Trinity's POVAfter I kissed him, Rodri had given me a dead look, and simply said. “Don’t play games.” Then he hooked his hands I under me and raised me up into his arms. I smiled indulgently, resting my head against his chest possessively. “I’m not playing games, Rodri.” I said. Which of course, was a lie.I was a master at playing everyone necessary, in a bid to win the game of getting my best life. Even down to the little fever I had, was all a part of my game. My master plan.He carried me through the garage and up to the elevator, ignoring my attempts to start a conversation. I gave up for now, smiling quietly to myself. Sure, I had really developed a fever as an effect of the IVF procedure I had secretly prepared and carried out on myself , but I did not use any drugs to treat it yet, on purpose to lure Rodri here.Since I was feverish, not dangerously so, Rodri would probably not be able to be a complete asshole to me in this state. I would pretend to be absolutely helpless, s
Vanessa's POV“What’s wrong?” Estelle asked, setting the cutlery down on the table. “You have been so quiet ever since you came back from the store.”I glanced up at her, then tucked a strand of my hair away from my face with a small smile. “Actually… it’s nothing. The cab broke down, and I had to walk to the store. That’s why I took so long. But it’s fine. Let’s just eat.” I changed the topic.I did not want to bother Estelle by telling her what that thug almost did to me in that alleyway.And that the person who saved me and almost hit me with his car at the same time, was the billionaire I was supposed to be working for.The shock, embarrassment and panic I felt was not something I wanted to relieve.Estelle gave me a look, then shrugged. “Alright. I’ll go see if your mom’s awake and bring her down for dinner. Wait for us before you eat! I can see the way you’re devouring the chicken with your eyes..” She playfully gave me a suspicious look as she stepped backwards.I laughed at he
Vanessa's POVI had changed into the hospital gown, and cleaned up in preparation for the “IVF procedure” I was about to undergo right now. The facilities here in Dolphin hospital was already state-of-the-art, plus, I was the surrogate of the boss, so that meant I was being treated like a golden egg.Or more realistically, the goose that laid the golden egg.Doctor Ryan, along with some other hot, attractive looking doctors in scrubs, stepped into the room where I was sitting, waiting for Trinity to usher me into the lab.“Hello, Miss. Sterling.” Doctor Ryan greeted with curtsey. “Do you need anything, before you begin your procedure?”I gave a polite smile, glancing awkwardly at the hot doctors flanking him as I answered. “I’m all good, doctor. I already did all the preps and I’m ready to go.”He nodded. “That’s good to hear.” He said, then he suddenly added, “Your meds? Have you been administered a shot yet? How about —”“—Doctor Ryan.” Trinity’s voice suddenly interrupted his inces
Vanessa's POVThe shot Trinity had given me, to make it look convincing that I had undergone the IVF procedure, was making me a little bit nauseous. But it was easy to forget something as trivial as that when there was a huge amount of money with five zeroes staring back at me from my phone.It was only a couple of minutes since I left the hospital, and now, my bank account was bursting with the largest amount of money I had ever seen in my damn life.I had stopped by the bank on my way here, to withdraw a lot of cash to pay the thugs with, since those criminals never worked with banks. Even after withdrawal, the zeroes remained solid.It was so fast, that it felt unreal.What?I was still in disbelief, but at the same time, a massive surge of happiness was rising in me. This was it. With this amount, I could pay off those thugs, and even do other things.We owed a lot more people, but I could pay them off with subsequent payments.Trinity had told me, this was just a tiny amount, jus
Vanessa's POVEstelle exchanged glances with me the moment Mom asked that question. I slowly turned around to look at her. Her eyes were so dim, and even barely open.She looked duller with each day that passed.I was genuinely worried, and had been thinking of ways to pull her out of this depression and miserable state she had fallen into. She asked again, “Huh, Vanessa? That was a very large sum of money we owed, and you just paid them in cash all at once? How?”I placed a hand over my forehead for a moment, trying to think of what to tell her. After the dinner got ruined yesterday, I was unable to tell her I planned to go into surrogacy.But now, I could see the look in her eyes desperately hoping I was not doing something crazy for money. She would be so worried if she knew I was going to be someone’s surrogate, and knowing Mom, she would fill herself with more guilt in addition to her depression.I definitely didn’t want that.“Why are you not saying anything, Vanessa?” Mom’s voi
Two Weeks Later.Trinity's POVI was not pregnant. The results came out negative, again.My IVF procedure failed. How????!With a scream, I scrunched the test papers into a ball and threw it into the trashcan with more force than necessary. This could not be happening to me. This morning, back at my apartment, I had taken a disposable pregnancy test, but it had been negative.Hoping that there was a mistake somewhere, since pregnancy strip tests were not completely reliable, I had come over to the hospital. I had done a standard pregnancy test on myself.But there was nothing different.My IVF procedure was just a waste.I let out a loud breathe as I raised my hands to my face, trying to hold back the savage scream of anger that was about to rip out from my throat. The door suddenly opened, startling me.“Hey, Trinity, are you okay?” It was one of the other nurses in my station. “I thought I heard a scream in here.”I straightened up, turning to face her with a direct smile. “Oh, don’
Rodri's POV“Where’s Dad?” I asked the housekeeper, glancing up the crystal stairs to see if he was coming down.“He will come downstairs to meet you, shortly, sir.” She replied politely. “Please have a seat, and I’ll bring you and your guests some drinks. Is there anything you would like, in particular?”“I’ll have wine.” I said, then glanced sideways at Vanessa. “Get her some juice.”“Oh. Okay, sir. Please, excuse me.” The woman nodded, trying to hide her confusion as to why we were not having the same drinks. Vanessa was carrying my baby now, so she had to strictly obey the rules for a successful birth.As the woman walked away, I turned to move to one of the pristine white couches, but paused when I saw the look on Vanessa’s face. She was staring around the mansion with a stunned look on her face. Judging by her surprise, and admiration, it was her first time being in a luxury mansion.“Let’s sit.” I said.My voice startled her a little, and she glanced at me, slowly looking embar
Vanessa's POVMy legs were trembling, even as I sat in the large, comfy leather seat of Mr. Darnell’s car. The first time he had ever given me a ride, it was a Ferrari. Now, it was another expensive luxury car that I could not even recognize.I was so nervous throughout the meeting with his dad, that I thought I would mess up at some point. But thankfully, I pulled through, except for the fact where I forgot the response I had rehearsed for whenever I got asked why I was a surrogate.I had to quickly make something up on the spot.Luckily, no one noticed.For now, I could only keep myself together, until I got home where I could explode and tell Estelle how nerve-wracking it felt to be in a luxury mansion, with two billionaires.With the way Mr. Cameron Darnell was staring through my soul, I was almost convinced that he could read my mind and knew that I was a fraud.Swallowing, I peeked sideways at Rodri Darnell. I froze, like I always did each time I looked at him. He was actually s