Contract, Baby, And Billionaire

imed. A moment later, a woman glided into the room. I

grace that made my own body feel clumsy and heavy. She was we

ght, polite smile that

melodious. It was the kind of voice that made you

e, usually a cold mask, softened s

ally smiled. A small, but g

eir conversation easy and familiar, filled with shared memories and inside jokes. I sat frozen on the sofa

made the coldness he sho

r. Liam's mother, a woman who looked at me with open disdain,

ding by the window, his back to us. His grandmother, Eleanor, sa

arlet," his mother began, her v

k document across the

family. In short, the family will provide for all your needs throughout the pregnancy. After the ch

etting the w

und will be established in your name.

million

ever had, and every problem I could ever imagine. It was security. It was freedom. It was a life with

ghtmares. I thought of the life of struggle I was so desperate to escape. This child, growi

I was giving it a better l

said, my voice s

against the white paper. I felt a strange sense of

me. His face was pale, and his jaw was clenched so tightly a muscle jumped in his cheek. His eyes were dark, f

thout a word, leaving me alone with the