After resolving the matter in question, Dn immediately returned to his t.


    It was already past ten o’clock at night.


    Normally Vanessa was asleep by this time, but not tonight. The moment she opened the door and saw that the light was still on in the living room, a warm feeling came over Dn’s heart.


    The feeling of having someone waiting for him at home was too good to be true.


    -Vanessa, why are you still up at this hour?


    Dn took off his coat and hung it on the coat rack by the door, changed his slippers and walked over to Vanessa, who was sitting on the couch with a book in her hand, looking like she was reading, trying to make Dn understand that she wasn’t sleeping because she was reading and not waiting for him.


    -I’ll be asleep in a minute.


    Vanessa said, closing the book and standing up.


    She seemed particrly serene, as if nothing had happened.


    As he watched his back, Dn couldn’t help but smile.


    He wanted to say, “I know you’re staying sote because you’re waiting for me on purpose,” but the words came out of his mouth and he swallowed them.


    This was not the time to say it.


    -Sleep early and good night.


    Dn tried to contain the joy in his heart and said goodbye to Vanessa calmly and naturally, watching her enter the bedroom and close the door.


    When he was left alone, Dn couldn’t help the smile that spread across his face.


    A door away, Vanessa looked particrly annoyed.


    She hadn’t realised that she had made a point of waiting in the living room. She hated to admit it, but she was even relieved the moment she saw that Dn had returned safely.


    “Why was I worried about him? He has plenty of bodyguards around him, he doesn’t need me to worry. Not to mention Dn is an adult, how could he afford to suffer from hunger.”


    So he didn’t have to worry at all.


    Realising this, Vanessa began to deliberately ignore Dn, to stop thinking about him and to force herself not to worry about Dn’s whereabouts.


    But no sooner had he made up his mind than Dn was very busy in the days that followed, leaving early and returningte.


    The two usually dined together, but in thest week they haven’t seen much of each other.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org.


    To Vanessa’s chagrin, she could have stayed at the inn and had dinner with Mercedes before returning, since Dn was away. Instead, she returned to the t every night and sat alone at the dinner table.


    -Vanessa, Vanessa, what the hell do you want?


    Depressed, Vanessa muttered to herself in the mirror, frowning in disgust. Little did she know that her current appearance was being observed by Dn.


    Seeing her ufortable at theck of hispany made Dn’s heart sing.


    Proof that his methods were beginning to work.


    No one knew how hard it was for him to abstain these days, how much he wanted to be on time for Vanessa’s meals every day, to cherish every moment he spent with her.


    -I’ll leave the rest to you.


    Dn said to Mateo.


    And poor Mateo, who had long since be ustomed to working overtime for Dn, nodded respectfully withoutint.


    -Don’t worry, I’ll take care of everything.


    Dn nodded, got up, grabbed his coat off the shelf and left his brother’s temporary office.


    -Dinner is ready, Miss Vanessa, would you like to have dinner now?


    Vanessa unconsciously looked at the time, realised it was only half past six in the evening and shook her head.


    -I’ll eatter.


    She didn’t know what was wrong with her, it was as if she had a feeling Dn would be back tonight, so she waited for him to join her.


    Sure enough, after ten minutes, there was a rattling at the door.


    Dn is back.


    -Have you eaten yet?


    -I was nning to eat.


    Vanessa hid the excitement in her eyes, making it clear that -I didn’t mean to wait for you, but it was all a coincidence.


    Dn chuckled lightly to himself.


    -Although I came back quite early today, it was past your usual dinner time and I thought you had already eaten.


    -I’ve just seen a book and I’ve be engrossed in it and I’ve lost track of time.


    Vanessa presented an impable excuse.


    -What a coincidence, I’ll be eating with you tonight.


    Dn smiled softly, but Vanessa had little expression as she made her way to the table and sat down to eat.


    It was the first time in a week that the two had sat down to dinner together.


    Vanessa looked at the te Dn was serving himself on the te in front of her, and with his worried questions in her ears, she suddenly felt at peace. The anxiety and silence of the previous days disappeared in that moment, and her mood was inexplicably happy.


    Tomorrow is time for your maternity check-up, isn’t it? I’lle with you.


    -Yes.


    At seven months pregnant, it’s time for a check-up.


    Check-ups will move from once a month to once a week to ensure that all indicators are normal before delivery.


    As the months passed, the baby began to be active in her womb, and Vanessa could often see the little one stretching across her belly.


    Since they sleep separately and Dn cannot touch her without Vanessa’s consent, she has to suck it up and pretend she doesn’t know, even though she knows the baby moves a lot at that moment and has longed to experience that miraculous moment.


    Tonight, after dinner, Vanessa woke up and looked pale.


    -Ah.


    His body swayed and he held on to the table so as not to fall.


    -What’s going on?


    Dn got up with a worried look on his face and rushed over to her.


    -The baby kicked me.


    The kick had been a bit hard, so much so that Vanessa’s stomach hurt so much that she almost fell over as she sat up unsteadily.


    -Is the baby moving?


    Although Dn was quite calm, he could not hide the excitement in his voice.


    It urred to Vanessa then that the man had not yetmunicated with her child in the womb. It seemed that she had caught his longing eyes countless times before, but had ignored them.


    This time, it suddenly felt quite cruel.


    He had a role to y in the baby, no matter what.


    -Well, the baby has been moving around in my tummy a lottely.


    Vanessa finished, hesitated and, after seeing Dn’s expectant and anxious gaze fixed on her belly, suddenly said.


    -Would you like to touch it?


    The moment the words were out of her mouth, Vanessa regretted them, but there was no point in taking them back when they had already been said.


    Vanessa could only contain her disgust and feign calmness.


    -Can I?


    Dn’s eyes lit up immediately, the eagerness and anticipation in them even a little piercing.