LOGINShare
Part 63
Last Updated:
2024-10-29 19:42:56"How are you, dear?" Lastri asked as soon as she saw Casandra coming with Meri. This was the second time she met her daughter since officially becoming Alexander's wife.
"I'm fine, Mom." Casandra reached for Lastri's hand and kissed the back of it.
"How about your father?" She looked at her first love, who was still lying in the hospital bed.
"Dad is getting better. If his condition continues to stabilize like this, he might be able to go home for outpatient care the day after tomorrow."
Casandra pulled the corners of her lips closer to her father. "I hope so, I really miss Dad," she said, glancing back and forth between her mother and father.
"Your father also misses you, dear. Since he woke up until now, he's been asking about your whereabouts."
"I miss Dad too." She held her father's hand, releasing the overwhelming longing she felt.
"
Related chapters
The Surrogate CEO's Child Part 64
"Why? You...""No... It's just that...""It's for you. I gave you what my wife needs." He teased Casandra's not-so-sharp nose."Now, let's take a shower. We'll be going downstairs soon. There's a little surprise waiting for you.""Lex!" Casandra cried out softly when Alexander carried her, taking her to the bathroom so she wouldn't hear the commotion downstairs."Thank you for accepting Cesilia's offer, so I'm fine now."Casandra raised an eyebrow. Suddenly, Alexander hugged her tightly, as if she was completely fragile and helpless."Have you found out what Madam is doing out there, Lex?" Casandra mumbled in her heart. Images of Cesilia being affectionate with Maxime crossed her mind. She wanted to tell him, but she didn't want Alexander to think she was trying to create conflict.So, Casandra just nodded and returned Alexander's
The Surrogate CEO's Child Part 65
"Alexander, what's wrong?""It's nothing. Go to sleep, I have something to do for a moment." Alexander gently touched Cesilia's head, grabbed his pajamas, and moved to sit on the sofa. Cesilia couldn't help but feel that something was amiss with her husband, especially after they had planned to have their wedding night just now. However, after Alexander entered the room, he changed his mind and decided not to proceed. Cesilia didn't know what was wrong, but she realized that she didn't feel any pain at all. Just a little discomfort. When she checked, she also couldn't find any stains on the bedsheet.Her friends had told her that there would be pain and bloodstains after a man entered her body.Not wanting to speculate and think negatively, Cesilia put her nightgown back on before following Alexander. Her steps were slow, just like when she opened the door to the room. She was taken aback when she saw Alexander sitting in the chair, gazing at the ceiling. He didn't seem to be engaged
The Surrogate CEO's Child Part 66
It was as if nothing was missing from Alexander's life; he didn't even realize how many days had passed without Cesilia's presence. Now, he had Casandra by his side, always there to accompany and take care of all his needs. Casandra even packed everything he needed before going to work, and she always made time to bring him lunch. Alexander was truly enjoying his role as a husband, finally feeling appreciated for his gifts and gestures. Casandra's happy face whenever she received his presents made him feel valued.Unlike with Cesilia, who seemed indifferent to his extravagant gifts, even though he had given her very expensive ones. Cesilia, being financially independent, didn't seem too impressed by the material things Alexander offered. Before this, Cesilia never considered herself lucky to have a husband like Alexander."Lex, do you want me to deliver your lunch or should I bring it to the office?" Casandra asked once Alexander finished his breakfast."Please bring it to the office,
The Surrogate CEO's Child Part 67
"Finally, you've arrived." Alexander hurriedly closed the document in front of him, signaling Robert to leave the room.Casandra's arrival meant he no longer had time to attend to all the work. It was lunchtime, and he felt even hungrier when he saw Casandra holding the lunchbox in her right hand. Alexander couldn't wait to taste his wife's homemade lunch."That's what happens when you're newlyweds; you always want to be together until I get kicked out like this," grumbled Robert, leaving Alexander's office. He wanted to join them for lunch, but he didn't want to disturb the newlywed couple's intimacy.Alexander chuckled in response to Robert's complaint. "That's why you should marry your sweetheart from back then, so you can experience what we're feeling now.""Just wait for my turn. Prepare a very special gift so that my marriage won't be in vain.""Are you getting married for happiness or for gifts from me?""Whatever your opinion about my marriage, I do expect a significant gift f
The Surrogate CEO's Child Part 68
"What do you mean by saying you want to divorce Cesilia, Alexander?" Risma stared sharply at Alexander, who seemed to be trying to stay calm to avoid making the situation worse."I want to divorce Cesilia because she's not following the path I've set for her.""What path? Aren't you both in love, and isn't Cesilia still fulfilling her duties as a wife, even if she's busy?""That's what Mami said, but it doesn't align with what she's doing out there.""How so?"Alexander took a deep breath. "Mi, let's talk about this at home. This is the office, and I don't want to mix work and personal matters. I don't want anyone to overhear this argument because it will embarrass Cesilia more than me," Alexander explained.Risma grumbled in frustration, clenching her fists. If it weren't for the fact that Alexander is her son-in-law, she would have dragged him out of the building. She didn't appreciate being asked to leave as a subtle form of eviction."Fine, if that's what you want." Risma stood up
The Surrogate CEO's Child Part 69
Instead of listening to Cesilia's words, Alexander tightened his embrace around Casandra, burying and dissolving all the sadness he was feeling at the moment. If he had the chance to be honest and grant Cesilia's request, Alexander would have asked her to disappear from his sight along with Casandra. Alexander didn't want Casandra to witness the intense pain he felt, which pierced his heart, not out of love, but because of the betrayal she had committed, tarnishing his reputation and disrespecting him as a husband. "Just be honest with me, Alexander. Was it that woman who made you turn away from me, unable to forgive and instead pronounce the talaq on me?" Cesilia tried to approach Alexander and Casandra, who were quite far from where she stood. Casandra's body tensed upon hearing Cesilia's words. "Lex, is what she said true?" Casandra asked. She hoped Cesilia's claim of the talaq was not true at all, as she didn't want to be involved in a divorce like this. She wasn't ready to face
The Surrogate CEO's Child Part 70
Casandra remained silent, watching as Alexander entered the room. He walked unsteadily, dragging his feet towards the bed. There, Alexander sat next to Casandra.No words came out of his mouth, and he embraced Casandra. They remained silent, but Casandra understood the heavy burden that Alexander was carrying. There was so much he wanted to express, but he didn't know where to start the conversation.Casandra understood how painful and heavy the burden was for Alexander, but what could she do? Everything had happened, and this was the process he had to go through for them to be together."I don't know what to do. After all the love I gave, it's shattered just like that. Everything is gone, without a trace, because of never-ending ambition."Casandra closed her mouth tightly, just listening to what Alexander said without intending to interrupt.She knew for sure that the pain her husband was feeling was unimaginable. So, it was better to stay silent than to say something wrong.Casandr
The Surrogate CEO's Child Part 71
Casandra remained silent as she saw Alexander enter the room, walking unsteadily towards the bed. There, Alexander sat beside Casandra, and without saying a word, he embraced her. They both stayed in silence, but Casandra knew that Alexander was carrying a heavy burden. There was so much he wanted to express, but he didn't know where to start.Casandra understood the pain and weight of Alexander's betrayal, but she also knew she wasn't justified to be angry when she had experienced the pain of forgetting someone she loved."I don't know what to do. After all the love I gave, it's all shattered. Everything is gone because of endless ambition," Alexander finally spoke, and Casandra chose to listen rather than interrupt.Casandra knew the pain her husband felt was unimaginable, so it was better to remain silent than to say something that might be wrong.Casandra also knew the depth of Alexander's love for Cesilia, which made it difficult for him to let go of his jealousy. Now, she wasn't
Latest chapter
The Surrogate CEO's Child End
Alexander didn't expect that his morning decision to stay at home was a sign from the universe for him to be there to support Casandra before giving birth. However, Casandra refused his offer, fearing that his work might be disrupted because of her. And now, Casandra was crying in fear of facing childbirth alone, only accompanied by Yasmin and Frans.While Yasmin was trying to comfort Casandra, she found herself reluctant to leave the house due to her persistent headaches in recent days. Feeling irritable, she didn't even want to face anyone, including Frans. Luckily, her understanding husband didn't make a fuss about it, and he was now accompanying Casandra, although not in the delivery room. He was waiting outside, also trying to contact Alexander to inquire about his whereabouts.In the delivery room, Yasmin continued to grumble at Casandra, not being pleased that she had to be the one accompanying her sister. Yasmin's bad mood even extended to Frans, and she was making a scene in
The Surrogate CEO's Child 115
Despite feeling a slight pang of pity for his father in his heart, Maxime tried to strengthen himself to not give in just because of his father's tears. Even though the investigation results indicated that his father was manipulated by his secretary and there was no true intention to eliminate him, Maxime was still disappointed. His father chose to follow his secretary's desires instead of fighting for his own son's life, to give him the push to survive. This anger fueled Maxime's determination, and he refused to forgive Tomas or withdraw the charges. He proceeded through numerous court sessions, awaiting the verdict that would determine how long Tomas would spend in prison for his actions.Nevertheless, Maxime continued with his wedding plans with Cesilia after she obtained a new status from William. In the eyes of others, Cesilia might be a widow twice over, but in Maxime's eyes, she was still his for the first time.Cesilia and Maxime's wedding took place simultaneously with the we
The Surrogate CEO's Child 114
"It's been quite a while, and I can see there's been no progress at all. Even the health reports give me a headache," Tomas said, tossing the documents that Cesilia handed him.The documents contained numerous lies to make Tomas believe that Maxime's condition hadn't changed at all."Yes, what can I do? Maxime has been treated with whatever funds I could spare from my limited savings. Naturally, that's the best result we can achieve. But at least I'm fighting for Maxime's life, even though I don't have the ability for it. You should be ashamed that you can't fight for your own son and instead hope he dies at such a young age," Cesilia jabbed at Tomas, who persisted in wanting to end Maxime's life despite Cesilia's efforts to save him."Rather than struggling like this, it's better to live your life with William. Your life would be much better and peaceful. You don't need to care for an ailing man like my son.""Your son, you say, yet you've never once given me a chance to live after w
The Surrogate CEO's Child 113
If only Robert hadn't met Cesilia and Tiara a few days ago, he would have been genuinely shocked now as Frans and Alexander suddenly invited him to a meeting room that was usually used for discussing business agreements.But here they were, sitting face to face, Robert appearing to sigh heavily several times, as if he was attending a trial about his life. He had a feeling today marked the end of any chance he had with Yasmin. Today, he had to let go of all his dreams, which were now being taken over by Frans."We don't need to beat around the bush or prolong this. I want to discuss something that our friend has been keeping from us," Alexander started the conversation."This is quite surprising, but that's the reality. The relationship you've been yearning for has actually been happening between Frans and Yasmin," Alexander carefully conveyed the news, but soon his eyebrows furrowed as he observed Robert's response.Robert remained silent, his expression flat, and he tapped his finger
The Surrogate CEO's Child 112
Before meeting Alexander at his office, Frans managed to have lunch with Yasmin at a cafe near her campus. After lunch, he proceeded to Cesilia's residence to check on Maxime's condition.Maxime's progress had been quite remarkable, even though he couldn't engage in too much physical activity yet. Cesilia was already grateful for Maxime's current condition. He could sit up and move his limbs, although he still felt weak and experienced some discomfort when moving.Despite his condition, Cesilia was thankful that she could hold Maxime in her arms again. However, every time Tomas visited, Maxime would lie down as if only his eyelids could move. Several times, Tomas tried to persuade Cesilia to let Maxime go and seriously consider marrying William.But Cesilia remained adamant against Tomas's suggestion and would often berate him for even suggesting such a thing. She accused him of being heartless, willing to sacrifice their son's life for a sum of money that would be spent within a few
The Surrogate CEO's Child 111
Casandra folded her arms across her chest and stared at Yasmin from head to toe. Naturally, Yasmin didn't understand what to do or say after Casandra had suddenly asked her to talk, especially since she and Frans had just finished kissing. She was now haunted by fear."Now tell me, what kind of relationship do you have with Frans?" Casandra asked once her emotions had calmed a bit."There's nothing between me and Frans, sis.""Are you sure there's absolutely nothing between you and Frans?"Yasmin attempted to maintain her composure, even though her head felt heavy as she did so. But to hide her relationship with Frans, she still went along with it."If there really is nothing between you and Frans, then whether you like it or not, you'll have to accept Robert's proposal."Casandra averted her gaze elsewhere, anywhere but at Yasmin."Why all of a sudden, sis? Asking me to accept Robert's proposal. What's going on? Didn't I already tell you I would never accept that guy's proposal?""It
The Surrogate CEO's Child 110
Perhaps about two weeks had passed since Frans accompanied Yasmin for shopping. Yasmin had also started attending classes. An unusual feeling began to arise in Alexander and Cassandra's hearts. Why? Because Yasmin always returned home with Frans. Their excuse was that they accidentally bumped into each other on the street, even though as far as Alexander knew, the hospital where Frans worked was in the opposite direction from Yasmin's campus. Even their visits to Maxime's house had this same pattern. The oddness intensified when Alexander checked his bank account transactions. He looked at the dates and times when Yasmin went shopping with Frans. Alexander clearly remembered that on that day, Yasmin came home with a lot of shopping bags, but when he looked at his bank account, there was no expenditure recorded for that day. This meant Yasmin didn't use the debit card he had given her. So, whose money did Yasmin use for shopping?Placing his phone on the nightstand, Alexander glanced
The Surrogate CEO's Child 109
Frans immediately reached out his hand to the woman and kissed the back of her hand."Mother, let me introduce you to Yasmin, my girlfriend.""Girlfriend?" the middle-aged woman repeated, observing Yasmin from head to toe. "Frans, you're not joking, right? Is this really your girlfriend? Whose niece did you pay to pretend to be your girlfriend?""Mother...," Frans interjected. "Please don't let your teasing strain our relationship.""Well, come on, she's so young and beautiful, she surely wouldn't be interested in a widower like you.""Mom," Frans cautioned again, and the middle-aged woman rubbed her temple."Get to know Mother first. My name is Tiara, Frans' mother.""Yasmin." She extended her hand to introduce herself, not forgetting to kiss the back of the middle-aged woman's hand."Don't listen to Mother. It's all just playful banter," Frans said, lightening the mood.However, Yasmin was already too scared to face the woman. Sensing Yasmin's nervousness, Tiara immediately embraced
The Surrogate CEO's Child 108
"Where are we going first, to find clothes or books?" Frans parked his car in the mall parking lot."Let's look for books first, Frans. So that later we can just focus on finding clothes. I think I don't need many clothes; I still have so many in my closet. The first time I came here, my sister suggested online shopping.""Alright, books it is then." Frans helped Yasmin unfasten her seatbelt, and they both got out of the car together. Just like usual, they walked side by side, holding hands, as they explored the various stores in the mall.Yasmin seemed enthusiastic about choosing all the supplies she would need for her upcoming college. Patiently, Frans followed behind, observing Yasmin as she carefully selected each item."Which one is better?" Yasmin asked, handing over two larger-sized books."Which one?" Frans asked, puzzled, as he didn't see anything particularly special about those books. To him, a book was used for writing, and there was no difference."Isn't the cover nice? D
