All Chapters of My Billionaire Husband Gifted me a Surrogate for Christmas: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

69 Chapters

Chapter 41: A Blow to the Heart

Catharine's P.O.VI watched in complete horror as the realization of what was happening sank in. Caroline clutched her stomach with both hands, her face contorted with fear and panic. She looked up at Xavier with tears streaming down her cheeks."Xavier, please help me," she cried out, her voice desperate and scared. "Help me and our baby. I can't lose our baby."Our baby.She had said our baby. Not his baby. Not the baby. Our baby.The words echoed in my mind, each repetition like another hammer blow to my already shattered heart. Caroline had claimed ownership of that child, had linked herself to Xavier in a way that excluded me completely.But Xavier didn't even seem to notice the significance of her words. He wasn't paying attention to the implications, wasn't thinking about how those two simple words had just confirmed everything I had been too afraid to believe."Cathy, quickly, follow us to the car," Xavier barked at me, not even looking in my direction. His entire focus was on

Chapter 42: Punch to the Gut

Catharine's P.O.VMy mind raced back to the way Mr. Hawthorn had offered me that drink. The way he had insisted I take it, the way he had pushed it toward me with such determination. He hadn't just been harassing me randomly. He had planned this. He had already decided to spike that drink, and had already planned on taking advantage of me once the drug took effect.The realization made me feel sick to my stomach. If I had accepted that drink, if I had taken even one sip, I would be the one in Caroline's position right now. Helpless, drugged, vulnerable.I pulled the car over to the side of the snowy road, my hands trembling as I put it in park. The engine idled quietly and I turned in my seat to face Xavier."What do we do?" I asked, trying to keep my voice steady even though panic was clawing at my throat. "Xavier, what should we do?"I had already turned the air conditioning on full blast, hoping the cold air would help bring Caroline's temperature down, and would help clear her sys

Chapter 43: Lost and Broken

Cathy’s P.O.V I wake up with a jolt, gasping for air like I've been drowning. My head pounds violently, each throb sending waves of nausea through my entire body. The hangover hits me like a freight train, and I squeeze my eyes shut against the pale morning light filtering through unfamiliar curtains.Where am I?My eyes fly open and I take in my surroundings. This isn't my bedroom. The walls are painted a soft cream color, not the stark white of my own room. The furniture is different, simpler, warmer somehow. The bed beneath me is cozy but completely foreign. Panic starts to rise in my chest as I try to piece together what happened.Did I do something stupid last night?The thought terrifies me, and I slowly lift the covers, almost afraid of what I might find. Relief floods through me when I see I'm still wearing the dress from last night, the beautiful black gown that now feels like a costume from someone else's life. My jewelry is still on. My shoes are placed neatly by the bedsi

Chapter 44: Breaking from the Inside

Cathy's P.O.VHunter's voice comes through the door, muffled but concerned."Cathy? Are you okay in there?"I stare at the bathroom door, my fingers still gripping the edge of the sink. My throat feels tight, like someone has wrapped their hands around it and won't let go. I want to answer him, but I don't know what to say. Am I okay? No. Will I ever be okay again? I don't know.I take a shaky breath and turn on the faucet again, splashing more cold water on my face. The shock of it helps a little, brings me back to the present moment instead of drowning in memories of last night. I cup my hands under the stream and drink a little, trying to wash away the bitter taste in my mouth."I'm fine," I finally call out, though my voice sounds hollow even to my own ears.I dry my face one more time, straighten my wrinkled dress as best I can, and open the bathroom door.Hunter is standing near a small coffee table, placing a plate of food down carefully. He's changed from his formal clothes in

Chapter 45: Divorce?

Cathy's P.O.VI stare at Hunter, my mouth falling open in shock."Divorce?" The word comes out as barely a whisper. "Hunter, Xavier and I have been together for six years. Six years. I can't just throw all that away without a proper confrontation. Without at least trying to understand what happened and why."Even as I say the words, they sound weak to my own ears. What is there to understand? I saw what happened. I heard what Xavier said. But still, six years is a long time. Six years of building a life together, of promises and plans and dreams. How can I just walk away from all of that?Hunter nods slowly, his expression unreadable. He doesn't argue with me or try to convince me I'm wrong. Instead, he lets out a long sigh and reaches into his pocket, pulling out his phone."I understand," he says quietly, unlocking the screen with his thumb. "I knew you'd say something like that. That's why I prepared for this."He taps at the screen a few times, opening what looks like a folder, th

Chapter 46: Divorce? Part 2

Cathy's P.O.VThe question hits me like a slap. I opened my mouth to answer, to say that Xavier married me because he loved me, because we were happy together, because he wanted to spend his life with me.But the words won't come. After everything I've seen, after everything that's happened, I don't know anymore. Did Xavier ever really love me? Or was I just fooling myself this whole time?"I thought it was because he loved me," I finally whispered, hating how pathetic I sound. "But I don't even know anymore."Hunter's jaw tightens. He looks angry, but I can tell the anger isn't directed at me."Xavier married you because of his grandfather's will," he says, and each word lands like a hammer blow. "The old man left specific conditions for the Dalton fortune. All Dalton heirs must be married for at least five years and produce a legitimate heir from their marriage before they turn thirty. Only then can they inherit their family fortune."I stare at him, trying to process what he just s

Chapter 47: Blurred Lines

Cathy's P.O.VI start to laugh. It's a strange, hollow sound that bubbles up from my chest before I can stop it."This is absurd," I say, shaking my head. "Hunter, this is completely absurd. Xavier couldn't have just pretended to love me for six years. Six entire years, just for the sake of some inheritance. That's not possible."I look at Hunter, searching his face for some sign that he's exaggerating or that I've misunderstood what he's telling me. But his expression remains serious, almost sad."I know him," I continued, my voice getting stronger, more insistent. "I've lived with him for six years. I've shared a bed with him, shared my life with him. I know Xavier, and he isn't like that. He's not some cold, calculating monster who would marry someone just to check a box on his grandfather's will."Even as I say the words, doubt creeps into my mind. The photos on Hunter's phone flash through my memory. Xavier holding hands with other women. Xavier kissing them. Xavier enters hotels

Chapter 48: Slow Down and Think

Cathy's P.O.VI look up at Hunter, a thought suddenly crossing my mind."Wait…how did you know about a prenup?" I ask. "How could you possibly know that Xavier made me sign one?"Hunter lets out a breath and crosses his arms over his chest, leaning against the dresser behind him."Think about it, Cathy," he says. "A family like Xavier's, one that has such a specific clause built into their inheritance, wouldn't just let their son get married without finding a way to protect what's theirs first. The Daltons have been protecting that fortune for generations. They're not going to let one marriage, one wife, get close enough to take a piece of it. A prenup wasn't just likely. It was guaranteed."His words settle over me like a cold blanket, and suddenly I'm not sitting in Hunter's apartment anymore. I'm back in that day, months ago, standing in the grand foyer of the Dalton estate with Xavier's hand proudly on my waist as he announced to his parents that we were getting married.I remembe

Chapter 49: Unexpected Changes

Cathy's P.O.VHunter's chauffeur pulls up to the curb and stops the car smoothly. I thank him quietly and step out into the cold air, pulling my coat tighter around myself as I stand on the sidewalk and stare at the house in front of me.My parents' house. The house I grew up in. The house where I took my first steps, learned to read, cried over my first heartbreak as a teenager.Except it doesn't look anything like the house I remember.My father had died when I was still in high school. A car accident on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, gone just like that, leaving my mom behind with two kids and a house that was falling apart. After he passed, everything started to crumble. The roof leaked every time it rained. The front garden turned into a mess of dead plants and overgrown weeds. The fence out front had a crack running through it that my mom could never afford to fix. We lived in that broken-down house and made do with what we had because we didn't have a choice.My mom worked two jobs

Chapter 50: Incomprehensible

Cathy's P.O.VThe ground is being pulled from under my feet. I stood there in the kitchen, gripping the counter so hard my fingers ache, and try to make sense of what my mother just told me. Colton. My brother Colton. The same Colton who could barely sit still in class long enough to finish a single assignment. The same Colton who struggled so badly in high school that my mom had to beg three different teachers not to fail him. That Colton had somehow landed a job at Dalton Inc. Xavier's company. As an executive assistant.It doesn't make sense. None of it makes sense. Colton had no degree, no experience, no qualifications that would ever get him through the door of a company like Dalton Inc, let alone into a position that paid well enough to renovate an entire house and buy a luxury car.And then it clicks. Like a puzzle piece sliding into place, like a lock turning open after years of being stuck, everything suddenly makes sense.Hunter. Hunter's insistence that I not rush into a di

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