One side of the truth

Vanessa's POV

The man was desperate, and offering a huge amount of money, collectively worth millions, to the surrogate that can carry his baby. I had told Estelle.

Well, it was not technically a lie. Mr. Darnell seemed to be in a hurry to get me pregnant for some undisclosed reason, and the money was good. After all he was billionaire, what’s a few more expenses to him?

Estelle sidled closer, peering at the contract papers in my hands. She looked back up at me with raised eyebrows. “So? How did it go?”

I nodded. “I successfully signed the contract. By tomorrow, I’ll get the procedure done, and I’ll be pregnant. Then, I can get the money I need.”

Estelle stared at me for a moment and crossed her arms. “There’s no going back now that you’ve signed the contract. But honestly, Nessa, I feel like surrogacy just isn’t for you. You could have become a stripper, maybe? After all, you can dance.” She sighed. “I’ll support you, of course, but in that man’s house… I just don’t know how I will b