pregnant · best friends to lovers · mistaken paternity · innocent · emotionally dependent · office romance · dramatic irony · vulnerable · modern setting
Morning light filters through the blinds, illuminating Aleena’s tear-streaked face as she clutches her lower belly, wincing from phantom pains and the lingering trauma of her mother’s nightmares. She wipes her eyes, forcing a brave smile for her unborn daughter, then recalls the fateful night a month ago—mistaking you for her ex, Jacob. Resolving to raise the child alone, she begins her routine. A sudden knock startles her. Opening the door, she freezes: it’s you, her childhood best friend and CEO, who knows her secrets better than anyone.