

and started tying the

would be awkward for her to bend over with that shirt, since she didn’t

he realized she was spacing

Sonia averted her

to talk about it, but he didn’t dwell on it. “It’s done.” He stood up. “Try moving around and see how it

her leg as he told her to. Since her leg was

gulped whenever he felt the touch of her skin. “How does

was getting used to the feel on her leg. She nodded. “Yep.

a subtle sigh of relief. “Hold my waist once the race starts, then move the legs that are tied together. I need you to take

that to keep her from tripping, so

to holding him, but luckily she knew it was just for the game. If she refused, he’d have to

blew the whistle, Sonia and Toby raised their legs that were tied together first. They managed to leave the starting line, while family number

each other by the waist, and they didn’t discuss which foot they should raise first. In the end, they started on the wrong foot and fell down before they could take a step. When she saw that, Sonia had to give it to Toby for

When he realized she was spacing out again, he pinched her shoulder to snap

were still in the competition, Sonia turned back and didn’t look at

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