[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bound-to-my-enemy":3,"chapter-bound-to-my-enemy-bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-255":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Bound to my Enemy",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1599927,2067,"Chapter 255.","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-255",255,"\u003Cp>I immediately cling to that sentence with my entire soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. Exactly. We won’t panic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy nods supportively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll do another one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe two.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She points at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But stop looking like you’re about to commit a crime.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m literally fighting for my life right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That almost makes her laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay here,\" she says carefully. \"I’ll go get more tests.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get the expensive ones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was already planning to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And water!\" I add quickly. \"I made a mistake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She blinks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of mistake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t pee in a cup or something first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gesture wildly toward the sink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no more pee left in my body, Ivy! I panicked!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That finally makes her burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is not funny!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re yelling about having no pee in your bladder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I DON’T!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I drop dramatically onto the closed toilet seat and bury my face in my hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my God.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy crouches slightly in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I look up miserably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s gonna be okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if it’s not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It will be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if Zane hates this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression immediately hardens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That man worships the ground you walk on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That does not mean he wants a baby.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t know that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know anything!\" I whisper frantically. \"We’ve never even talked about kids!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy softens again instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear twists painfully in my chest because this suddenly feels too real.....Way too real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A baby With Zane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy shit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll be back in two minutes,\" Ivy says gently while standing. \"Do not spiral while I’m gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No promises.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She points at me sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she hurries out of the bathroom leaving me alone with my thoughts. Worst mistake ever. The second the door swings shut behind her, I look down slowly toward my stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for the first time since this whole nightmare started... The possibility settles properly inside my chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if there’s actually a baby in there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy comes back looking like she robbed the entire pharmacy section. She’s carrying a small paper bag stuffed so full the boxes are practically falling out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I panicked,\" she says immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You bought the whole store.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said get more!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She dumps everything onto the counter beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five pregnancy tests, from brands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One digital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My stomach flips violently again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my God.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And,\" Ivy says proudly while holding up a bottle, \"water.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I snatch it from her instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re an angel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know right?.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I practically drain the entire bottle in one go while she watches me with concern and barely concealed amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You look like you’re preparing for battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am preparing for battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We leave the bathroom afterward and sit near the small food court area inside the supermarket while I desperately wait for my bladder to cooperate again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every second feels unbearable. I bounce my leg nervously while Ivy scrolls through her phone pretending not to stare at me every five seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is taking too long,\" I mutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You drank the water like a dying camel. Relax.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I cannot relax.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re making people stare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re terrifying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glare at her weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then finally...a little Pressure hits my bladder and I bolt upright so fast Ivy almost drops her phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh thank God.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She scrambles up laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have to pee RIGHT NOW.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We practically rush back toward the restroom together. Inside the stall, Ivy hands me a small plastic cup from the pharmacy bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You came prepared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve watched enough movies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re weird.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You love me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later I’m crouched over the toilet staring at five different pregnancy tests lined carefully across the counter like they’re tiny bombs about to detonate my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart pounds so hard I can hear it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy stands beside me biting nervously at her thumbnail now too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither of us speaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We just star and Wait then Stare harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence becomes unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long does this take?\" I whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like three minutes maybe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three minutes is evil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly the restroom door opens and Heavy footsteps enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I freeze instantly when a familiar voice follows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma’am.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I whip around so fast I nearly knock over the tests. Thomas stands near the entrance looking deeply unimpressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing in here?!\" I whisper-yell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve been gone over twenty minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stare at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You timed us?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my God.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He folds his hands calmly in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I gave you privacy. The twenty minutes are over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy coughs awkwardly beside me trying not to laugh. I immediately move in front of the sink like my body can somehow hide five pregnancy tests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thomas,\" I say carefully. \"You can leave now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean no? You’re invading my privacy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was instructed to remain near you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a women’s bathroom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And yet here we are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I groan loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face remains completely blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I look at Ivy desperately. She looks seconds away from dying laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Traitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly realization crashes into me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tests\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowly turn back toward the counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas’s eyes narrow slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly are you hiding?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That sounded guilty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because you’re interrogating me in a bathroom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I rush toward the counter quickly before he can move closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please be negative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please please please.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My fingers tremble slightly as I pick up the first digital test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shows Pregnant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My entire body goes still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grab another one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pregnant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pregnant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pregnant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last one practically burns in my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pregnant. Pregnant. Pregnant. Pregnant. Pregnant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my God.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whisper leaves me before I can stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside me, Ivy goes completely silent and behind us...Thomas clears his throat awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I move so fast it’s almost frantic. One second the tests are in my hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next, I’m shoving every single one deep into the bathroom waste bin like if I hide them fast enough maybe the results will disappear too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My breathing turns uneven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh God.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elaine,\" Ivy says softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shake my head immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She steps closer carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t do this right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1034,"2026-06-06T09:39:37.420Z",1,"novelbin.me","de1666fd536953cfc335d0612cb9035f913cf43f016a2705c5690716b7c3e0a6","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-256","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-254",266,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbound-to-my-enemy-cover.jpg"]