chapter 3
Although Chase had hinted at getting a room before, he never brought it up again after I refused.
My hand couldn't help but rest on my lower abdomen.
This child didn't just appear out of nowhere. Could it really be as the doctor said, that the man who violated me has a very small penis?
After thinking it over, I decided to go to the swimming pool again.
I slipped some money to the security guard and got surveillance footage from a month ago. There's no camera inside the changing room, so I could only see the people entering and leaving.
But after looking over and over, I didn't find anyone suspicious.
I couldn't help feeling discouraged. Could it be that I was wrong? Was it not something that happened that day?
Alexa bought me a drink and asked with a grin, "Nora, I sent Chase away. Now you can tell me, whose child are you carrying?"
I pressed my lips together and shook my head. "I wish I knew. All I remember is going to the swimming pool, and then I somehow ended up pregnant."
She was stunned for a moment, then quickly slapped her forehead and said, "Could it be that someone ejaculated in the pool?"
"I came across a news story before, where a man deliberately ejaculated in a public pool, and several girls ended up pregnant!"
I almost burst out laughing. Sperm has a very short survival time and quickly loses its viability when exposed to chlorinated pool water.
But her suggestion reminded me of the man who harassed me that day, so I pulled up the surveillance footage of the swimming pool again.
But this time, I saw someone unexpected.
That person was Chase!
He was wearing a mask, standing sneakily at the entrance of the pool. Soon, he walked out of the surveillance footage and disappeared into the restroom.
I clenched my fists, thinking, "He's definitely not simple!"
Before I could confront him, the door was pounded heavily.
Alexa went to open the door but was shoved to the ground.
The person who came in was my dad, Dylan Reeds, followed by my mom, Juliet Reeds. I had just stood up when he slapped me hard.
I instinctively covered my face and heard Dylan angrily scold, "Nora, how could I have a shameless daughter like you? You're not even married yet, and you're already rushing to have someone's child?"
I looked over his shoulder and saw Chase behind him, staring at me with a smug expression.
He pretended to sigh and said pitifully, "Nora, I really don't want to pressure you, but I'm truly afraid you'll abort the baby."
"I asked the doctor, and they said your uterine lining is very thin. If you abort this time, it will be hard to conceive again."
In my previous life, he used the same excuse. He even rushed into a flash marriage with me just to make me keep the baby.
No wedding, no gifts, nothing at all, yet I was still deeply grateful.
I thought I owed him, so even in late pregnancy, I worked hard to make it up to him.
Looking back now, I was truly so foolish.
What did I do wrong? I dont even know how I got pregnant.
Dylan's face turned red with anger. "You're dropping out tomorrow and getting married. Otherwise, when your belly gets big, people will laugh at you."
Chase advised, "Mr. Reeds, don't rush. Nora can take a break from school and marry me first. Later, my mom can take care of the baby, so it won't tire her out."
Alexa brought me ice to put on my face. I sat down on my own, my tone cold. "Who said I was getting married? Im not."
Dylan's eyes widened, and his finger trembled as he pointed at me. "What are you trying to do? Do you still want an abortion?"
Juliet cried on the side as she said, "How could you get pregnant before marriage? If you don't marry Chase, who else can you marry?"
I listened to those words and suddenly laughed. "I'm going to marry the baby's father. Who told you the child I'm carrying is Chase's?"
Juliet stopped crying, and Dylan froze in place.
I said slowly, "Chase is impotent, there's no way he could get me pregnant."
Chase's face changed drastically, and he yelled at me, "Are you crazy? You've never even seen it, so how can you say I'm impotent?"
Juliet couldn't help but ask, "So the child really isn't yours?"
Chase opened his mouth, only to realize he had been set up by me.
He immediately said, "Mr. Reeds, Mrs. Reeds, even if the child isn't mine, I'm still willing to marry Nora. I don't mind her, and I don't mind the child."
I rolled my eyes. "I broke up with you a long time ago. If I get married, it'll be to the child's real father!"
He shouted angrily, "Then tell me whose child you're carrying! Do you dare to say it?"
I was stunned for a moment, and Alexa quickly stepped in to smooth things over. She patted my shoulder and comforted me, "Alright, everyone calm down, let's talk this through."
My gaze landed on her hand, and I couldn't help but freeze.
Then I widened my eyes in disbelief. I knew whose child I was carrying.
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