บททั้งหมดของ My Billionaire Husband Gifted me a Surrogate for Christmas: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 20

Chapter 11: Too Close for Comfort

Catherine’s P.O.VStartled, I look outside and my breath catches when I find Hunter standing by my car, his presence so sudden it feels like a disruption I don’t have the energy for. I frown as I lower the window, my voice coming out tired and sharp at the same time.“What are you doing here?” I ask, then add before he can even answer, “I really don’t want to deal with your bullshit right now, Hunter, so if you’re here to say something clever or cruel, just don’t.”He doesn’t smile, doesn’t joke, and that alone throws me off. “I came because I saw you,” he says quietly. “You were sitting here crying, all alone, while your husband was inside pretending everything was fine. He doesn’t even care enough to check on you himself.”I let out a hollow laugh and shook my head. “You don’t know that,” I snap, though my voice wavers.He leans closer to the window, “I know he wasn’t here when you needed him. And I know that when someone is falling apart, you don’t leave them to drown. Unlike Xavie

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Chapter 12: Trying to be Polite

Catherine’s P.O.VThe ride home was mostly silent. I stared out the window, watching the lights blur past, my mind spinning too much for words. Xavier glanced at me once or twice, but didn’t say anything. I wasn’t sure if it was because he didn’t want to, or because he didn’t know how. Honestly, I just wanted to get home and crawl into bed.When we finally pulled into the driveway, I didn’t wait for him. I headed to the door and as soon as the guards held it open, I walked straight to the first floor, barely acknowledging Xavier’s presence behind me.“I’m going to bed,” I muttered, not even turning to look at him.“Okay,” he replied softly, his voice low, almost hesitant. I could hear him following me, the faint sound of his footsteps trailing mine.Once inside the room, I went straight to the bathroom. I washed my face, wiped off the makeup, and changed into my comfiest pajamas, feeling the weight of the night pressing down on me. When I finally collapsed onto the bed, I let out a lo

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Chapter 13: Escalating Situation

Catherine’s P.O.VI watched Xavier’s eyes flash with frustration, his jaw tight, the way his hands curled into fists at his sides making me flinch.“Cathy,” he said, his voice low but sharp, “I’m doing what’s best for the family. What we’re doing…this… it’s the best way forward. Why can’t you understand that?”I blinked at him, unable to believe what I was hearing. “Best for the family?” I repeated, my voice incredulous. “Xavier, did you even ask me what I thought? Did you even care about my opinion? Especially for a baby I’m about to raise? One I had no idea even existed five hours ago?”He ran a hand through his hair, exasperated. “Cathy, you know how my mother has been… nagging us for years! Always reminding you that you needed to produce the Dalton heir, calling you names, making you feel… inadequate. Don’t you see? This is the only solution that makes sense. The only one that will make everyone happy.”I took a step closer, disbelief written all over my face. “Xavier, are you ser

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Chapter 14: Trying to Make Up

Catherine’s P.O.VI woke up to a strange light seeping through the curtains, and for a long moment, I didn’t even recognize where I was. The bed felt different, the pillows unfamiliar, the sheets tucked differently, and it took me a second to remember…this was the guest room.My head throbbed a little, my body heavy, like it had been drained of every ounce of energy. And then it hit me. Last night. Everything. I had slept through it all as if I were dead.Maybe my depression had finally claimed me for just a few hours, because I hadn’t only slept, I had slept past noon. Past noon. My chest tightened at the thought of how much of the day I had wasted, but at the same time, I couldn’t summon the strength to move. My body refused to cooperate. Every muscle in me was begging for rest, for just one more hour, one more minute, but I knew I couldn’t stay buried in the sheets forever. I had to start the day, had to face reality, had to… at least pretend to care.“Ugh,” I groaned to myself, d

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Chapter 15: Tell Me Everything

Catherine’s P.O.V“Xavier,” I said, my voice barely above a whisper, “I need you to tell me… everything. I need to know exactly what happened.”He exhaled slowly, running a hand through his hair, and looked at me with a mix of weariness and something I couldn’t quite place.“Cathy… it’s not easy to say.”I felt my chest tighten, the weight of his words settling in. “Xavier…” I said, my voice small. “That child… it will be yours alone… not mine. You understand how that makes me feel, right?”“No,” he said quickly, reaching for my hand. “It will only be biologically mine, Cathy. Which… which means it will be yours too. In every other way that matters, it’s ours. I promise.”I stayed quiet, staring at him, trying to reconcile the man in front of me with the secret he had carried for months. “You should have told me,” I murmured finally. “You should’ve told me when this began.”“I know,” he said, his voice almost breaking. “I thought I was protecting you. I thought I was protecting us.”I

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Chapter 16: A Careful Trap

Catherine’s P.O.VI sank into the couch, the weight of everything finally pressing down on me. “So… you’re telling me Lydia might have faked her illness,” I said slowly, staring at him, trying to make sense of the tangled mess of betrayal and secrets. “Just to get you to donate… sperm?”My voice was quieter than I wanted it to be, but the disbelief in it was raw. Xavier ran a hand through his hair and let out a long sigh, and I could feel the tension radiating off him.“Cathy, I… I didn’t know at first. I thought she was… I thought she was really sick. I didn’t question it. I trusted her. I wanted to help. My hands were tied.”I nodded slowly, letting him talk, though my chest felt tight.“I understand that, Zee,” I admitted after a pause, my voice trembling slightly.“I really do. But… why not tell me after the three-month period? Why keep me in the dark until Christmas Eve? I could have understood if you’d just… been honest after everything.”He looked down at his hands, twisting th

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Chapter 17: Moving In?

Catherine’s P.O.VI stared at Lydia and the surrogate in stunned silence, my mouth opening and closing like I might say something, anything, but the words refused to come. My mind was scrambling, fumbling for a foothold, and all I could do was watched as Xavier rose from his chair, his face taut with confusion and frustration.“Mom,” he said, his voice calm but edged with a tension that made my chest tighten, “what do you want? Why did you really bring Caroline here?”Lydia waved him off dismissively, that same imperious gesture that always made my skin crawl, and before Xavier could protest further, she stepped closer to Caroline, helping her sit with a gentleness I had never, not once, seen directed toward me. My heart thudded in my ears as I tried to make sense of what was happening, but nothing about this made any sense.“Catherine, Xavier,” Lydia said finally, her tone firm but oddly serene, like she was delivering a matter-of-fact announcement rather than shattering our world, “

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Chapter 18: How Can She?

Catherine’s P.O.VI follow Xavier down the hallway without really seeing where I’m going, my legs moving on their own while my head feels too full, too loud. I hear Lydia behind us, her footsteps sharp and purposeful as she heads toward the guest bedroom, already talking to herself about drawers and space and what Caroline will need, like this is all settled and decided. When the bedroom door closes behind us, I finally exhale, pressing my palm against my chest as if that might steady my breathing.“This is completely unacceptable,” I say immediately, the words tumbling out of me before I can soften them, my voice low but shaking.“Xavier, you need to speak to your mother. You can’t just let her move her in like this. Not like this. Not without even asking me.”He turns to me, rubbing his face, his shoulders sagging in a way that makes my anger falter for just a second. “I tried,” he says, frustration sharp in his tone. “I swear to you, Cathy, I tried. I spoke to her just now, before

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Chapter 19: Casual Threats

Catherine’s P.O.VSomething ugly twisted in my stomach as the pieces clicked together, slow and painful. “So this,” I said, gesturing vaguely, my voice trembling now, “this whole surrogate situation… she just dropped it on us because you were already warned. Because she knew you wouldn’t say no.”He didn’t deny it. He just nodded once, stiffly. “She told me it was necessary,” he murmured. “That the family needed an heir, and that I needed to stop being selfish and think about my future.”I let out a hollow laugh that sounded nothing like humor. “Your future,” I repeated. “By threatening to take it away.”I stared at him, my heart aching in a way I hadn’t expected, anger and sadness crashing together. “I can’t believe this,” I said. “I knew Lydia was difficult, controlling even, but this?” My voice broke. “How do you become so vicious to your own son? Over one heir?”Xavier looked down, his shoulders slumping. “She’s always been like this,” he said. “Control first. Love second. If it e

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Chapter 20: Honest Mistake

Catherine’s P.O.VI watched myself agree to it, heard my own voice say yes like it didn’t belong to me, like it wasn’t breaking something open in my chest.“Fine,” I said quietly, then louder when Lydia tilted her head as if she hadn’t heard me properly. “Fine. If this is how it has to be, then fine.”She smiled immediately, sharp and satisfied, and I hated how quickly she accepted my surrender.“Good,” Lydia said. “At least you’re finally being reasonable.”I swallowed. “Don’t mistake this for consent. I’m doing this because I don’t have a choice.”She stepped closer. “You always have a choice, Catherine. You’re just finally choosing the right one.”“No,” I said, shaking my head. “I’m choosing the least destructive one.”As she gathered her things to leave, she stopped by the door, her hand resting on the handle. She turned back to me, her face calm, controlled, cruel in its stillness.“Let me make something very clear,” she said. “If anything happens to Caroline while she is staying

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