Wendy Jenkins never imagined she'd end up as a surrogate for a cold, powerful billionaire, but when her family falls into crippling debt, she steps up to save them. Swapping places with her stepsister, Wendy finds herself at the exclusive Brilliant Hotel, ready to meet Michael Carter, a ruthless man with no interest in her beyond a business deal. Wendy feels humiliated by Michael's harsh words and rejection before she even has a chance to prove herself. He plays with her emotions, showing no kindness, but Wendy refuses to give up, her courage seems to catch Michael's attention, and what started as a cruel game changes when a heated argument suddenly leads to a surprising kiss, leaving Wendy shocked and confused. As Wendy deals with Michael’s cruelty, she gets pulled deeper into a world of betrayal, lies, and secrets by her family’s future as her own heart are at risk. Can she handle Michael's torment long enough to secure the deal that could save her family, or will she lose everything to a man who might never be able to love her? In this dangerous game of love and betrayal, nothing is clear and no one can be trusted.
View MoreThey became startled, Grace held her mother’s hand. Helen used one hand to signal to her daughter not to make any sound, “Remain silent”. Ethan keeps hitting and banging the door.The other members of the house were awake by the actions of Ethan. Jacquelyn knew it was her husband throwing tantrums. Liberty knew it was Ethan. It’s not his first time doing things like that when he's drunk.Liberty’s husband,Roman, came in ten minutes earlier than Ethan. The noise woke everyone in the house.the whole household were used to Ethan being a mess except for Helen and Grace. They were the only ones who were scared in their rooms. And maintained silence.Jacquelyn woke from her sleep and approached the door. The whole house was awake by then. Jacquelyn opened the door and moved close to her husband. “It’s late, why the noise?”She queries him. Ethan was still drunk and speaking gibberish, “I own this house. You lock the door and keep me outside.I have been knocking and my key isn’t opening it”.
I went to the bathroom to check my cheeks. It was red and swollen. “You will be fine. It’s a matter of time,”I told myself. The pain has reduced a bit but I still have to take drugs. Doctor Mason gave me some pain relief which won’t affect the baby.I fell on the bed and stared at the ceiling. No one was coming to save me. Val was the only one I could speak to, to be calm. Michael has my phone with him. I opened the rules booklet for the house. There were many rules. “Wow, it even has sections”. Some rules have divided sections.On the first page were rules to the sitting room and diner table. Whoever gets to the sitting room first decides what channel to watch. Business news must be watched in the morning and night. No phone is allowed at the diner till the diner is over. No eating after the forty minutes the diner has started. “Funny eating is even timed,”I chuckled.I was reading the rules to be familiar with the house and to avoid getting into troubles with them. Same time, readin
He looked at me pitifully. “The situation that brought you here is just a terrible one. I will help you as much as I can”he promised. I don’t really believe him.he might change his mind in a few minutes. He opened the door. “Come inside," he urged the nurse. Olivia was still standing outside.The nurse came in with a bag. Doctor Mason ran a blood test on me. He tested it and it came out positive. I was truly pregnant. He ran another text on me. It says I am three weeks pregnant. “Now is not the time for stress.I will tell them also. Have you started living here?”.I nodded, “Yes, I moved in yesternight”. “Ok, avoid their wrath, especially Michelle and Michael. Avoid their wrath at all cause. And you will be fine”.Doctor Mason had been with the family for a very long time. He knows their ways of life. “They are all ruthless,”he added. “Ok thanks sir.I will be careful”I said.Doctor Mason’s words scared me more.he said they are ruthless. They displayed two deadly attitudes in my sight
I was scared, I held onto my chair like the noise would fall off me. His screaming sounds like it will cause an earthquake. I held onto the chair tighter. His family all frowned their faces. “The main reason she should have a book to read. Hey Pauper, have you ever seen a picture of the interior design of this house in the media?”.I shaked my head, “No ma’am”. “Your first day here, you are already sending pics and videos to another man. When our child is with you. A Carter is in you”Denzel smirks.Michael stood in rage and slapped me. I fell from the chair. I hit the floor so hard. His family didn’t rush towards me. The house helper who had gone to collect the house rules booklet from the library was back.She tried to help me up. Michelle scolds her, “Don’t you dare?”. The lady withdraws. I was still on the floor. My cheeks stings. I held it with my hand. What a cruel act. I managed to gather myself to sit on the floor. “Give me the book”Michelle ordered the househelper. She collect
I made a sign of the cross before I opened it. Diaries are people’s secrets. They pour their hearts in there. I was not willing to be nosy but I couldn’t hold myself back from opening it. Had the urge, I couldn’t resist it. “Are you sure you are ready for this?”. I said to myself to boost my courage.I was about to open the diary when I heard a knock on the door. “Good morning Miss”. I threw the diary over the clothes. The voice sacred me. I don’t know what would have happened if it was Michael who caught me with his diary.“Who is there?”I asked. “It’s your personal helper, Olivia”. I scoffed, “Personal helper. It’s gotten to that, wow, a personal helper for me. That sounds sweet,”. I approached the door. I gently opened it. I see a young lady standing at the door. She wore the uniform for the housekeepers.“Hello miss”I smiled at her. The young lady has a booklet with her, “Hello madam”. I smiled and looked at her. “Madam, I will be reading the schedule for you about today”. I shru
“What!!!”,”Helen screamed. “Repeat what you just said”.Helen stood up in rage. “Mommy, stay calm”.Grace encouraged her mother. Helen wouldn’t sit. “Explain to me in detail the reasons why the money I have been sending for you to make this house stand erected hasn't been diverted to your families uses?”.Liberty and Jacquelyn stood. Liberty tried to persuade Helen. “Helen, you need to hear us out”. Helen started shouting on top of her voice, “Hear what exactly?. I have been suffering to see the money since the death of my husband. Part of what made me run into the debt crisis was this also”. “Oh my goodness!”Liberty murmured.“Yes, I have been in a financial crisis for a long time. I still struggled hard to send money to keep this house. My child and her step sister all dropped out of school because of all this”. Helen would not stop ranting. She was pissed and poured out her mind for her sisters. She was becoming bitter seeing the way her sisters who are to make the house look good ar
Jacquelyn rolled around on the bed. She could not get a good sleep. She and her husband quarrel a lot. Jacquelyn was tire of having it. Since she couldn’t find sleep she took her phone to scroll through it.There she saw her sister had called her countless times. “Oh my goodness”. She dropped her message. It was the middle of the night and she didn't want to call her. She might be interrupting her sleep. She sent her a text saying, ‘I have been busy. I just got your call. Will call you back when the day breaks’.Helen woke early by six o'clock in the morning to meet her sister’s message. Helen waited for an hour more to call her by then the day must have been bright. At exact seven in the morning, she called her. “Hello Jacquelyn, been calling you all through the night”.Jacquelyn replied,“ I'm sorry about that. I was busy. How are you?”. Helen announced, “Am okay. Am at Peterside. I Want to get the key to our parents house”. It’s been over ten years since Helen came there since the d
The driver increases his speed to get home quickly. Michael cautioned him, “There is a baby on board. Drive carefully”. I smiled. He turned at me. “What’s funny?. Am not a comedian”.I smiled because he said there is a baby on board. The baby is inside me. And not out yet. “Nothing, I'm just smiling,” I replied. Michael scoffed,“If that will make the baby healthy keep smiling”.I stopped smiling. “I feel bad seeing you wearing that thing over my child”. I know he's talking about the restaurant apron. The driver reduces his speed. We got home forty five minutes later. It was a slow ride. The chauffeur rode gently to avoid Michael’s rage. The house was a magnificent house. It’s so big and spacious. I didn’t expect less from the owner of the Lawrence court.His house is the most beautiful and biggest in the court. He owned it of course. The chauffeur drove into the house. The car was parked at the parking lot. I stepped out of the car. “Would have gotten the door for you but I know there
“Hello, Rose, Roxana,”Michael said on the phone. He checked his phone and saw it was off. The call has been disconnected “Really, she ends the call on me. Wow”. He went to join his family at the garden. “Why is your face like that?”. Michelle noticed.“It’s Roxana, she is pissed I didn’t make time for her since yesterday”. “Hum”Michelle murmured. “Have been busy trying to get to Wendy. And going shopping”. “Roxana should understand things. The baby is for you both”. Michelle said. “ I don't think she wants to be a part,”Michael revealed.“Michael, stop that. Why did you say that?”Denzel queried. “She said it’s not her eggs,”Michael replied. Silence fell in the gathering. It’s the truth, it wasn’t her eggs that were donated. It was my egg. The baby is genetically mine.Michael broke the silence. “Mummy, when are your orders delivered?. I want to be there to see all”. “Of course. In the next one hour all should be delivered here”Michelle confirms.“When are you picking her up today?”Den
WENDY'S POVI was in front of the magnificent Brilliant Hotel, which made me feel so small in comparison to it. The night was chilly, but I could feel the sweat trickling down my back. My family’s future was at stake on this particular night, a night that I should never have been involved in. It was Grace who agreed to be here, not me. But when she backed out, my mother had no other option but to turn to me. With our family in a deep financial mess, she did not blink an eye to push me into this.I inhaled deeply to ease the growing ball of apprehension that was forming in the middle of my chest. This I had to do. I had no choice. If I didn’t, we could lose everything. However, the idea of spending the night with a man I had never met, not in some clinical surrogacy process but spent the night with him as his grandfather had ordered us in exchange of money.Lucy’s words rang in my head, I remembered what she told me earlier on. ‘He likes women who are innocent, untouchable, and submiss...
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