All Chapters of The Accidental Surrogate's Secret: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

Candice’s POVThe ride to the hospital felt like a blur. All I could think about was getting there on time so the doctors can start treating my daughter. Please, let her be okay. Please…I held her small body against my chest, feeling the heat radiating from her burning skin. She whimpered weakly, her tiny fingers clutching at my shirt. My heart twisted. I felt like a terrible mother for not noticing sooner.After what felt like the longest ride I had ever had, we finally got to the hospital. I almost jumped out before the car had fully stopped. “Thank you,” I muttered quickly to the driver, fumbling with the fare before running inside with my daughter in my arms.“Help!” My voice cracked. “Where is the doctor? Someone, please! She’s burning up!” I said screaming as tears were threatening to fall from my eyes for the second time.A nurse at the desk immediately stood up and rushed over. She quickly scanned my daughter and nodded to another nurse. “Follow me. Hurry!”We were led dow

Candice’s POVOn the way back home, Caleb wouldn’t stop talking. His little voice filled the car with excitement.“Mommy, I like Grandpa’s stories! And Grandma gave me cookies before bed! Mommy, can we go again tomorrow? Please? Please? Uncle Jace, tell Mommy we should go tomorrow too!” he said, kicking his tiny legs happily.I glanced back at him, trying to hide my sigh. “Caleb, don’t talk nonsense. You can’t just trouble Grandpa and Grandma every day. They’re old, they need to rest.”“But they like me!” he insisted with a pout. “They said I can come anytime.”I pressed my lips together and shook my head. “Still, you shouldn’t bother them too much. And stop clinging to Uncle Jace all the time. People might misunderstand.”Caleb tilted his head. “Misunderstand? About what, Mommy?.”I swallowed, choosing my words carefully. “If you always follow Uncle Jace around, people will think he’s your father. That might… make his admirers stay away from him. It’s not good.”“Why?” Caleb asked, b

Candice’s POVThe moment I finished speaking, Dorian's face hardened. His jaw tightened, and the pleasant facade he'd worn all night shattered, replaced by a flash of anger. But he had no right to get angry. He was the reason everything happened. He was the cause of my pain and my tears. I felt my chest rise and fall as I glared at him. Taking a deep breath, Dorian’s voice came low, almost trembling.“Candice… you have every right to say such words to me,” he said.He lowered his eyes briefly before looking at me again.“You even have every right to slap me this very instant—for leaving you. I know… I know you’ve always hated what I said three years ago. I tried to find you after that, but I couldn’t…”His voice trailed off, and I could see the regret in his eyes, but it only made me angrier. I slammed my palm against the table, cutting him off.“Stop!” I shouted, my voice shaking with rage. My eyes burned. “Stop saying that, Dorian. Stop acting like that means anything!”He blink

Candice’s POVTHE NEXT DAY>>’t stop racing. I kept coming up with different ways to apologize.What do I even say? Should I tell her I didn’t mean to cross the line? Or that I wasn’t doing it for selfish reasons? None of it sounded convincing enough.You can do this, Candice. He an adult and brace up yourself. I cheered myself but it wasn’t even working. By the time I reached the company, my palms were sweaty. I stepped out of the car and walked inside. My heart raced so fast it felt like it would burst out of my chest. Okay, Candice, just get it over with. Go straight to her office. Take responsibility.But before I could even make it there, I saw my boss at the entrance.

Dorian’s POVI walked out of the office building and saw my driver waiting with the car parked at the curb. Sarah, my secretary, was already sitting inside. I opened the door and slid in, letting out a long sigh as I settled back. The driver glanced in the rearview mirror, nodded, and pulled away from the building, heading back to the hotel.Sarah looked up from her screen right away, her eyebrows raised. “Sir, hope everything went well in there. You took a little longer to come out than I expected. Was there any trouble with the meeting?”I rubbed my forehead, feeling annoyed. “Sarah, when did you start monitoring my every move?”She blinked, trying to play innocent. “I wasn’t monitoring you, sir. I was just—”“Try focusing on the reason why I hired you instead,” I cut her off. “Stop asking questions that don’t concern you.” I said to her as I leaned back, letting out a frustrated breath.She blinked, a bit taken aback, but she didn’t back down completely.. “Sorry, sir. I was just w