All Chapters of The Surrogate Search : Reunited With My Cruel Ex: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

“Say my name,” Damian hissed, his face inches from Hazel’s.“Damian…” Hazel breathed.Her face was flushed, her eyes hazy with desire. Damian swallowed hard, his fingers gently caressing her stomach before moving lower, slipping beneath the fabric covering her.“What do you want, Hazel? Tell me!” Damian demanded, his fingers moving with greater insistence.Hazel shuddered, her breathing growing more ragged.“You! I want you!” Hazel answered quickly.Damian let out a low growl.Her desire was exactly what he had been waiting for over the past three years.Damian swore he would never stop touching this woman—not even if Hazel begged him to.A few weeks earlier…“Have you heard?”Hazel, who had just returned a cart loaded with cleaning supplies, glanced at her coworker, Rachel.“Heard what?” Hazel asked indifferently.She walked away from the storage room and headed toward the employees’ locker room. She intended to take a quick shower before heading to her next shift so she wouldn't be

The piercing cries of a toddler filled the air, accompanied by the violent crashes of objects being thrown against the floor inside the cramped room.Hazel had barely returned from work when panic seized her.Without giving a thought to her exhaustion, she raced up the stairs of their aging apartment as fast as her legs could carry her.Grayson—the debt collector and the owner of the gambling den where her uncle frequently played—was sitting casually in a battered chair in the middle of the room.Meanwhile, two of his burly henchmen were busy intimidating Cassandra.“What the hell are you doing, you bastards?!”Furious, Hazel charged into the room and shoved the two men one after another, even though she wasn't strong enough to make either of them budge.“How dare you make a mess in here! Who the hell do you think you are?!”Her anger erupted, burning away whatever exhaustion remained in her body.She glared at each of the men in turn before her eyes landed on Grayson, who was sitting

Hazel could barely contain the violent pounding of her heart. Her chest felt so tight it was as though the organ were trying to break free from her ribcage.Her entire body trembled. Cold sweat gathered across her forehead, and the fine hairs along her arms and neck stood on end.A wave of dizziness struck her without warning.Damian Montoya was a nightmare brought to life.For the past three years, Hazel had done everything she could to run from him and avoid crossing paths with him again. She never wanted to see that man again, and she certainly didn't want him to discover that she had once given birth to his child.Hazel wasn't afraid that Damian would question whether Adrian was his son.She was afraid of what he might do once he found out.What if he took Adrian away from her? What if he decided to get rid of her without even asking who the child's father was?Just imagining it made Hazel want to cry.It made her wish she could simply disappear from the face of the earth.It took

Hazel fell silent for a moment.Should she pretend to give some sweet, diplomatic answer?No.That simply wasn't who she was.Straightening her shoulders, Hazel looked directly into Mischa’s eyes.“Because I need the money.”She said it without hesitation.For a split second, Hazel caught a flicker of surprise in Mischa’s expression before the older woman quickly returned to her usual impassive demeanor.“You offered an enormous amount of money, and I applied because I need that money. I don't care whose child I will be carrying. I will treat this entire process as a job, and I will remain professional by keeping my emotions out of it.”Hazel paused.“However…”She hesitated briefly.“I have one condition.”“What condition?”“I’ve given birth to a boy before, but I can't guarantee that my next pregnancy will also be a boy. So, if I give birth to a girl, I want you to give the baby to me.”Hazel’s voice remained steady.“I promise I won't try to find out who her biological father is, a

Hazel’s words sent Leah over the edge.In a fit of rage, Leah swung her hand, reaching for Hazel’s hair. But Hazel had already anticipated the move and calmly stepped aside.Leah lost her balance and went sprawling onto the slick lobby floor.Thud!Her two close friends gasped and hurried to help her back to her feet.“Leah, sweetheart… what are you doing? Were you planning to lie down on this cold floor?”Hazel pretended to be concerned as she bent slightly toward her.“Careful, sweetheart. This floor is hard. You might hurt those delicate little bones of yours.”Hazel deliberately mimicked the sweet, coddling tone Leah always used.But the next second, Hazel’s expression changed.Her eyes turned cold and sharp, leaving Leah, Florencia, and Ines momentarily speechless.“Remember this, Leah. I’m not the Hazel you used to walk all over anymore. I don’t need your parents’ love or attention, so I have no reason to give in to you ever again.”Hazel’s voice was cold and cutting.“My advice