Chapter 0006

Okay, this must be a dream because… I started biting my inner cheeks, and when it didn't change anything, I started slapping my cheeks.

“Mrs. Roberts, you need to calm down.” The doctor said his voice was soft.

“It's not a dream, it's true; your baby is alive and healthy.” The director reassured me, realizing how unsettled I was after hearing the news.

Well, he seemed to be the only person I could trust for now. He had a wedding ring on his finger, and even though that never stopped a man, I still respected a married man, so, clearing my voice, I asked that the doctor and nurse give us the room.

They didn't hesitate; the nurse said she would be back with my breakfast, and I nodded, thanking her in my heart, as I didn't have enough voice for her, but I was surely hungry—that I couldn't deny.

“How are you feeling?” The director asked after the door was closed, and I forced a smile, shifting slightly, “The two nurses begged and told me your sister put them to the task.”

“You can't call my sister, please. None of my family can know I'm here. I–”

“I know; that’s the reason I didn’t call any of your family. I did my research on you; you're actually quite popular.”

“For all the wrong reasons.” I scoffed.

“No, no, no, I mean, apart from the surrogate part and the recent scandal, I read somewhere that you're a strong, good woman; you once saved your husband's company, the Roberts, not to mention you run his two restaurants here in ATL.”

“Yes, um, thank you for this.” I saw what he was doing, he was trying to encourage me.

“No problem, I’m sure you will be a good mother. Are you going to tell him?” He asked a question that I've been avoiding in my head. I didn't respond; I mean, there was nothing to say, as I wasn't sure he wanted this baby either, but for what it's worth, I will try.

“Can I borrow your phone?”

“Yes, sure, here…” He quickly reached into his pockets and got his phone, then, after unlocking it, he handed it to me.

“She's lucky,” I said as his ring came into view. He looked at his finger for a moment, and a smile appeared on his lips.

“I'm the lucky one.” He said, and I nodded before turning my focus to the phone screen, as for a second I wished Rodrigo and I were like that, but, well, just like it has always been, I was just a placeholder. “I am going to check on that breakfast and get you some clean clothes, and remember, you can come with me today if you can't face your family. My wife will be—”

“Happy to have you, whoever you are. Nice to meet you.” He was cut off by a beautiful blonde woman who came in without knocking. Well, she walked straight to him and kissed him, and looking at her finger, I quickly figured she was his wife.

“Honey, I wasn't expecting you.” He asked, placing his hands on her waist.

“Well, you said you were very worried for this patient; you even slept here. I had to come and see for myself—oh my god, is this Valeria Wilson?” She gasped when she faced me. Now, I didn't like that I was literally trending on the news as a crazy woman, so I looked away as tears started pricking the corners of my eyes.

“Honey, let’s give her a moment.” I heard the director say, and the wife agreed immediately as they left. I knew that when I heard the door slam.

“Hold it, Val, hold it…” I covered my mouth, stopping the sobs from escaping my mouth. “You're pregnant; you have to be strong for your baby,” I whispered, and it worked, as I suddenly felt a rush of energy.

Taking advantage of that, I concentrated on what I wanted to do. First, I logged in with my details so I could have access to my photos, as I had pictures of all my credit cards.

It was easy to log into my bank account then, and seeing none of my money was taken or frozen, I still had a quarter of a million, which was surely not enough living in Atlanta, especially with a baby on the way, as I wasn't sure what the Wilsons and Roberts had in store for me.

I logged into my cryptocurrency account and saw I only had about a hundred thousand worth of currency. Now, this is a smart way to keep money if you're from a family like mine. Well, it wasn't enough, so with one plan, I tried to buy more, but it was declined.

I needed about a million, at least, before I went and told Rodrigo I hadn't lost his baby. I first had to make sure I had money hidden in case he was in on it with them.

I knew I was wasting minutes, so I asked the nurse to place the tray of food on my lap, and I started eating because, well, I was starved, but while I was holding food in my right hand, my left had dialed my bank contact.

“Valeria Roberts, I tried to pay for cryptocurrency, but it was declined. Now, before that, I made sure to check my balance, and I have more than two hundred thousand. Also, there was no alert about my account having problems.”

“Alright, Mrs. Roberts, just give me a moment.” The bank customer care person said, and I nodded my head even when she couldn't see me since my mouth was stuffed with food.

She sure took a damn minute before asking if I was still on the line.

“I'm here, so can I buy my cryptocurrency now?” I wanted to do this now before they freeze my accounts.

“I’m sorry, Mrs. Roberts, but you can’t do anything with that account.”

“Excuse me?”

“Your husband, or rather, ex-husband—”

“Ex-husband?” I don't remember signing any divorce papers.

“Yes, Mr. Roberts asked us to freeze all your accounts, including the ones from other banks. He said you are not in a state to make any financial decisions, so to get this sorted, you would have to speak to him.”

“Are you serious right now?”

“I'm sorry, Mrs., but my hands are tied.”

“I’m the owner of the account.”

“Really sorry, now would you like me to help you with some–” I ended the call in her ear, the audacity.

Shit.

Hmm, I guess there's only one thing to do.

Meet my husband!