Alex was stunned. He waited in silence for Eve to correct her sentence, or just flat out said; 'I'm just joking, haha!'
But no.
She wasn't joking at all.
She was dead serious about her offer, and he was reluctant to say yes.
He knew all about her and knew how much she wanted to have a family—especially a child of her own. She wanted to have a perfect family that came straight out of an American dream poster from the 50s.
"You… I thought you'd want to raise a child of your own."
"I do. But not from you," Eve replied coldly. "That baby will be conceived without love, and I am sure that your super rich and powerful family can raise the child without my help."
Alex clenched his fist. He didn't know whether he had to be angry at her, or himself, because he was the one who screwed it all up in the first place.
"You are so goddamn heartless, Evelyn," Alex commented.
"Oh, spare me the spite, Mr. Langford. You know how ruthless I can be at work," Eve rolled her eyes. She stretched her hand, ready for a handshake. "So, do we have a deal or not?"
Alex looked at her hand and felt the anger surging up from his heart. He was NOT happy with it, because he wanted to babytrap her into this relationship.
What's the point if she left after the baby was born? And also….
"What happens if you like the baby enough? Surely, your motherly feeling will emerge during your pregnancy, right?"
"Hm, if I like her enough, then I can pose as a family friend. I can be the cool aunt that visits once or twice a year. Is that fair enough for you?"
"FUCK!" Alex shook her hand while controlling his anger. "Fine, we have a deal. And mark my word, Evelyn. If you decide to leave after the baby is born, then I will never let you see them ever again."
"Sounds about right," Eve said. "And we have a deal, Mr. Langford—or should I say—" Eve pulled Alex's tie and forced him to lower his shoulder. She gave him a quick kiss at the corner of his lips and whispered, "—Alex. We should familiarize ourselves again, right? After all, I will be carrying your child for nine months."
Eve's voice was sweet as honey and soft like silk. Alex had dreamed of listening to this voice for two years. Unfortunately, the words that she spoke were poisonous, and it only hurt him more knowing that she truly treated this as a business deal.
Alex's heart grew cold as he realized that he was letting his emotion take over his logic. He knew what he was getting into, he was just a little too hopeful at first.
But now that he knew he couldn't be soft in front of Eve, he decided to treat this as a business deal as well.
He grinned at Eve and kissed her back, but his kiss was plundering, like a thief that had just found a treasure he had been searching for ages.
"Mmf—Mmh!" Eve tried to push him away for a few seconds but gave in as her mind blanked out.
Her body couldn't lie, as it had been craving for this man's touch for two years.
Alex ended the kiss abruptly, just right when Eve began to enjoy it. He was still unsatisfied and wanted more of her, but he wouldn't give her the satisfaction.
He looked down at Eve with a piercing gaze.
"Yes, this is nothing but business. And you should know that I take my business seriously, Evelyn," Alex said coldly. He dropped his hands from her waist down to her ass. "I refuse to get you inseminated with a machine. I don't want that surrogacy bullshit. I will fucking breed you by myself, and we will keep trying until you're pregnant with my child. Understood?"
Eve was taken aback by the sudden change in Alex. She got nervous, but her accelerated heartbeat told her that she was also strangely excited.
"Y-yes, I-I understand."
"Good."
Alex let go of her and stepped back, "I will come here tomorrow morning. Pack your stuff, you need to move into my place. It's only right to do that so we can familiarize ourselves again. It's also to protect you from Pierre, just in case."
Alex walked out of the front door in a bitter mood. He slammed the door as he left, and Eve jolted for a second because of that.
She was shocked by the sudden change of tone from Alex, but it was good that Alex finally shed all of those fake frivolous nature of him and showed his true skin as nothing but a coldhearted scumbag who never loved her.
This way, she wouldn't feel bad when she took everything with Alex as strictly business.
As for the child…
Eve bit her lower lip. She leaned at the kitchen counter, feeling a heaviness in her heart.
Now that Alex already left, she could finally let go of her tough facade. There was a lingering regret and bitterness as she let her own words sink in.
Truthfully, her heart ached when she said that she wanted to leave after the child was born. She had been dreaming of being a mother of a beautiful child and creating her own family, so those words felt like a sharp blade slashing into her heart.
However, it needed to be said, as she knew better not to stay, so the child would have a better chance in life.
"Yes, this is the right thing…" Eve murmured as she toughened herself. "If the child knows that her mother's identity is a whore's daughter born out of prostitution, the child will never be able to lift their head and look high and mighty."
"Yes, this is for the better. This is the right thing to do," Eve murmured those words continuously, convincing herself that she could get through the difficult stage once the baby was born. "This is nothing but a business deal, Evelyn. Remember that."