Valerie's POV
I emerged from Mrs. Cha's office, my mind preoccupied with the possibility of pregnancy. Ares greeted me with a concerned expression, "All done?" I nodded curtly, forcing a brief smile to conceal my worry.
Ares stepped closer, his eyes fixed on the injection site, where I still pressed the cotton wool to stem the bleeding. "Did it hurt?" he asked, his voice laced with concern.
I shook my head, "Not at all. I didn't feel a thing." Ares teased, "Oh, so you're a superwoman, huh?" His eyes crinkled at the corners as he smiled, his happiness radiating from his very presence.
But I couldn't shake off the thought - would he still smile at me with the same joy if the test results confirmed my pregnancy? Only time would tell.
"You're always teasing me," I said, looking away from
