The Accidental Surrogate's Secret のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 141 - チャプター 150

Candice’s POVI felt Dorian’s body go stiff against me. His hand, which had been resting on my arm, froze immediately. His eyes searched mine with disbelief, like he couldn’t process the words I had just said.“Why did you resign?” he finally asked, his voice low. “Don’t you want to work anymore? Don’t you want to… stay?”“Are you already tired of working with me?” His brows knitted together, and I could hear the panic creeping into his tone.“Am I making you uncomfortable? Did I push you too much? Was I… moving faster than I should?”He dragged a hand through his hair, frustrated. Then he looked back at me. “Just tell me what I did, Candice,” he pleaded. “Tell me what made you want to resign, and I swear—I’ll change. Just say the word, and I’ll do it.”“Tell me the reason why you resign and I promise to help you find a solution for it.”His voice cracked a little. And I didn’t even answer him because the only thing on my mind was the different thoughts running in it. I didn’t eve

Candice’s POVThe moment I stepped inside the house, little footsteps came rushing toward me.“Mommy! Mommy!” Chloe’s sweet voice rang out as she clung to my legs. Caleb wasn’t far behind, his little arms wrapping around me too.I bent down immediately, pulling all two of them into a tight hug. “My babies…” I whispered, kissing the top of their heads one by one. “How were you all while I was gone? Did you behave yourselves? Tell Mommy the truth now.”Chloe giggled, nodding eagerly. “I was very good, Mommy! I didn’t fight with Caleb at all.”Caleb quickly puffed his cheeks, defending himself. “I was good too, Mommy! I helped Chloe with her drawing.”I laughed softly, my heart melting. “Wow, so all my babies were angels? I’m so proud of you.”Just then, the nanny appeared from the corner with a warm smile.“Welcome back, Candice,” she greeted softly.I lifted my head and smiled at her. “Thank you so much for everything. I really appreciate it.”She shook her head modestly. “It’s my job

Candice’s POVI knew it. No matter what I said next, these people weren’t going to compromise.It didn’t matter if I explained myself again, or if I begged them to understand. They had already made up their minds, and nothing I said would change it.If only I had known this was how today would turn out… I never would have brought the kids to the park. Chloe wouldn’t be standing behind me right now with scraped knees and tears streaming down her cheeks.My little girl sobbed softly, clutching my leg. My heart broke hearing those tiny cries. I wanted to protect her, but I felt like I was drowning under all these accusing eyes.And just when I was about to lose, a deep, steady voice came through like a savior.“Why do you have to make things difficult for a woman and her child?”That voice. I knew it. I spun around quickly.It was Jace.I let out a shaky breath in relief. His tall figure moved toward me. “Is this really how you treat other women?” Jace’s voice was sharp. “Surrounding

Jace’s POVI really thought I had all the time in the world.I figured I’d just hang back and wait until Candice finally noticed me, until we could all be together—me, her, and those amazing kids. But then, out of nowhere, she drops this bomb about leaving London, about ditching the whole country. It hit me like a truck. I wasn’t ready for that at all.Every single time I got the urge to spill my guts and tell her how I really felt, I’d talk myself down. “Jace, be patient,” I’d say to myself in the mirror. “Give her space. Let her take as long as she needs. As long as she’s still here in London, you’ve got your shot. You’ll confess everything eventually.”That’s what kept me going, you know? That little hope that she’d stick around.But when she said those words—“I’m leaving the country”—my heart just froze. It was like someone had punched me right in the chest. I could barely breathe. It scared the hell out of me, like the most precious thing in my life was slipping through my finger

Candice’s POVI swear, I was beginning to revolve my entire life around Lucien. From the moment I woke up, my phone wouldn’t stop buzzing—emails, messages, reminders, calls—all from him or about him.Every five minutes, someone was asking me to check something, confirm something, or send something to Mr. Lucien.My phone rang again. “Yes, this is Candice… yes, I’ll have it on his desk in five minutes.”Barely two minutes later, another call came through.“Miss Candice, Mr. Lucien said to prepare a meeting with the Board for 6 p.m.”I blinked at my screen. “Wait, what? He just finished one at two!”“Yes, he said this one is urgent.”“Of course, it is…” I sighed, rubbing my temple. “Alright, tell him I’ll get it arranged.”By the time I dropped the call, my inbox had already exploded with ten new emails. I didn’t even know when I’d last taken a sip of water. My entire job was beginning to feel like running an entire city… for one man.Even his personal affairs had become my duty.My pho