"We have pledged to be together for life before God, and that is more sacred and important than a marriage on a piece of paper."
Maki smirked cynically. "You may think so, but if your marriage wasn't registered with the civil authorities, then the child in your womb is a bastard because the state does not legally recognize it as Renji Ishikawa's child."
Tears began to roll down Aira's cheeks, her lips trembling as she tried to speak. "You can say whatever you want, but never insult my child by calling him a bastard because every child born into this world is pure and clean, not dirty."
"No matter how hard you try to cover up and defend it, that child is..."
SLAP!
Maki's cheek was slapped hard by Aira, leaving the pink-haired woman stunned into silence.
