Aurora swallowed hard and nodded, letting the words that wanted to proceed out of her mouth hang in her throat. “I hate interruptions when I speak.” He warned. “I’m sorry.” Aurora responded. “Good. You’ll be locked up for your own good. I don’t want anyone else to know about this contract, so it’s best you stay put. After you give birth to my child, you can do whatever you want. But signing this contract, means you’re going to obey every instructions I give you.” “If you agree to this first condition, then you get to receive the total amount of $200,000.” He added, and took a pause, letting Aurora respond. “And other terms and conditions?” She asked, making him shrug. “Nothing much. Just stay out of my way throughout the pregnancy period, if you need anything, talk to my butler in the house, we don’t need to talk. And lastly, you’re not allowed to develop any kind of relationship or feeling whatsoever with the baby. “You’re just a surrogate. All these are written in the contrac

~After two hours~ The driver opened the door so that Aurora could step out of the car. Throughout the ride home, she couldn’t still believe it took only some minutes to get Arthur’s sperm inside her. She kept rubbing her belly and staring at it like she was already feeling the fetus develop. ‘Being locked up in an arrogant rich man’s house sounds so hectic, and now I have his sperm lying happily inside me. What have you brought upon yourself, Aurora.’ She thought as she raised her eyes to look at the house. Her eyes slowly widened and her thoughts vanished immediately her eyes fell on Arthur’s large, expensive and extremely beautiful house. It was a two thousand yard Spanish Villa. About seven to ten cars were parked in front of the Perron that extended down from the large doors. “Wow.” This word fell out of her mouth unconsciously. She knew he was rich, but she wasn’t expecting his house to be that huge. ‘I would definitely get lost in this house if I’m not careful.’ She thoug

~A week later~ With a face drowning in amusement and happiness, Aurora took a walk around the villa with Carter at her side to keep her company. “I’d love to ask you some questions, Carter… about Mr. Arthur.” She uttered, and Carter looked at her with a faint smile. “I hope they aren’t going to be personal questions. I wouldn’t be able to discuss his personal life with you Miss Aurora.” “Can you at least hear me first? I am a little curious, that’s all.” She insisted. “Okay, Ma’am.” He answered, slightly lowering his head as they continued walking into the large, beautiful ornamental garden in the backyard. “So, my first question is, has Mr Arthur ever been with any woman? I mean… since you’ve been here for years, you’ll know, right?” Aurora asked, looking at Carter’s face. “Yes. And since I’ve been in this mansion, I’ve never seen him with any woman.” Aurora raised her brows and nodded slowly. She wasn’t so surprised, given that she knew his attitude was unbearable. “Not eve

Standing in front of the calendar in her room, Aurora marked the date with her pen. It was four months already and since the first month of her being pregnant, she had been keeping close watch on the date. After she was tested pregnant at the hospital, she cried herself to sleep severely because now, there was no going back. She had to carry Arthur’s child no matter how badly she wanted to end the contract. Soon, she began to encourage herself, and told herself all she had to do was endure for nine months. After noting the date, she walked to the mirror and stood in front of it. Faced with her reflection, she beamed widely as she stared at her baby bump. She ran her palms over her bump, admiring how much weight she had added over the past few months. Her belly seemed to be way bigger for four months too. ‘All these for a baby I wouldn’t even get to know.’ She thought, still smiling. “Hey… can you hear me?” She whispered to her bump. She never expected a response, but then… her

Eight months passed slowly as Aurora’s kept struggling to survive in Arthur’s house every single day. Though as time passed, she began to get used to how he treated her. He made it hard for her to communicate with him, get close to him or even eat on the same table. But while Arthur kept trying to make her life miserable, Carter became the friend she never expected to have. Sometimes, he’d sit down next to her and talk to her so she wouldn’t get too lonely. Carter also hated how his boss treated her like she wasn’t human. Truly, Mr Arthur wasn’t good at keeping relationships, he could at least not always put it to her that she was nothing but a breeder, making her feel less of herself. Her friendship with Carter grew more and more, and he was the only reason why she could survive until this very day, the day they’d all been waiting for. A sudden sharp pain gripped Aurora’s lower belly as she headed to the stairs. Her heart began to very fast as the pain wasn’t like the others she