A Woman Agreed to Be a Surrogate for Her Cousin and His Wife – But After a Doctor’s Appointment, She Overheard Them Whisper, ‘Once the Baby Is Born, We’ll Do It, and She’ll Never Find Out’

“So I don’t have to sell immediately?”

“Not if you meet the arrangement’s terms.”

I’d left the bank with something Ethan hadn’t expected me to have.

Time.

But I’d saved my hardest blow for last.

I want to keep my home.

***

Now I looked at him. “I arranged temporary repayments.”

“When?” he snapped.

“Three weeks before delivery.”

“You never told me!”

“Why would I?”

I’d saved my hardest blow for last.

“Because we were trying to solve your problems!”

“Then you should be happy. I don’t need to sell.”

Claire pushed her chair back. “Those arrangements won’t last forever!”

“No. But they give me options.”

Ethan rubbed his forehead. “You’re making this unnecessarily difficult.”

We were trying to solve your problems!

“Am I? You promised to pay my mortgage. Now you’re offering to buy my home instead.”

“We can’t afford to hand you that much money!”

“But you can afford to purchase this apartment?”