A Wrong Surrogate for the CEO-Chapter 18: Almost...

Lara chuckled. Money bag and yet, now owns her house. Does it annoy them that she is going to be like them soon, that she’s also going to be an employee of the Textile and fashion home?

"Get out of my way Tolu" Lara requested. If she’s pregnant like she claimed, she should be seated somewhere, quietly and let her baby have a peaceful haven.

"You must be dreaming,Lara, to think that I will take you back. You want to work here, get closer to me and want me to rethink why I divorced you?" Mike taunted, glaring at her in irritation.

"Oh...I expected you to have moved on. Why are you still dwelling in the past? Wake up to reality and accept the fact that I dumped an imbecile like you and I’m happy that I did..." Lara mocked and chuckled aloud.

"You!" Mike felt humiliated. She should be nursing her wounds and secretly hoping that he spares her a glance. Not her arrogant demeanor.

"And I swear to you that you will not get hired by the Textile and fashion house as long as Mike and I are here. You’ll never rise in the ladder of society. You can never be equal to us" Tolu fumed in rage.

That’s one thing Lara would never achieve as long as she’s still a senior employee of that company. How dare she think of competing with her, what insolent!

"I think you are afraid of losing your place to me because I’ve always excelled better than you and you’re always behind, to make do with my leftovers like Mike Blake..." Lara was saying when Tolu got furious.

"How dare you!" She bellowed and pushed Lara violently. And the latter, not expecting such a violent push, lost her balance and fell sideways, hitting her belly against the desk.

"Ahhh...my baby..." Lara groaned painfully. Her eyes suddenly went dizzy and she wasn’t sure of what happened next except that a strong hand lifted her.

Lara didn’t know how long it took but when she woke up, she found herself lying on the bed, a drip passed into her and a hospital gown on.

She remembered what happened. Tolu pushed her and she hit her belly against the desk. She shivered and quickly ran her hands over her belly.

"My baby..." she muttered. She became worried and wanted to pull the drip off the cannula and jumped out of bed when she heard a deep masculine voice.

"You won’t dare it" Curtis Rodney’s thundered. He stood by her bedside for hours when he heard that the life of his foetus was at risk.

This daft smelly woman wouldn’t listen to him and accept his offer. Will she feel pacified if she lost the pregnancy? If she does, his fatherly instincts and affection wouldn’t let him fold his hands and watch his growing seed just die off.

Lara recognized that voice. No wonder she felt a natural air of arrogance in the room. But she didn’t expect that this human demon would be present.

She’s in an exquisite ward, furnished and can be mistaken to be a lounge except for the medical equipment in the room. She glanced round but didn’t see him.

Of course,she cannot see him. He was seated in the inner area, watching her through the translucent glass. He couldn’t get his gaze away from her flat belly and silently prayed that his unborn baby remain safe.

He stood up, took some giant strides towards her and Lara sighed. She saw him and swallowed hard. How can someone possess such a natural presence of intimation and yet, be so strikingly handsome?

Besides, being cruel and inconsiderate of others, Curtis Rodney is a handsome man. He is tall, a well built slender but muscular body and beautiful chiseled jawline. His eyes pierced as if he could read beyond the eyes into the heart.

Despite his features being concealed by his suit, one can easily know he does work out a lot. Dressed in the latest limited edition suit with custom made leather shoes, he screams of perfectness.

"Where do you want to go, after just coming out of an unconscious state?" Curtis sneered, coming over and towering over his fated imposed surrogate mother of his child.

"I want to know my child’s state" Lara responded, turning her gaze away from him. His presence so close, staring down at her makes her feel uncomfortable.

"Our unborn child is fine. You almost lost him but thank goodness that you were helped timely" Curtis informed.

Lara sighed softly for relief. But she’s not comfortable with him referring to her baby as if he has a right to it. She’s holding to her decision, she’s the exclusive owner of her baby.

Just then, the doctor walked in. A middle aged man, having his white coat on, smiled broadly at Lara. He’s glad that the baby survived, it’s safe.

"How’re you feeling now, Miss Edmund?" The doctor asked, coming over and checking her pupils. He smiled and was satisfied with her quick recovery.

"I’m better now. Is my baby safe?" Lara asked, getting anxious as if Curtis hadn’t already told her the baby is safe. She grabbed the doctor by his wrist, staring at him with moist eyes.

"You don’t have to get unnecessarily worried. The babies are doing fine and are healthy. You were brought here on time and we managed the bleeding..." the doctor was saying but Curtis attention lingered still on the word "babies"

"Excuse me Dr Will, did you say babies earlier?" Curtis asked, his interest heightened and his belly filled with butterflies.

Dr Will glanced from Lara to Curtis. Would miss Edmund be interested in having that information heard by someone else besides her alone?

Seeing the looks on Dr Will’s face and how Lara shook her head slightly,he became infuriated "You’ll speak already because I am the father of the child she’s carrying. And don’t let me get even with you Dr" Curtis Rodney bellowed.

He had brought her to the hospital,stayed by her bedside and waited for this long. Does he think he is related to her or he’s her boyfriend?

What would he want in a woman like her? She is below him in every sense of the word and she’s not just his type of woman, considering her feisty nature.

Lara’s gaze turned into a deep frown. She glared at him in fury and said "Curtis Rodney, I am the exclusive..." she was protesting but he interrupted her sharply.

"Shut the crap, just shut it down" he seethed, glaring at her in hostility. Is she going to humiliate him before another Doctor? This isn’t his hospital,but he chose to bring her there because she was bleeding and he couldn’t waste time driving her to his hospital.

He brought her to this hospital and requested for the renowned gynecologist Will to attend to her. Is she going to embarrass him there again?

"You can’t shut me down, Curtis Rodney. I won’t allow you to father my child..." Lara protested, trying to raise herself to a sitting position.

"Lara Edmund!!" Curtis thundered and Lara kept quiet. She eyed him and looked away.