CEO'S Secret Baby: A Standalone Surprise Pregnancy Romance by Iona Rose

Author:Iona Rose
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781913990022
Publisher: Somebooks
Published: 2020-11-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Leah

The sun rose the next morning, and I laid in bed, feeling cheated.

For the first time in my life, I had strayed away from my usual norms. I followed my heart and life had dealt me a severe blow.

No matter how things turned out, except I somehow lost the man through no fault of my own‒ the consequence of creating a child that I didn’t necessarily want or was ready to accept at this point in my life‒ was inescapable.

I had given myself to someone else so completely for the first time, and I was possibly going to come away from it all with pain and regret. I couldn’t believe it.

I didn’t want to move, but my alarm clock had long gone off and I knew that any more time wasted would send me to work late. A job that I most definitely now needed since overnight, my life and world now consisted of two instead of one.

I was scared enough to rise to my feet and head off to the bathroom. The moment I stood before the vanity, my toothbrush in my mouth, I stared at my reflection in the mirror. I looked dejected and distraught.

My eyes were swollen and bloodshot from the lack of sleep, and my face soaked from the tears I’d shed throughout the night.

I’d never imagined I would be a single mother. How my life would take such a sudden and drastic turn, and all on account of a man I would most likely never set my eyes on again.

My fingers found their way to my hair and gripped the curly mass in trepidation.

What am I going to do? I cried in my heart.

I knew despite being saddled with a responsibility that I most definitely wasn’t ready for… I would have this baby.

Tears filled my eyes again, as I moved my toothbrush slowly across my teeth.

How I hated myself right now for being so unlucky… and how I hated him for being absent.

I wiped the tears from my face, finished brushing my teeth, and got into the shower.

As I drove to work, I promised myself there would be no further thought on this, not until the day ended and I returned home. This might be the only way I would be able to keep my sanity because with each passing moment, it felt like I was on the verge of losing it. I had an upcoming campaign and a team to perform in conjunction with. I couldn’t afford to fall apart, especially not now.

The moment I arrived, I headed over to the breakroom in search of a cure for my sleeplessness. I loaded my mug with an unhealthy dose of caffeine and stood in the silence of the room, leaning against a corner with my phone in hand to discourage anyone from speaking to me. I needed this few minutes before the work day began to pull myself together.

It didn’t work.

“Leah!”

I pretended not to hear Jeremy’s overexcited call, but it was impossible to ignore.

“Leah!”

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