Mysterious CEO's Last Surrogate

Paul's mouth was tightly glued. He looked around aimlessly, buying time for a reasonable explanation. Suddenly, something clicked. "Ahhh, just forget it. Let me get something to eat first."

Danica narrowed her eyes. She figured that Paul wanted her to cook for him because he caught her cooking most times. "You want me to make you breakfast. Why don't you just say so?"

Paul was just looking for a way to disappear, "Don't worry, I will get Mabel to do it for me."

Danica was persistent. She felt that, for Paul to come and knock on her door because he was hungry was a very big deal and couldn't take it lightly. "Oh, just wait for a little. I will come and do it for you. Let me change and I will be downstairs before you know it," Danica uttered with concern.

When Paul realized that there was no way of escape, he suddenly dropped a hint, "No, you will need a long bath, I'm out," he turned around and left without giving Danica the chance to utter another word.

Danica's mind went into a fleet thoughtful analysis. 'What did Paul mean by long bath?' She asked herself internally. Suddenly, she felt her nakedness under her nightie and closed the door, now recalling the supposed parent had come again.

Instantly, her mind began to play the detective, as she thought about why she fell asleep and why the supposed parent kept coming when she was asleep. She perceived that the supposed parent suspected that she might later come to claim the child if she knew who he was.

However, she wanted to see him, to assure him that she had signed a contract and there was no way she was coming back to claim the child. She was a woman of her words. But all these were assumptions of her mind. She was deeply troubled, having intercourse with a faceless man. Whichever way, she comforted herself with the fact that with every sacrifice she made, it was for her sister, Daniella.

She entered the washroom and was about to brush her teeth when her eyes caught red patches on her skin. She widened her eyes in exasperation. She knew exactly what they were, as her body chilled from shock. She now understood the reason why Paul was suddenly behaving funny at the sight of her.

to consume her that, the supposed parent was greatly enjoying this. But it was meant to be a business. Why did he have to do this to her? A drop of tears washed her pale face, equally washed by the

and scrutinised herself in the mirror. Unable to find anything in her closet to cover the patches, she sat back defeatedly and laid on her bed, face-up in deep thought. She was too embarrassed to step out of her room and intended to stay till the patches disappeared, which she was aware might take between 2

she heard a knock on the door and thought it was Paul.

comforted. She appreciated the fact that Mabel cared about her so

Danica was always embarrassed when it came to issues concerning intimacy but Mabel never thought much about

and was about to drink it when she remembered something, "did you use

"Of course," Mabel admitted.

content in the spoon back to the bowl, "I'm allergic to onions, but don't worry I will make something else," Danica revealed. She had earlier told Mabel that she had allergies but

and took the tray from her. Putting it aside, she sat on the bed and

you don't know, I can use it as an excuse to go and prepare my food." Mabel was about to say something

with some concealer. You youth of today are so wild," Mabel

wondered how Mabel freely spoke concerning things of intimacy. She, on the other hand, had no idea about where make-up was kept in her room, talkless of a concealer. She was never a fan of make-up because she saw it to be a waste of time since she would

after Mabel finished applying the concealer,  and progressed to make her up fully, Danica sighed in appreciation. She clad in a simple dress and confidently stepped out. Paul was amazed by her appearance and secretly, he snapped a picture and sent it to Loney with a text message. 'Can you elaborate

to clear the forest for his new project when his phone beeped. Usually, he wouldn't check his phone when operating on a machine like an excavator but ever since he sent the text message to Paul, he had desperately

checked his phone. When his eyes caught a pop up of Danica's image on the screen of his phone, he stiffened. She seemed to get be prettier and prettier each day. A surge of loneliness filled

hiding something concerning Danica and since he couldn't share, he was also not going to make it any easier for him. He succeeded in planting confusion on Loney's mind. Loney zoomed the picture, studying the image critically.