Hakushaku to Osananajimi No Himitsu / Original Title: MARRIED for HIS SECRET HEIR (Harlequin Image)

[Machine Translation] One day, Elena, who works in Paris, is visited by her childhood friend Luca. She is a commoner, and Luca, born into a ducal family and now a count.... Because of her father's work, Elena grew up near the children of royalty and nobility, but she has always felt alienated and has long been in the habit of suppressing her feelings for Luca. However, when they meet again after a long absence and toast to Elena's business success, nostalgia and a little drunkenness help them to finally cross the line. When Elena learns that she is pregnant, she knows she has to tell him sooner or later, but she can't say a word because he is a celibate man and doesn't want a family. Luca, oblivious to Elena's feelings, has one final word for her! I think I screwed up that night. Let's forget everything and be friends again.

パリで働くエレーナのもとに、ある日、幼なじみのルカが訪ねてきた。平民である自分と、公爵家に生まれて今や伯爵となったルカ...。エレーナは父の仕事柄、王侯貴族の子どもたちの近くで育ったが、いつも疎外感を覚え、昔からルカへの気持ちを抑える癖がついていた。しかし久々に再会し、エレーナの仕事の成功を祝って乾杯したふたりは、懐かしさとほろ酔いも手伝って、ついに一線を越えてしまう。やがて妊娠を知ったエレーナは、いずれ告げなければと思いつつも、言葉にできずにいた―独身主義の彼が家庭を望むわけがないから。そんなエレーナの気も知らず、ルカがとどめの一言を放った!「あの夜はしくじったと思っている。すべて忘れて友達に戻ろう」