I’m Marina, a single mom raising my 5-year-old daughter, Linze. I’m 8 months pregnant with my boyfriend Yosuke’s baby, but he still won’t introduce me to his parents and our wedding keeps getting delayed. One day, we ran into his mother at the supermarket. Thinking it was my chance to greet her, I approached—only for her to coldly say, “Don’t call me your mother-in-law.” What does that mean…?
I finally learned why my mother-in-law refuses to accept me. On Yosuke’s phone screen were cruel words: she won’t approve our marriage and never plans to meet me. I don’t understand why she hates me so much, and at this rate, my baby will be born before I can even marry Yosuke. So I decided to meet his ex, Emi. I booked an appointment at my mother-in-law’s nail salon, specifically requesting Emi. I thought once she saw I was pregnant, she’d have no choice but to back off. For my baby’s sake, I have to break this deadlock no matter what.