“Oh, come on, Jane. You know that I love you. You know that Anna is just my cousin. It’s nothing serious. I thought we already went through this,” he said, trying to inch closer to me so he could touch me and plead with me properly. I rolled my eyes and groaned inwardly. Oh, my goodness, Rick. He must really think that I’m stupid. He must really, really think that I’m so stupid, so dumb, for me to believe that shit. “Stop it, Rick,” I said, pushing him away. He looked like he was lost for words. He couldn’t say anything. He just kept stuttering and making weird sounds with his mouth as he looked around, probably looking for another lie to say. But I didn’t even pay attention to him. I kept sorting out my groceries.“Jane, I promise you, we’re just cousins and nothing more. I’m a changed man. I’m a changed person. I’m trying to do this for you. I engaged you, remember? I’m trying to be a better man for you. Can’t you see that? Why can’t you help me out to be a better man for you every
“Jane, look, I’m really sorry. I don’t know what came over me these days. Honestly, it’s just as though I’m possessed. I’m so sorry I didn’t mean to hurt you. You know I love you, Jane. You know I love you so much," he said, his voice trembling with emotion. He reached out to touch my face, but I slapped his hand away. I looked him in the eye with a cold and contemptuous look on my face, because I knew he was a big fat liar.“Look at me, Rick. Do you think I am stupid?” I asked him, raising my voice. “I keep asking you this because you keep saying things that make me think you’re stupid. I told you I know everything. But as it is, honey, your time is up,” I shouted at him, while he kept looking at me with a confused and scared expression.“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Jane,” he said, trying to sound innocent. “OK, fine. You don’t know what I’m talking about? All right, here, take this,” I said, handing him a file which he took curiously. He opened the file and brought out t
“Alright then, this is how you want it. I’ll see you in court in June. I hope you saved up a lot of money for a very good lawyer, because I’m going to sue you. And guess what? When I win this case, I will come for you with everything I have, everything in me. I’ll make sure that you are dead.” He said, his voice low and menacing. He glared at me with his cold blue eyes, his jaw clenched.I looked at him incredulously, not believing his audacity. “Really? You want me dead? Well, that’s another threat to my life. You just added to my long list of evidence, babe. Guess what? This conversation is bugged. I have your voice, I have everything.” I said, with a shrug. I tapped my ear, where a tiny microphone was hidden. I saw his face turn pale, his eyes widen in shock.“You did what?” He shouted, his voice cracking. He lunged at me, trying to snatch the microphone from me, but I dodged him and ran to the door. I opened it and saw my lawyer and a policeman waiting outside. They had been liste
So we finally got to sign the contract. It had been a long time coming. “Thank you so much for having me,” I said, shaking Bianca’s hand with a smile. She looked unhappy, but I was over the moon. I had finally signed the contract to be a surrogate for them. I could finally start my life the way I wanted.My husband’s trial was in a few days and I was supposed to appear there as a witness. While doing that, I secured a place for myself and I was currently living in one of my properties. It was so beautiful and so big. I couldn’t believe that I owned a mansion like that, and several others. I was so grateful to my late dad, who had remembered me in his will. It was just me in the mansion. It had several bedrooms, each with a different theme and color. A swimming pool, where I could relax and swim whenever I wanted. Three garages, where I could park my cars and bikes. And multiple jacuzzis, where I could soak and pamper myself. I only had one car, but I was planning to add more to my col
“Oh, no, don’t cry, my sweetheart. Don’t cry, Jane. It’s OK, it’s OK. It’s just your mother. Forgive her, just the way you forgive anybody. Just forgive her and accept her apologies. I promise you, it won’t happen again,” she said softly, trying to soothe my heart and calm me down over the phone. Because I don’t know how soon I’ll be able to see her again. I realized that forgiveness heals and frees me from all this hate, from all this discontent, from all this annoyance that I hated feeling so much. I hated the feeling of hate. I hated the feeling of holding a grudge. I just needed to let it go. And that was what I did.“OK, I’ve heard everything that you have said, OK. And Mama, I know she was just doing what she did to protect me, but at the same time, she hurt me in the process. But it’s all good now. Everything is in the past. And I’m really tired of carrying this grudge in me. So I let it go. Now I will go and see her very soon, when I’m settled in my new house,” I said, and she
“What do you not understand? I want to have Henry’s child. I want to have his child, and no one else’s. Something tells me that we’re meant to be together, and I never ignore my instincts. I always trust them. That’s why I’m chasing this opportunity to be his surrogate with everything I’ve got.” I said over the phone, feeling annoyed by her questions. I knew she had told me earlier that she wasn’t judging me and she trusted my judgment, but she sounded really doubtful at that moment.“Alright, alright, calm down. I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to upset you. I just want to make sure you’re okay, alright? I’m your big sister, I’m always looking out for you.” She said, trying to soothe me. I smiled, feeling a bit guilty for snapping at her. “And I’m always looking out for you too. You’re my big sister, but you have a lot on your plate. You’re like a superwoman.” I said, laughing. She joined me, and I could hear the joy in her voice. Despite being my elder sister, she had a lot of challenges in
“Actually, I think I need to drink wine, because I just want to calm my nerves, you know. Alcohol helps.” I said, looking at her hopefully. I wanted to start a conversation. I wanted our relationship to grow past this level, but I wasn’t sure she wanted the same. So I was just going with the flow at that point.“Okay, I see. But you know that if you’re going to be a surrogate for us, your love for wine has to be cut short, right? Because my child will not be a child that will come out from the belly of a woman who drinks.” Bianca said, raising her eyebrows. I looked at her, feeling offended. “Oh, my goodness. I can’t believe you’re saying that.” I said to her, and she laughed. “Why can’t you believe I’m saying that?” She asked, sounding amused. “Well, the baby is also coming out from my belly, which also makes it partly my baby. Well, completely my baby by nature, but yours by contract. So I wouldn’t want an unhealthy baby either, okay?” I said, and she nodded. “Fine, I’ll go get you s
“Push, push!” the midwife shouted, while I kept trying my possible best to push. Even with the painkiller, I was really sweating. I bit on something they gave me to bite on, so that I wouldn’t hurt myself while trying to push. It was a very tough one. I never knew that pregnancy was as tough as this one.“Push, push harder!” the midwife shouted again, and the more they shouted, the more I kept trying to push myself to push. And suddenly, I felt the baby’s head come out, and I felt instant ease. At that moment, all I wanted to hear was my babies cry.But I couldn’t hear my baby cry. I looked at them in panic, and then I saw them patiently waiting to hear my baby cry. They kept beating my babies’ chest and feet, just to hear the baby crying. And then, suddenly, my baby started crying. It was a sound that was so pleasant, yet so annoying. I breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that my baby was OK. They wrapped my baby in a little blanket, then handed him over to me. I looked at my beautif