Semua Bab The Accidental Surrogate's Secret: Bab 111 - Bab 120

Candice’s POV“Candice, Darling, when are you coming back? Both children keep saying they miss their mother…”I smiled faintly, though I could feel Dorian’s burning eyes on me. “I’ll be home soon,” I said softly.The man chuckled on the other end. “Don’t worry too much about them. I took good care of them today. They’ve eaten, and I even took them out for their usual walk. Then, guess what? We went to the arcade.”In the background, I could hear little bursts of laughter. Then his voice lowered, teasing, “I wasn’t going to admit it, but… the kids actually beat me in the game. I was so ashamed!”Laughter exploded again, this time higher and brighter—childish giggles. “Mommy, we beat him! We beat him!” two tiny voices shouted over the line.“Mommy, will you buy us gifts because we beat Daddy? He’s such a sore loser!” one of them squealed.I laughed lightly into the phone, playing along. “Oh really? You beat him? I’ll think about the gifts when I get back.”Their little voices came throu

Dorian POV“Call Candice’s leader right now,” I told my secretary and she nodded quickly, pulling out her phone without a word.She dialed the number, the line rang once, twice, and just when I thought it would cut off, the call connected.“Hello?” the leader’s voice came through, sounding a bit out of breath.Before I could even grab the phone so I could say something to her, the boss apologetic voice filled my ear.“Mr. Dorian, I am truly sorry for the way the meeting ended so suddenly. It was not supposed to happen that way. Please forgive us.”I stayed quiet for a second, letting her talk. She kept going, “My subordinate isn’t doing well right now. She’s already headed back to London to rest up. I feel terrible about this mix-up.”She paused, like she was waiting for me to say something. Does she really think I don’t know what’s going on? Candice wasn’t sick or anything. It was all because of me, because of what happened between us. The leader rushed on, “I apologize again, Mr.

Candice's POVAfter leaving the company, I didn't take a taxi home. Instead, I left my luggage at the company and went to a place alone. “I’ll get it later,” I whispered to myself, my voice shaky.Right now, I just wanted to walk. Maybe the slow steps would clear my head. Maybe the air would help me breathe.I was so tired and drained. Everything had flipped upside down in less than twenty-four hours. My life felt like it was collapsing piece by piece.I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn’t notice the car coming until it screeched loudly.A black car swerved just inches from me, the horn blaring loudly. My heart leaped into my throat; for a split second, I froze, imagining the worst The driver rolled down his window, his face red with anger. "Hey, lady! Watch where you’re going!”"Are you blind? Look around before you step out!""I’m so sorry! I wasn’t thinking, my fault entirely," I stammered, my voice shaking as I backed away onto the sidewalk. He muttered something under h

Dorian’s POVWhen Candice’s boss heard my question, there was a hint of tension in her eyes, but she quickly covered it up and smiled politely. “Mr. Dorian… I don’t know where Candice is. She’s on vacation, and as her boss, it isn’t my place to pry into her personal life.”I crossed my arms and looked her straight in the eye. “Fine, but let me make this clear. I’ll only work on this project with Candice. If anyone else is assigned to it, I’ll cancel it. I don’t care how much money is on the line.”She blinked, her polite smile faltering just a bit. “Mr. Dorian, that’s… quite a specific request. Are you sure? We have other talented team members who could—”“No,” I interrupted, shaking my head. “It’s Candice or nothing. And just so you know, I’ve only set aside three days here. After that, I’m gone, and so is the deal.”She nodded slowly, trying to regain her composure. “I understand. We’ll… we’ll see what we can do.”I didn’t bother responding to that. I knew she wouldn’t give up on t

Candice’s POVWhen I got home with my luggage, I could already hear the faint sounds of laughter coming from inside the house. I set the luggage down by the door and called out in a playful, high-pitched voice, “Mommy is back? Where are my little minions.”My two babies came rushing out of the living room, squealing with joy. I knelt down to their level opening my arms to receive their hug. “Mommy!” they shouted together, throwing themselves into my arms.They hugged me so tightly that I almost lost balance. “Mommy, we missed you so much!” My Son Said. “I thought you were going to leave us with Daddy Jace and never come back…”Then he pulled back slightly, looked at me with those big, serious eyes of his, and asked,“Mommy… did Daddy Jace want to buy us?”I burst out laughing. Trust him to ask something so strange and funny. “No, silly,” I said, ruffling his hair. “Of course not! Nobody is buying you. And you don’t ever have to be scared about me leaving, because I’m back now.