I shrank back at the head of the bed and saw him enter the bathroom, closing the door. I quickly pulled the blanket around me. What to do? That man was always so cruel; I worried about my baby.
I sat anxiously for a while, then he emerged after showering. He walked towards me, wrapped in a towel, steam clinging to his body. After showering, he exuded a certain charm. The taut muscle lines on his body and arms looked powerful. My heart trembled uncontrollably.
As he approached, I hugged the blanket and curled up in fear. “Reynaldo…” I looked at him pitifully. “I wasn’t feeling well today, can you please let me off?”
“Not feeling well, huh?” He sat before me, looking concerned. “Where do you feel uncomfortable?”
“My stomach…” I said quickly. “My stomach hurts. I must have eaten too much; it’s not digesting. Anyway, it hurts a lot.”
“Oh…” Reynaldo played with the long hair that fell on my shoulder. “Let’s go to the hospital for a check-up.”
“Go… go to the hospital?”
“Yeah, go and have a thorough check-up so I can feel relieved.” He got up to fetch clean clothes from the cabinet, changing with a serious demeanor. “Get up.” He put on his shirt, buttoning it while saying, “The hospital isn’t far. Let’s go get your stomach checked and then have a full-body examination.”
I was about to cry. This man was truly good and bad! Seeing I hadn’t moved, he raised an eyebrow. “What’s wrong? Wasn’t it a stomachache?”
I said tearlessly, “I just need water and to rest; there’s no need to go to the hospital.”
“No way!” He leaned in, his dark eyes twinkling. “Stomachaches can be serious. You still have to go to the hospital for a check-up.” He reached into the blanket to pull me up.
I panicked and grabbed his arm. “Reynaldo…”
Reynaldo suppressed a smile and asked coldly, “What other excuses do you need?” I shook my head with a bitter expression. He held me and kissed my lips, saying, “Be good, I won’t bully you.”
You lied! He is bullying me right now! The man seemed to have lost his mind, as if suppressing himself for a long time; he hugged and kissed me. But how long had it been since that night I was deceived by Trevin, compared to tonight? Why was he never satisfied?
Reynaldo slightly closed his eyes, kissing with great seriousness and dedication. I saw his handsome face up close. His eyebrows and eyes were truly beautiful, and his eyelashes were thick and long. I suddenly thought, if the baby in my belly was a girl and looked like him, she would be very beautiful.
Perhaps sensing my distraction, he mischievously pinched my waist. I glared at him in pain, but instantly met his dark eyes. That look truly seemed like it wanted to devour me. I nervously shifted the mattress and stammered, “I–I’m scared… Can you please be more gentle…”
Reynaldo laughed, and as he pushed me, it seemed he said, “Fool.” I didn’t hear clearly. Because of what he did next, he completely stripped away my ability to think.
Taking care of the baby, I appeared exceptionally obedient and well-behaved. This obedience clearly pleased him. He was gentle throughout, beyond belief. I finally fell asleep softly in his arms.
The next day, I was awakened by the seven o’clock alarm I had set for work. Since starting work at the construction site, I never changed that alarm. As soon as I heard it, I instinctively got up. However, as soon as I sat up, my whole body was pulled back by a strong arm. I exclaimed and saw Reynaldo’s handsome face magnified before me. He looked at me with sleepy eyes and said, “Don’t move!”
I stared in astonishment, taking a while to recall last night. Feeling the scorching heat emanating from his body, my heart trembled. At this moment, the two of us were truly honest and open, still in such a clear state of mind.