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?”

 

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

of love. They had been dating for six 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

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

like that, Toby’s urge to ask was doused, and he

him glaring at the manager, and she was confused. Why isn’t he tying the string? What is he doing? Gosh, he’s so unpredictable. “Give me the string, President Fuller.

what she was wearing, he frowned. “I’ll do it. You

bent down and started tying

he knew it would be awkward for her to bend over with that shirt, since she didn’t think of it in the first place. Never knew he’s so meticulous. She looked at him, not knowing

felt her gaze, so he looked up. When he realized

nothing.” Sonia

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

leg as he told her to. Since her leg was tied with Toby’s, she’d

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

was getting used to the feel

race starts, then move the legs that are tied together. I need you

knew he was telling her all that to keep her from tripping, so she didn’t object to the idea.

a second there that she might say no to holding him, but luckily she knew it was just for the game. If she refused, he’d have to find another way to keep their balance so

a moment later. After the manager blew the whistle, Sonia and Toby raised their legs that were tied together first. They managed to leave the starting line,

didn’t hold 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 his planning,

again, he pinched her shoulder to snap her out of

were still in the competition, Sonia turned back and didn’t look at their competitor again. After that, it

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