THE BITCH CEO (Im Nayeon)

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NO ONE'S POV

9 months later...

It had been nine long months since Nayeon had disappeared, and after much effort, her friends had finally tracked her down to a secluded villa in Sicily.

They had spent countless days, weeks and months searching, but when they finally found her, it was like a weight had been lifted from all their shoulders.

Now, they were here to support her as she faced the biggest moment of her life: the birth of her child.

The villa was cozy, the sea breeze ruffling through the open windows.

Nayeon's friends, Jeongyeon, Sana, Jihyo, Momo, Rosé, Jennie, Mina, and Jisoo were all gathered in the living room, watching an absurdly dramatic rom-com, eating way too much pasta, and trying to make the best of the situation.

"Honestly, this movie is too much, even for me." Momo groaned as she shoved another handful of popcorn into her mouth.

"Yeah, but it's so cheesy, it's kinda fun!" Sana grinned, sipping from a large glass of wine.

"I can't believe Nayeon unnie hasn't come out to join us yet. Is she okay?" Jhiyo murmured.

"She's fine. She's been a little quieter these days, but she's just resting. You know how she gets when she's...pregnant." Jeongyeon replied with a shrug.

Just as Jeongyeon said that, she heard a muffled sound from down the hallway, followed by a sharp gasp.

"Nayeon unnie, are you okay?" Jeongyeon jumped to her feet.

The rest of the room went silent.

"What was that? Is she in pain?" Jisoo was the first to stand, looking worried.

The girls rushed down the hallway and into the bathroom, where they found Nayeon, hunched over the sink, breathing heavily, her face contorted in pain.

"What the hell's happening? Are you—?" Jeongyeon gasped as she knelt down beside her friend.

"I think my water just broke..." Nayeon managed to pant through gritted teeth, her hands clutching onto the edge of the sink for dear life.

"Oh my god! Oh my god! What do we do?! What do we do?!" Jennie screamed, completely panicked.

"Isn't she supposed to be..like..on the bed or something?!" Momo shouted, looking around the room as if expecting a hospital bed to just appear out of nowhere.

"Okay, let's think. Nayeon unnie, are you sure your water broke?" Mina, who had somehow managed to stay calm, stepped forward.

"I'm pretty sure!" Nayeon groaned, barely able to hold it together.

"We need to get her to a hospital! Right now!" Jisoo exclaimed, pacing back and forth.

"Okay, okay! We need to get her into a car, but we don't have any cars here! We're in a damn villa in the middle of nowhere!" Jeongyeon looked frantically at her friends.

"Wait, I think I saw a taxi service number somewhere in the kitchen! Let me go find it!" Jennie shouted from the hallway.

But as she turned to leave, the girls heard a loud pop followed by a groan from Nayeon.

"What's happening now?" Jhiyo asked, panic in her voice.

"It's happening! It's happening right now! Get me to a hospital! I need to go now!" Nayeon screamed, squeezing her eyes shut.

The chaos continued as the girls scrambled to figure out what to do. Rosé was standing by the window, glancing out at the road, trying to spot any sign of life.