เข้าสู่ระบบWhen Rachel's father falls ill and a mountain of debt stares her family in the face, she is thrown at her wit's end. To save her father's life, she succumbs to the shocking proposal of her cold, powerful boss, Noah Sinclair. Noah needs a wife to silence his family's demands, while Rachel needs his riches to pay for her father's hospital bills. But the shocking part is: He wants a marriage based on business only-no feelings, no romance, and no expectations.
ดูเพิ่มเติม"No! I can't let them catch me!" Alice ran out of the hospital, despite knowing that it wasn't suitable for her to run at this moment. But she didn't want her baby to be taken away and aborted by them.
How could they be so rude? Just after her examination, she was stopped by two burly bodyguards who said they wanted her baby.
Were they members of a gang? What did they want with her baby? She didn't have time to think, as the footsteps behind her were getting closer.
But just as she was about to run onto the main road, her arm was immediately grabbed.
Then she lost consciousness.
When her eyes opened again, she was greeted by a unfamiliar place. When did the hospital become so gorgeously decorated?
Wasn't she kidnapped? Did they want her baby?
As she was thinking, what's going on...
A middle-aged man walked in with a tray of food. He smiled at Alice and asked, "Miss Brown, you are awake?"
Alice looked at the smiling middle-aged man and felt like he was a smiling wolf. She looked at him coldly and asked, "How do you know my name? Where am I?"
"Miss Brown, I am the butler here for your service. Our sir wants to buy the baby in your belly," the butler replied.
"What?!" That means the abortion didn't take place? They kidnapped her from the operating table? Just to buy the baby? But why her?
"You..." Alice was about to ask a question, but the man in front of her said calmly, as if he had expected her question, "Miss, you mistakenly entered our boss's room a month ago, and coincidentally, you were pregnant. That's why our boss wants you. As the world's richest man, he needs an heir to prevent outsiders from coveting his wealth."
His child? His so-called sir is... The man from that night? That day, Alice saw her boyfriend cheating on her with her best friend, and was so sad that she got drunk at a bar, but accidentally...
(Flashback)
She only felt like her body was on fire and someone carried her to a hotel room. She couldn't see anything because of the darkness inside the room and the drugs in her body made her vision blurry. Suddenly, she felt like someone was pinning her down.
The man's hot breath fell on her neck... Alice tried to open her eyes to see his face, but she couldn't see anything. In the darkness, the man suddenly bit her neck, "Ouch..." a moan escaped her mouth. However, because she felt like her body was burning, his cold touch gave her a soothing feeling. She suddenly wanted more...
Suddenly, someone claimed her lips and kissed her. The kiss was strong and filled with desire. As she got lost in the kiss, suddenly a tearing pain came from her lower body...
(End of flashback)
Thinking back to that passionate night, Alice still felt shy and blushed.
"Miss!" The butler didn't know why the woman in front of him suddenly zoned out, but he didn't have time. The sir had only given him an hour to deal with the matter.
"So you want me to be a surrogate mother for your boss?" Alice's face turned dark. Although her pregnancy came as a shock, she knew what it meant for her, a college student who hadn't graduated yet. But she was determined to raise the child on her own.
When she heard that they were treating her child as a commodity, Alice couldn't suppress her anger!
"Please stay away from me! Let me make this clear one last time, this will never happen!" After speaking, Alice prepared to get out of bed and leave, but the bodyguard blocked her way.
The butler took out a document that looked gentlemanly and said, "Miss Brown, please read these documents first before considering whether to accept our conditions."
Alice was initially unwilling, but when she saw something like Brown Groups written on the documents, she quickly took them and read. It contained all the information about the Brown Group. How the Brown Group used fake materials, how the stock price of the Brown Group was falling...
The butler, standing aside, looked at Alice's increasingly ugly face and said with certainty, "If you don't want your father to go to jail, you'd better say yes. Our sir is capable of more than this."
By presenting the threat as a suggestion, he seemed like the savior of the Brown Group.
"This is illegal!" Alice angrily tore the documents. They kidnapped her and even threatened her family. How dare they!
However, the butler still calmly said, "Miss Brown, if you want, you can call the police." After saying that, he took out his cell phone and handed it to Alice.
When Alice hesitated to take the phone, She didn't dare to call because she knew her dad would definitely do something outrageous to secure the deal. Even though her dad didn't care about her, she still couldn't bring herself to let him go to jail.
It was her own mistake. If she hadn't gotten drunk at the bar that night, she wouldn't have entered the wrong room and had sex with a dominant man. Then she wouldn't have been targeted by him and ordered to become his surrogate mother.
But the absurd thing was, she didn't even know what he looked like! She bet he wouldn't even remember her, but he would do anything to get an heir.
She didn't have a choice... Alice angrily signed her name on the surrogacy contract.
7 Months Later...
Alice sat in front of the window and looked outside. It seemed like it was going to rain soon. Alice was about to stand up and go back to bed when a loud thunderclap startled her...
Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen and reached for the bell to call someone...
Inside the hospital, Alice heard the cry of a baby and tried to open her eyes to see her child. However, she couldn't see the child, only the nurse taking her baby away.
Alice endured the pain in her body and asked, "Where are you taking my child?"
The butler entered and said, "She is taking him to the master. Don't worry, he is a healthy baby and it's a boy." As he spoke, he took out a million-dollar check and handed it to her, saying, "Here is the check for you. Thank you, Miss Brown."
After the butler finished speaking, he bowed and left.
"No... Stop! Please let me see my baby right away..." Alice panicked and struggled to get out of the hospital bed...
Although she had prepared herself for this day of separation, after spending so much time with him and feeling his growth inside her body... she didn't want them to take her child away.
However, her body was too weak, and she collapsed on the ground as soon as she got out of bed. Because of the pain in her abdomen, Alice broke out in a cold sweat. But she still tried her best and looked at the butler, saying, "Please, just let me see my baby right away... please..."
However, the butler didn't look back and left the room...
A few minutes later, when a nurse came to deliver medicine to Alice, she saw the blood on the floor and panicked...
Alice was about to faint when she heard the nurse yell, "Doctor, please hurry up! There is another baby inside..."
CHAPTER 87: A NEW HOPEHer voice is almost audible against the breeze; she whispers, "We cannot run forever." "We are approaching."Noah initially answers hardly at all. He watches her, his own controlled anxiousness reflected in his eyes. " Nums." Still, we cannot face it by ourselves.Rachel stares at him, her history dragging down her shoulders. Once delicate, their relationship now feels like an unspoken promise—a knowledge they will be standing together no matter what happens. Still, even that dedication appears insufficient to shield them from what looms ahead.They have battled so valiantly to recover some normalcy and arrive here. Still, always eager to drag them back into the darkness, the shadows of their past linger, nipping at them. The truth of what they have done and lost forces on their shoulders like a weighty, stifling weight with every day.Noah adds at last. "We fight," his voice low yet firm. "And we triumph." In tandem.Footfall broke the silence before Rachel cou
CHAPTER 86: A NEW BEGINNING The weight of their rebuilding decision presses on Rachel's chest as she glances out the window. The peaceful buzz of the night outside fails to soothe the storm within. Her body hurts from the emotional and physical fights she has engaged in. Though she doesn't let it show, her hands shake slightly. She is far gone; she cannot stop now.Noah is standing next to her; his presence acts as a stabilizer. Though he is silent, she can see the same turbulence in his gaze. Even after the conflict ends, the scars remain. They both are aware of that. Neither of them is the same person who entered the fight several months ago."We can do this, Rachel," Noah replies gently as if trying the words and considering their sincerity. "Together." Her heart twisted, and Rachel turned toward him. She wants to believe it. She does, although the uncertainties still exist. Suppose the past is too difficult to overcome? What if their survival comes at too high a cost?"I'm not s
CHAPTER 85: RISING TENSION Noah's face looks drawn and tired as he walks into the living room, and Rachel can sense the irritation in his eyes. She knows the conversation is approaching even though they have dodged it for days. Indeed, neither of them is good, not yet.Noah replies, his voice laden with the unspoken thoughts between them, "We need to talk."Trying to calm her racing heart, Rachel inhales deeply. "Regarding what?"Rachel, about us. Regarding what's next. His eyes meet hers, begging for some response to help them make sense of the anarchy around them.Rachel bites hard. "I have no idea, Noah. I don't know whether I am capable of doing this.Noah approaches, his hand extended towards hers. "Do we have any option here? We have far to go, but I am not giving up on us right now.She jerks her hand back, the agony from the past several days rising. "It goes beyond just us, Noah." It is much more than that. The past, the falsehoods, resurfaced. I cannot simply let go.Noah's
CHAPTER 84: HEALING WOUNDS Noah's voice disturbs the quiet, raw and forceful. "Rachel, we are still here. Still living is us. It is just that which counts. Though Rachel knows the truth, his eyes flutter with a weary will. Though the fight is not finished, they have survived the worst of it. Not for their use.She suffers anxiety, terrified of what lies ahead, of the unknown road. She fears losing Noah to the dark place the war has brought them and losing herself in the mending process. The intensity of their connection is evident when their eyes lock. The only thing that feels definite and keeps them anchored is their link.Reaching for his hand, Rachel softly squeezes it to try to express everything she experiences with one touch. Her voice quakes as she talks; her words are more brittle than she wishes them to be. " Ah, I'm not sure where to start going ahead. I have no idea what to do anymore.Noah's hold gets tighter, and for a split second, she senses the unspoken promise betwe
CHAPTER 83: THE FINAL PRICE The Sinclairs, their falsehoods, and their decisions have cornered them. One watches every movement they do. Every word counts. Rachel senses the pressure pressing in on her, strangling her, but only one road remains."You know what we have to do, right?" Noah asks, his
CHAPTER 82: THE FINAL CONFRONTATION Beside her, Noah's presence acts as a counterpoint. Though he is staring ahead at the home, his jaw shows no discernible movement. Though he is here with her, dedicated to the cause, his muscles stiffen as if he is getting ready for a blow. "Ready?" he asks, his
CHAPTER 81: THE TIPPING POINT "It's not just them," he says, his voice tense with something she cannot place. "That's someone within our circle."The words pierce Rachel like a dagger, more keen than she is ready for. Everything they have battled starts to fall apart right from its fundamental bas
CHAPTER 78: TRUTH REVEALED Noah's face is blank; his eyes are fixed on hers with a mix of remorse and hurt. He opens his mouth as though he were speaking, but the words seem lodged in his throat. As Rachel struggles to make sense of what she has just discovered, their quiet extends, suffocatingly
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