Save Me •Cha Eunwoo•

Chapter 42

I take a seat in front of him, directly facing the man I used to fear, can't say I don't fear him even now. Mustering up the courage that is left, I spit out the favor I asked for.

"Marry me."

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Mina's POV

Last night was a disaster. I know I sound so devilish at a desperate time like this but I had to find an escape if Eunwoo ever tries to find me.

Deep in my heart, I know he would.

Asking Ji Chul to take me as his wife as well as my intention to make him the scapegoat so he would father the child I'm carrying sounds wicked but if this the only way to secure my child's future so it won't be fatherless seems so right.

I watch Ji Chul pouring a jug of milk into his bowl of cereal but that's not why I was staring, it's the glances he gave me, maybe trying to get me to talk about last night.

"Hey, about last night, are you sure you want to do this? I mean, your boyfriend would be really upset if he finds out you're dumping him."

Ji Chul speaks up, leaving me in a black hole of pure guilt and confusion.

"Ex-boyfriend, to be exact. And he dumped me, for your record."

I utter back to his statement, in order to stand up for my situation.

"Dumped you? He didn't seem to be the kind of guy who would do that."

Spooning his cereal, Ji Chul's eyes stare to the outer part of the house through the window while I sit there, trying to actualize what he remarked.

"You don't know him."

Sighing in defeat, I join him to enjoy the nature especially when the sun had just rose.

"It would be better if you meet up with him and talk things out, you know? You don't know from what angles that you can resolve the misunderstanding you had."

Ji Chul's idea is not entirely a bad one, maybe if we sit and talk, things would go into a different, better way. But how shameless can I be to ask him to accept me, again?

"I can't."

Ji Chul's gaze was still spotlighted towards me, waiting for an explanation.

"Because he found out that I'm pregnant with your child."

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"When did you find out? Why didn't you tell me?"

Ji Chul's never ending interrogation made a few eyes from people around the coffee shop steal glances towards us.

Why did I agree to come with him to the coffee shop? We could've settled things at home.

"A few months ago. I had no courage to tell you."

My simple answer causes Ji Chul to sigh, probably disappointed because he didn't exactly hear the answer he wanted.

"I thought you took something to prevent that."

My eyes stay on the sight of Ji Chul whom later thought he offended me when I didn't utter a single word to reply.

"I'm s-sorry, I shouldn't have said that."

Ji Chul apologizes while his head stays low, ashamed by his own words.