In his mansion

~After two hours~

The driver opened the door so that Aurora could step out of the car. Throughout the ride home, she couldn’t still believe it took only some minutes to get Arthur’s sperm inside her.

She kept rubbing her belly and staring at it like she was already feeling the fetus develop.

‘Being locked up in an arrogant rich man’s house sounds so hectic, and now I have his sperm lying happily inside me. What have you brought upon yourself, Aurora.’ She thought as she raised her eyes to look at the house.

Her eyes slowly widened and her thoughts vanished immediately her eyes fell on Arthur’s large, expensive and extremely beautiful house.

It was a two thousand yard Spanish Villa. About seven to ten cars were parked in front of the Perron that extended down from the large doors.

“Wow.” This word fell out of her mouth unconsciously. She knew he was rich, but she wasn’t expecting his house to be that huge.

‘I would definitely get lost in this house if I’m not careful.’ She thought, as the driver led her to the main door.

Climbing the Perron, the door gave way, and a man in his late forties, dressed corporately, stepped out with an hearty smile.

“Miss Aurora. Welcome.” He uttered, still keeping his smile genuine and wide.

“Hi.” Aurora responded, although she had no idea who he was.

“I am Carter, and I’m Mr. Arthur’s butler. Please come in.” He retorted, bowing his head as he pointed into the house.

Aurora’s lips curved up in an excited smile as she nodded and walked into the mansion.

“Oh my…”

The interior design of the mansion was nothing compared to the outside walls. The ceiling of the living room was so tall, and it had a long, gold chandelier hanging down from it.

“Miss Aurora… this way, please.” Carter uttered, making his way to the staircase at the side of the living room.

Aurora couldn’t contain the sudden joy she felt inside of her. Even the air she breathed smelled expensive.

‘Maybe being locked up in here isn’t a bad idea after all. I mean, I wouldn’t mind. It will take weeks before I get used to the whole mansion.’ She said to herself as she kept feeding her eyes with the mansion’s beauty.

The portraits on the walls, the distance from the living room to the room, they all were amusing to her.

This made her reflect back on the life she had lived with her parents. She never had the luxury of riches. Deep down, she was glad that his baby wasn’t going to go through the hell she went through as a child.

“And here we are. Your room, Miss Aurora.” Carter uttered, opening the door to one of the rooms and walking in.

Aurora followed behind him, and as usual, her jaw dropped when she saw the beauty of her room. It was the size of two rooms in her father’s house.

“If you need anything, I am a call away. Though all necessary things are already provided except meals. That will be taken care of by me.” Carter explained, with his hands locked behind him.

“Thank you so much, Mr. Carter.” She answered, nodding slightly.

He bowed in response and turned to leave.

“Wait… Mr. Carter… are we the only ones in the house? I didn’t see any other person on our way here.” Aurora uttered.

“Yes, Miss Aurora. We are the only ones in the house.” He answered.

Aurora furrowed her brows and moved closer to him. “But why? No cleansers? Chefs? Gardeners? The house is too big for just a few people.”

“Well, my boss isn’t a fan of having so many people around. I have been working in this house for three years now, and it’s been only two of us in the whole house. The other workers come, do their work and leave. I am the only one he allowed to live here.” Carter further explained.

“That means I’m stuck in here with no one to talk to.” She mumbled, heaving a loud sigh.

“Thank you, Carter.” She retorted, and he nodded, walking out of the room.

She turned around to take one last look at the room before heading to the bed. She slammed into it, grinning widely as the bed felt so soft and accommodating.

But the smile slowly faded away as it dawned on her that she was in Arthur’s house.

“Where is he anyways??” She muttered, reaching for her bag and taking her phone.

“He didn’t even have a proper conversation with me after I was out of the ward. He was all cold and silent. Argh! I hate people like this.”

After the insemination, Arthur ordered his driver to take Aurora to his mansion, while he headed back to the office to finish his work.

He refused to say a word to her because he felt it wasn’t necessary. The doctor told him it was successful and she was free to go home. This was all he needed to hear.

***

Aurora laid on the bed, ready to take a nap when she heard a knock on the door.

“Who is it?” She asked tiredly, opening her heavy eyes.

“It’s me, Carter. Mr. Arthur is back and he would love to talk to you.” Carter answered from outside the door.

“Argh.” Aurora groaned, burying her head in the soft pillow.

‘Just when I was about to have a nice rest, he ruins it.’ She thought as she struggled to get out of bed.

“I’ll be there soon.” She responded, after almost immediately, she heard his footsteps retracting.

Getting out of bed weakly, she picked up her phone as she made her way out of the room and down to the living room, where she met Arthur sitting on one of the large couches.

She moved closer, and he raised his head to look at her. She let out a soft smile, but his countenance remained the same.

“How are you feeling?” He asked, his eyes falling on her belly.

“I’m okay, just tired.” She responded. She almost began to wonder why he was asking after her well-being, then she remembered she had his sperm inside of her, and this was the only reason why he would care about her feelings.

“You should have enough rest. We don’t want something going wrong with the process.” He retorted, and she nodded slowly, still staring at him.

“I was about to rest when Mr. Carter came to call me. He said you wanted to talk to me.” She added.

“Yes. That is correct.” Arthur answered as his right hand was busy trying to unbutton the first few buttons of his shirt.

“I called you to give you more rules.”

‘There are more rules?!’ Aurora thought, raising her eyebrows in frustration.

“Okay? Let’s hear it.” She retorted, folding her arms around her chest.

“This is my house, and I believe all the rules should be carefully adhered to. Firstly, my room is out of your reach. There should be no reason whatsoever to enter my room.” He uttered, making Aurora scoff.

“Trust me, my room is big enough for me. I don’t need to start snooping around. I have no business in your room.” Aurora responded, feeling more frustration.

‘What does he take me for?! Because I’m not as rich as him doesn’t make me stupid!’

“Great. And you don’t have to cook or clean. It will be taken care of by the workers. If you want to get anything or get to me, talk to my butler instead. I’m comfortable talking to him.”

“And why can’t you talk to me? We are talking right now, aren’t we? Are you uncomfortable right now?” She asked in disbelief, as she began to wonder why he was being so dramatic.

“Just do what I say, woman. I…” He was cut short as he stood up from the couch.

“I am Aurora, not just any kind of woman. Listen, Mr. Arthur, I’ll be carrying your child for nine months! Not the butler’s child. Hell yeah, I’ll have to communicate about some things to you, because that is how it should be.”

“No, it’s not. I paid you some money already. Whatever you may feel can be communicated to my Butler. You wouldn’t be the first surrogate woman, would you?”

Aurora’s jaw dropped as she watched him walk away in disbelief.

‘How can a man be so rude and disrespectful?’ She pondered angrily.

“Well, don’t worry! I will stay out of your way. I don’t fancy you either!” She yelled back at him, causing him to abruptly stop.

He looked at her over his shoulders, and turned all of a sudden, walking back to her.

Aurora’s heart began to pound louder and harder as he kept approaching her. ‘Oh my… did I say something wrong?’ She cried inside of her.

Getting to where she stood, he was a few inches away from her, and then he stretched out his hand, his hazel eyes locked deeply with hers. His intense cold gaze sent shivers down her spine and almost made her drop to her knees.

His strong cologne filled her nostrils, causing her to inhale deeply. Though he was disrespectful, she couldn’t deny the fact that he smelled so good.

“Wh… what?” She asked boldly, taking a step back.

“Your phone.” He uttered, stretching his hands further to her.

“Wait… what? Why?”

“You’ll be given another one. It’s to make sure you don’t start telling your friends about this deal.” He answered in a calm manner, still stretching forth his hand.

“But I need to talk to my father's doctor, and… I don’t have any friends, I…”

“Your phone, Aurora!”

His loud, authoritative tone sent Aurora quiet in a way she hated. She clenched her jaws as she placed the phone in his palm.

“Carter will give you a new phone with the necessary contacts on it.” He retorted and turned to leave, without wanting to hear her speak.

“But…” She muttered, but he was climbing the stairs already.

‘Arghhh!!! I hate him!’ She yelled in her head, punching the air in rage.