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Madeleine Faulkner was told that she was expecting, despite that she had never slept with anyone.
“Didn’t you undergo artificial insemination last month?” the doctor asked, pushing up his glasses.
Madeleine was so shocked that she almost fell from the chair.
“Artificial insemination? When did that happen?” She asked herself, trying to remember any of the hints.
“I didn’t. All I had was a check–up,” she replied.
“But your medical records show you did. The doctor who performed the procedure has already resigned, and I don’t know any details.” The doctor looked at her in disbelief. “Ms. Faulkner, if you don’t want the baby, I can schedule a miscarriage for you.”
Madeleine still found it hard to believe. What was going on? Was she really expectant?
She had just spent every last cent paying for her younger brother Jefferson Faulkner’s medical bills. She couldn’t even afford dinner now, let alone a
miscarriage.
Right after she stepped out of the hospital, a woman grabbed her by her arm. “Are you Madeleine?”
She turned around, only to lock eyes with Madilyn Deleon, the fiancée of her boss, Vincent Romero, the Romero Group’s CEO.
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“How may I help?” Madeleine asked.
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Madilyn gave her a business card. “I’ll give you 160 thousand dollars if you carry the baby to term and give it to me.”
Madeleine widened her eyes, grabbing Madilyn’s arm too. “How do you know I’m expecting?”
Madilyn glared at her. “That’s none of your business. Just do as I say.”
But Madeleine wouldn’t accept being led by the nose like a fool. “I won’t agree unless you tell me the truth,” she insisted.
Madilyn furrowed her brows and glanced at Madeleine’s belly, a hint of malice in her eyes. Finally, she piped up, “You wanna know the truth? Fine. That baby should’ve been mine. Our names are similar, so some idiot doctor mixed us up and inseminated you instead.”
Madeleine was slack–jawed.
“So Mr. Romero is the father of this baby?” Madeline began to ponder the connections involved. “How in the world did this happen?”
Then she stuttered, “I … need a minute to think about it.”
Of course, she couldn’t make a rash decision on something this big.
Madilyn hissed, “You’ve got one day. Tell anyone, and you’re toast.” With that, she left.
Madeleine’s mind was in turmoil as she went back to the company.
160 thousand dollars was indeed tempting. Jefferson was sick, and the medical bills were a bottomless pit. She needed money desperately.
But if she had the baby… Could she ever return to a normal life?
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She walked into the elevator, her face full of frustration.
Just before the elevator doors closed, a tall, beefy man walked in. Madeleine’s heart skipped a beat the second she saw his face.
It was Vincent! The father of her baby! What were the odds?
She had only seen him once since joining the company, but he was so strikingly handsome and outstanding that anyone would remember his face for a lifetime after seeing it just once.
“M–Mr. Romero, hello,” she greeted him.
Having no idea who she was, Vincent gave a nod out of courtesy, his expression carrying a natural air of authority.
Madeleine was certain that he was clueless about the mix–up, or he wouldn’t have been so calm.
She subconsciously stroked her abdomen, a flood of complex emotions rising in her chest at the thought that she accidentally carried his baby.
The atmosphere in the elevator became suffocating somehow. She stared at the flickering floor numbers, hoping the elevator would go faster.
Then, just as it reached the fifth floor, it suddenly jolted violently. The next second, the lights went out, and she sank into total darkness.
Caught off guard, Madeleine lost her balance and fell with a thud. “What happened? Is it malfunctioning?” she exclaimed.
“Don’t move,” Vincent said calmly, pressing himself against the wall.
Just as he took out his phone and tried to turn on the flashlight, the elevator jolted again.
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Madeleine was so terrified that her legs gave out. Amid the chaos, she lurched forward and slammed straight into Vincent. Feeling dizzy, she wanted to get up but couldn’t–her head was stuck. Between two rock- solid “pillars“!
Panic set in, and her mind went blank.
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She reached out and fumbled haphazardly on the “pillars” while shaking her head with great force, trying to pull it back. But no matter how she tried, she just couldn’t.
‘I… I’m stuck…” She uttered these words with difficulty, hoping that Vincent could help her. But nothing happened.
Vincent’s face darkened. It was the first time he had been groped by a
woman.
“Was she trying to seduce me?” He naturally thought so.
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A dangerous glint flashed across his eyes as he grabbed her wrists. “Try moving again, and I swear I’ll chop them off,” he snarled.
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Madeleine sobbed, “Mr. Romero, I’m really stuck. If we’re gonna die here, I wanna tell you a secret.”
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