nto the owner's eyes with desperati
owner, a middle-aged woman with humongous pearls, grima
in her hand. "And that's why your business is failing,
looked so much like Barney the dinosaur-that is, if Barney was red. But she didn'
owner yelled, but Eloise had already ma
and kicked an innocent little
under her breath whilst taking ou
that was supposedly hiring for a new waitress. She wasn't aware that you had
ake! She worked in a convenience store at dawn and as an assistant florist during the morning.
on why she's working so many jobs right now. After being diagnosed with Leukemia just a month ago, he has to undergo treatment
king once more, hoping to find a "hiring
iring" sign after hours of walking. However, sh
he phone with
om
mom said in
g?" she imme
do, Eloise. He just su
ugh she was feeling more frantic
finally said. "He's in
cursed under
on my
*
the phone. "Aren't you going
" Alina said in a sweet voice, instantly m
mbered the conversation he had w
ughn. You're not getting any younger, and I'm sure you already want
what I had asked you y
want to carry your child yet. My career as a model i
. His 24-year-old girlfriend is only a rookie in the model industry, whil
I guess I'll see y
rting back to her flirty self. "I can't wa
. He already knew what Alina'
phone. However, even after their sweet conversation
ed one of his clos
e said without a
ken up from his sleep. "I was al
brand new Harley Davidson. "Call th
said with a yawn. "I'm
he said as he star
avi exclaimed, his mood taking a
evved up his engine. "
s surprised to see that all of
i greeted. "We alread
ith hard liquor, downing the
f his friends, said. "Why did y
ghn said, takin
tell me-is this about starting a family
ious this time. They don't want to give me t
lshit, man! You've been working at
gged his shoulders.
ic with Alina?" Xavi asked. "You'v
he wants to focus on her career now that bigger brands are recognizing her. And I
right about that. Your mother practica
k another drink. "I don't know what to do
sacrifices you've made. The company practically bel
u suggest that I
friends tu
his?" Dylan s
r attention towards
w about surro
ry other couple's ba
ome very common these days. You just pay them
should get a surrogate?" Xav
Red said. "And you're missing the important f
the legal papers of the company be transferred to Vaughn's name, the two of you can just file for
said. "But I hate t
efinitely the only way to do thi
and turned
do think that it's crazy, bu
ips together be
going
ed. "You haven't even
nging out his wallet and passing it t
alk away when Dyl
hat do you think ab
ook his head. "Yo
hout looking back a
the alcohol, but he was still
ds' words echoed in
h?" he muttered
m the other side of the road. He lifted hi
and then the next thing he k
*
r brother's bed. They couldn't afford to pay for a priva
oked to an IV with a t
d, like he didn
ing the curtains. "What happened to you?" s
n ever," Ca
d. "Better than ever, my ass. Mom
he muttered under his breath. "I was showering when
turn the heate
share the heater system with other tena
r nose. "I'll talk to her tomorrow. We pay t
raging headache. He opened his eyes and was immedi
ooked at the worned-out
ublic ward inste
and saw a young woman an
oices resonating. His head was aching so
urtains and cle
d. "Your voices are being hear
heard a deep and unfamiliar vo
d crossed her arms i
pped in her tracks when she saw the fa
he's
ised when he saw the y
pre