Penelope is running out of time as she needs to find hefty sum of money for her brother’s surgery. With having no one to help her, she relies solely on her escorting job. One day, her path crosses with Kilian King who needed an escort to a charity ball he is hosting after two years. She discovers his need for a surrogate and leaps at the opportunity. Kilian King has been a widow for two years since his wife died in an accident. He has become cold and detached over the years but a call from the hospital has him searching for a surrogate. What happens when she is offered the opportunity to become a surrogate for a billionaire? She has no choice but to sign the agreement to save her dying brother There will be personality clashes and sparks when Penelope and Killian meet. Will sparks fly as they are confined to be in each others company?
View More“I would appreciate if you give some respect to my mother. She doesn’t deserve to be disrespected after her death.” Her voice rose. No one had any right to soil her mother’s name.“What? Can’t bear to hear the truth?” He scoffed. “Truly, you are your mother’s daughter. Took right after her and became a mistress as well.” He mocked.Penelope was livid. Words were at the tip of her tongue. She owned a copy of his secret- one she was certain would ruin his political aspirations. If she blew the whistle right then, it wouldn’t be effective. So, she kept a tight least on her tongue, biting her lips in the process.“That is the reason I am here. I want no part of your pretence family. I only want two things from you.” She stated.Stanley perked up at her words. He had thought she came to claim her rights in the family which she easily could because she was older than his children. Besides, none of them had interest in running the company. Their interest in shopping, travelling and squanderi
It had been two weeks.Two weeks she held her dying brother in her arms.Two weeks since her whole world crashed on her with a life changing revelation.Two weeks since Bethany disappeared with her babies without a single trace. A search had been sent out for them.The most daunting part of the past weeks was sending her brother home to heaven without a relative by her side.She had cried herself to sleep, only to wake up with tears rolling down her cheeks. Several nightmares had kept her awake. At one point, she preferred to stay awake with eyes swollen and red, compared to waking up alone in the middle of the night, screaming at the top of her lungs.She finally decided to stop mopping and grieving. There were issues to look into. Issues such as knowing her true biological father. It was Bryan’s last moment. His final breath. He could have chosen to say anything but he chose to tilt her world regarding her paternity.Stanley Ford.Stanley Ford was an influential man, running for the
Penelope's lips trembled as the blood in his chest began to spread. Bryan had taken the shot for her. Slowly, he began to fall to the ground. Penelope lunged forward to break his fall before falling on the ground. She cradled his heavy build to herself and put both hands on top of each other to put pressure on his chest."P... umpkin." Bryan choked out, struggling to keep his eyes open.Penelope shook her head. "N..no… save your strength." Tears had begun to roll down her eyes."Arghh...He groaned out in pain. "L-isten to me." He grabbed her hand with his. "I... I hid something from you."He gasped for breath and tightened his hold on Penelope, holding onto her like she was his lifeline. Blood had soaked her hands. "Y-your true f-father is..." He drew in a sharp breath. "Stanley Fords."A deafening silence ensued.The words didn't register in her mind for the first few seconds."What?" She blinked a couple of times simultaneously. Was he being delusional? "Stop spewing nonsense and c
"The deal became null and void when you didn't take her out of the city first after she gave birth. Now, I hold all the cards in my favor." Bethany gloated.Penelope was trying to catch Bryan's gaze so he could explain what the hell was going on. When did he make a deal with the she devil? Had he been in contact with her this whole time when he couldn't even be bothered to visit his only sister?She had many questions to ask him. But for some reasons, he never gave them the answers she desperately needed."Fuck this!" Ed cussed and held his index finger on on the trigger.Just before he pulled the trigger all the way, Bryan shot from his gun. The bullet hit Ed right in the chest. Bethany screamed as life departed from her lover's body.She held a shaky hand to her mouth. "You will pay for this! All because of this bitch! I shouldn't have got rid of you the first chance I got." Her voice shook with rage as she ran over to where Ed's lifeless body was lying.While Bethany sobbed right n
“What? No…” Penelope said, coming forward and stood next to Killian. “This is an obvious case of abduction. It has nothing to do with me.”A coy smile was plastered on Bethany’s face. “On the contrary, it has everything to do with you.” She retorted. “He wasn’t supposed to move on from me. But he did when he met you. I could no longer stay on the side lines, out of the limelight. I am the true Mrs. King and no one will take that away from me.”“Beth… No one is taking your place. Just give the babies to me. You can’t just take them away.” Killian tried to plead with her.A frown was etched across Bethany’s face. “Why can’t I? They are mine as well, aren’t they?”Killian and Penelope exchanged a wary glance.She caught the exchange between the two of them so she repeated her question, “Are they not?”“ARE THEY NOT?!” She shouted.“O-of course, they are yours. Just give them to me.” Killian lied through his teeth.Bethany was silent for a few seconds. “You hesitated.” She spoke quietly.
“How long have you know?” She asked quietly with her gaze fixated on his chest.“A little over a month.” He answered, hoping to catch her gaze to express how remorseful he felt.She gave a nod.Two hours passed and Penelope hadn’t uttered a word. All she did was go into her room and slammed the door hard, shaking the entire condo.Bryan never relented on his murderous stares. “How could you hide something like this from her?” He pushed aside the inner voice in his head that called him out as a hypocrite.“It is far too complicated.” He spoke dryly.“Not really. You intended to hide it from her all along.” He countered.Killian let out a sigh. “Don’t have time for this. I just want them back.” He retorted impatiently. His phone rang.“You found her?” He asked as soon as he confirmed that it was Freddy calling.“Yes… I believe she is on the road. It is best for the police to handle this.” Freddy advised. He never liked Bethany but he had no idea how deranged she was to kidnap babies.“S
It had been a month since Bethany disappeared from the manor and no one could tell her whereabouts. Killian’s security tried so hard but nothing. Even Freddy’s team couldn’t crack her location down.Anyone would think she had disappeared off the surface of the earth. The thought of her being anywhere in the world was scary. She was an unhinged woman on the look. What could she be up to?“Dude! You are about to be a father! How do you feel?” Freddy smacked him playfully. He had just brought Penelope to the hospital after her water broke. His boys joined him soon after. Francine and Hailey came as well. Ms. B said she wouldn’t miss it for anything.But how did he truly feel? To be honest, he felt fucking great. There couldn’t be any more perfect woman to bring his children to this world. Ever since the discovery, he was barely absent. At one point, he packed a few stuffs and moved in with Penelope.His grin told them all they needed to know.The nurses came in and out, waiting for her t
Killian had just returned to the manor. He went to his study where someone awaited him.“Where were you?” Bethany asked, looking stoically. She whirled around when she did not get any response. “Where the hell were you, Killian?”“None of your business, Beth.” He retorted sharply and took off his suit to hang in the corner of his study before proceeding to sit behind his desk.“On the contrary, it is every bit of my business. You are my husband! Yet, you wallow around become of some surrogate. She is simply meant to bring our children to the world and be discarded right after!” She yelled.If Bethany ever found out the truth about the children, she would be livid. He had no idea what plan she would scheme.“The same child you wanted to make sure never saw the light of this world?” He countered coldly.Bethany’s body froze on the spot. “W-what?” Her voice shook, betraying her.“Don’t feign ignorance.” He snapped, irritated with her feigning innocence.“B-but I have no idea what you are
Killian sat straighter in his chair. His mind was still reeling about having a twin.“The babies… we discovered that they were fertilized traditionally.” She informed him.“What do you mean?”“She got pregnant traditionally. The foetus didn’t form outside but inside her uterus.” Seeing that Killian still looked confused, she spelt it out. “My guess is that she had unprotected sex before the last insemination but the dates were too close and the foetus were too small so it was hard to read.”“Does that mean….?”Killian was speechless for a couple of minutes.“What I am saying is that the babies might not be yours. I-”“They are mine.” Killian cut in. “Uhm… Thank you, Melissa. But I have to go now.” He left her office and made a beeline towards his car.In the car, his mind was in turmoil. He stared out to see that a cloud had formed. Someone up there was definitely punishing him for his misdeeds.The past few months… he had discovered how unfair he had treated Penelope without giving h
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