Billionaire's Surrogate In Love

Vivienne POV

"How dare you steal huh...you are pathetic. I raised you, but you stole from us!" A loud yell erupted throughout the place, causing an uproar as countless people rushed out of their room to see what was happening. It frequently happens that people steal. The matrons got upset, then trouble came. The sight was sickening even to the adults who stood in corners watching with their faces half-covered.

"flog her until she bleeds!" another female voice roared, causing even those standing away to flinch from fear. They were scared to even get close to their opinions.

"No...please...stop it...sobs...hiccups...I...didn't do it" A small cry echoed out throughout the open space and into the darkest of night, it would have been better if she was heard, unfortunately, the beatings got even severe.

"She dares to steal, she dares to waste my money...flog her!"

"No!"

"Come on Vivid...sleeping during working hours...this is impossible" I was jerked back to reality by the slamming of a tray on the counter I was leaning on and like a confused person I slowly lifted my head to look around, lost and confused and yes, I was at work.

Damn it!

"Here... tables three and six are waiting"Cassy shoved a few orders in my hands and walked away, heading back outside. I sighed as I scanned the small white papers in my hand and knew I had to work. I must have been so tired that I fell asleep during work, but who would blame me when I spent the entire day training like a maniac back at school?

"Thanks...what else can I get for you?"I said as I served our customers who ordered plates full of ribs, some children's food, and other delicacies our restaurant and bar had to offer. The bald man shook his head and waved me off as if I were nothing.

"Who served this? Who served this, tell me!" While trying to walk away, I heard a woman yelling, I quickly grew alert and glanced at table seven and a woman was on her feet shouting. Two of us rushed to her, hoping nothing went wrong.

"Madam...any problem?"I was the first to reach there and asked her, hoping she would lower her voice and not attract the attention of others having their meal.

"This isn't what I ordered...at least I ordered eight pieces of chicken, but I can only see five!" The lady yelled again, shoving the place full of grilled chicken in my face so that I had to back away from her. She seemed angry, but we were used to such people.

"This drink is hot...I asked for a cold drink...but you are pathetic!" she shouted at me, fisted the front of my shirt and started shaking me violently. People around started watching and Casey, my co-worker, rushed to my aid.

"M-madam, please let go of her.whatever it is I'll fix it" Casey tried to pry the lady out of me. The fat looking lady was yelling, and I had to admit she was too powerful that with just the simple way she was shaking me, I felt dizzy as I finally moved away from her grip.

"Stop it...whatever it was... I'll compensate you...please take a seat, and I'll bring your original order, and you don't have to pay'' I said while I tried to wipe the cola off my face which had gone down my chest and I felt sticky as I frowned. The lady was overreacting.

"Good...fire this little witch, she's incompetent" As expected, the fat woman with messy brown hair and wearing an oversized dress with trousers inside and a large brown cotton sweater on top. I wanted to protest, at least tell Casey the lady was trying to steal from us, but Cassy just nodded at me to leave, and I did.

"Ugh" I groaned in frustration, feeling irritated with my job. I was having a bad day as well as a bad night. Normally having customers tip you would make everyone happy even if we are insulted, but people were too greedy to give a decent tip.

It felt like never before, I was too exhausted by the time we finally stopped taking orders and all the people were served when I sat at the cashier's counter watching people have their meals. My mind wandered off, thinking about that basketball final tournament I had the next day. That was the reason I had to do a lot of heavy training all day, but now I had to work

"Hey...I'm leaving now...make sure you close and turn on the fire alarm" The window appeared in front of me, and I was startled but soon frowned, she was ready but how

"Cassy...I thought"

"You thought I'm the one closing...Nah...do it since I covered for you yesterday...and trouble at table ten, the customer needs more beers and be nice he seems extra loaded with cash," she said nonchalantly, but I was utterly confused, not forgetting to wink at me, money or no money I had to go home early.

"It is nearly 11 PM...I have school tomorrow, I can't do this," I had to refuse. I only had five minutes until my shift ended, hence why was Casey doing this to me when she knew I was a student who needed to get enough rest?

"I have a date Vivie please just handle him...I asked him if I could pack his beers to go, but he didn't want...Nate is already waiting for me outside" She grabbed my hands and said in the most sincere way possible with puppy eyes, I knew she just wanted to go out with her tattooed boyfriend who rode a crazy bad boy bike and since she did me a favor.

"Okay fine" I finally gave in, and she squealed in happiness and gave me a hug and a peck on the cheek before she elegantly walked away.

I was doomed as I looked up counting the people still eating, and they were more like five for six; hence I took my notepad and made my way to table ten. It was on the other side of the restaurant, and the customers who normally took the table were quite unusual. Some never talked or answered when asked a question, and they always ordered more liquor, not food, hence with a sigh, I made my way there adjusting my small skirt which was a uniform and a sleeveless tuck in a white shirt. The skirt was too short that I had to wear black tights inside for the sake of decency. Immediately I arrived at table ten, well, I was shocked to see so many empty beer bottles, a man was sitting with his head bowed and holding a bottle of alcohol, his black hair was messy and his white sleeved shirt was all wrinkled up and sleeves folded to his elbows showing his strong-looking arms. I was confused as I dodged some bottles which were scattered on the floor as well as broken pieces. He seemed drunk.

"S-sir...sir...please we are about to close"I walked close to him and hesitantly before I could tap him on the shoulder since he looked to be asleep "Sir...sir please it's getting late...sir" I tried tapping him on the shoulder which was all muscular and hard unfortunately he didn't move an inch, my eyes narrowed, and I walked closer to him but kept distant. A small frown appeared on my face as I prepared to lift his head. He grabbed my hand in his rough cold hand and pulled me to him so fast that I gasped and fell on the training and my hand moved to his back to secure my balance.

"T-they're all liars" the so-called man muttered in a deep small voice which could barely be heard, and my eyes widened not sure what to do because I was sitting in his lap with his arms wrapped around my waist. His head rested on my shoulder and I could feel his hot breath brushing on my skin.

Vivienne POV

I was too tense to think clearly, it was getting late. The restaurant was empty, all the customers had already left except for a couple and the drunk man. I didn't know how to get rid of him. After he grabbed me by force, I got so scared that I thought he would do something bad to me. The way he gripped my waist so tight had me sweating from fear and I wanted to scream for help since people were around and if the man wanted to do anything bad to me in public then he would get arrested, however , to my surprise, the man was sobbing.

After another twenty minutes of listening to him, I finally got a chance to slip away from the man and rushed away from him.

"Thanks for coming, "I said to the couple, who handed me a tip and left the restaurant. I sighed heavily and glanced at the watch, and it was nearly midnight. I had to change, at least by the time I would come back then the man would have left.

"Idiot" I cursed, recalling how a bastard our boss was. He made us work hard and earned him a lot of money, while he squandered like the scoundrel he was. Putting that to the back of my head, I walked back to the dining area, grabbed the keys from the cashier's counter, and prepared to head out when I heard the loud noise of a bottle breaking.

"Oh no!"I muttered and made a run for it towards table ten. It seemed I was cursed to meet such a man. I was worried he could hurt himself with broken glass pieces and once I got there, I found him trying to stand, but he was stumbling around and losing his balance, knocking over some empty bottles hence with the speed, I reached him, nearly falling but rested my hand on the table and tried to keep him from still, but he shrugged me away with force.

He muttered with hiccups, keeping me at arm's length "Don't...don't touch me"I narrowed my eyes as I watched him dig through his coat. I was shocked he even remembered he had a black coat, seeing the state he was in. It was fascinating how he was fighting with the coat, not sure what he was getting, but my eyes widened when he took out his black wallet.

"H-here...thanks...hiccups...thanks for listening" To my shock, he walked closer to me, startling the living daylight out of me as he nearly fell on me but rested his large hands on my shoulders and then connected our forehead, he was breathing heavily, and his breath smelled like liquor. I was perplexed, not sure what he was doing but when he shoved the money in the back pocket of my jeans he whispered something about being a good listener.

"One customer down...zero to go...Vivie, now you are free to go" I said with cheer as I reached my hand to my back pocket and retrieved the cash I was given, and immediately I brought it to my front.

"No...no, what if he comes back and says I stole from him" I said in a worried tone and took to my heels as I rushed after them not realizing that I forgot to grab the keys and lock the restaurant. I hoped the man was still out there and once I opened the door and rushed out into the night, my eyes had to narrow a little to see properly because it was too dark outside. A cold breeze was blowing so much that I felt a cold shiver run down my spine, unfortunately , I was too anxious to look around for the man.

'S...sir!"I shouted after him from afar, unfortunately, he wasn't paying attention; hence I took to my heels and ran to him, I played basketball. Running was my specialty that was why my coach chose me as the team captain. "Sir...oh god" I said with heavy breaths when I reached his car and rested my hand on my beating heart turn chuckled, and I leaned to his car to catch my breath, unfortunately, he didn't even notice I was there he was looking for his car keys I'm sure. My eyes narrowed as I bent down to help him out.

"You must be looking for your car keys huh...let's look together," I said with a smile and went on my knees and started helping him out, he was focused and seemed kind of disturbed. I wondered why no one came to get him. He was drunk, so how would he drive the car "found them!"I exclaimed with cheers as soon as my hand touched something and unexpectedly pressed a button when trying to retrieve the keys and the car made a noise. The man straightened up, and I guessed he heard me.

"Give" he simply said, but I shook my head, keeping the keys away from him. He could barely look up or stand, so how was he going to drive.

"Look here sir...have you ever heard of don't drink and drive...well I have, and I've seen many people die in road accidents all because of drinking and driving" I explained to him in one breath, but he didn't say anything but ignored my lecture and returned to his car. It looked expensive, and I guessed he was not an ordinary man. Even his car screamed millions of dollars.

"No no.you can't drive...m...move back" I rushed to him, stopping him from getting to the driver's seat, he was stumbling all over and couldn't see where he was going; hence I quickly held him up and opened the back seat of the car

'S...sir...hold still...get in"I struggled to say and tried with all my might to settle the man in his car, but he was difficult to move. The man was twice my weight and forgot that he was well-built and I was just a 19-year-high school basketball player who barely lifted anything to make me strong "c...come on"Finally I shoved him in and secured his legs further in so that he was half sleeping and exhaled as I stood there wiping sweat from my forehead. I was tired from morning, from working and running around, and now I had to carry a full-grown man who was drunk.

"What to do?"I muttered with a long sigh as I rested my hands on my hips and glanced up at the dark blue sky. I was damned, and I knew my night was cursed. All I wanted was to go home and rest before tomorrow, but now I was sure it was past midnight. "Where does he live..."I asked, not sure what to do with him. I could leave him in the car until morning, but then again, that wasn't so safe, many thugs passed around the shabby area and if they saw the car, they would try to steal it and if they found him then the chance of killing him was there.

I didn't know what to do, even biting my lower lip, which was my habit whenever I was thinking about plans, didn't help me, and now I was trapped in my nightmare but when I glanced down where I dropped the cash he gave me. An idea clicked in my head which made me snap my fingers with happiness as a smile appeared on my face.

Of course, he had money. How about I rented him a small motel so he could sleep there? I could pay with his money and then leave him there by tomorrow morning. I was sure he was likely to find his way home.

Quickly I got in the car, settled in the driver's seat and slammed the door shut, the man wasn't moving, and I guessed he had fallen asleep.

"Some men just let themselves go...I wonder if he's married...I'm sure his wife is going crazy waiting for her husband...such men"I scoffed with disdain, looking back at the man and then reaching my hands for the steering wheel. I exhaled, not sure how to drive a car, it was different, and seeing it, I was scared.

"Focus Vivie...it's none of your business...just find a way to get rid of him and go home and sleep" I reminded myself and focused on the task at hand. I needed to drive the car; hence I started the engine and hoped I didn't crash because if I did, then I was going to be in big trouble and the man sitting comfortably as if he were some kind would be to blame.

My eyes fixed on the man I just laid down on the double-sized bed. I exhaled heavily, wiping sweat off my forehead, and rested my hands on my hips. I was sweating just from carrying the man not as if I carried him myself which was ridiculous

But as soon as I found the nearest cheap hotel around, I booked a single room for the drunk man and the manager of the small hotel helped me to get him out of the car to the room which was on the second floor. He was already sleeping and I wondered how a grown man would be so careless

I already paid for one night hence it was legal to stay and sleep as he wanted.

"Ms...do you need anything?" while lost in thoughts taking in the man's facial features which were rare for a man. The manager's voice jerks me back to reality and I instantly turned around and he was looking at me with that facial expression that said 'I was a golddigger more like a slut bringing a man to a hotel'

"No... Nothing"I answered him with a faint smile and he nodded before he shifted his gaze to the man sleeping on the bed and then back to me. A girl who was dressed like a savage, with her toned belly showing. Beautiful red hair tied in a ponytail with a killer cute face that shouted, I love all men. Well, that was my reputation even at school. These people judged me at first glance. And the man's behavior since I came in was the same with disdain and disgust. I waited for him to leave and only when the door closed did I let out a long exhale of frustration

"Damn everyone"I muttered, feeling anger circulating in my body, making my blood boil. I failed to understand why all these people choose to see me as a characterless girl just because I was exceptionally beautiful as they said. Yes I was just 19 years old and about to finish high school, I was a little crazy with a tough personality but I had to be this way, intimidating because unlike others I had no older brother to protect me from society. No father to defend me if ever I made a mistake at school and no mother to teach me manners or how to act like a lady. It was my brother as well as my parents. I had to be tough in this cruel world even if I was painted bad for the way I looked. My hair was naturally red and curly, they said I was beautiful naturally and my smile was something that attracted people to me, especially men even older ones but I wasn't kike that. I had a goal in life and that was to be successful, build my empire until I became the best, I had no time for boyfriends

Unlike other girls I didn't wear a lot of makeup or dress to impress men or people, I was myself, Vivienne Payton never imitated anyone.

Putting such thoughts aside, I stood beside the bed and lowered down to make sure the man was comfortable. I had already taken off his shoes and now I was debating on what to do with his money. I wasn't a thief, yes I lacked money and I had a whole lot of problems that could lessen if I took all the money he gave me back at the restaurant but I had principles. I didn't take what I didn't work for

"Okay, so mister...you seem like a careless man...you got so drunk, "I said and took my backpack which was lying on the floor, and dug in to get my notepad. I was a thorough person, I knew math more than anything because it was my favorite subject" so I'm gonna charge you for all this...look here, sir...I worked for you just now...I brought you here and it required great skills to drive a car like yours"I pointed out dropping on the bed beside him and smiling as I made calculations on my notepad. I listed all the services I rendered to him, carrying him with his heavyweight there was a fee. Driving him to the hotel had its fee and adding to the tip I deserved for serving him at the restaurant the total amount was 50$, I know I was being greedy with everything but I was so tired and he already wasted a lot of my time attending to him

"And 10 and another 10 equals 50$"I counted from the tip he gave me and carefully put the remaining money together and I climbed on the bed to get his coat which I had put on the other side since I wanted his wallet. Without knowing my body slid on top of him and I sneezed and he stirred a little. I grabbed the coat and prepared to pull back when suddenly a strong arm draped over my back, flipping me down and dragging me beneath him that I was lying on my back with him on top of me. I grew afraid realizing the situation I was in.

I was jinxed because now his entire weight was on me and he was snuggling on my exposed belly like a harmless child while his hands tasted on my chest

On my chest, the darned man had his filthy hands touching my breast and no man has ever done that

"Oh no"I cried out as I looked down and his breathing was low, he seemed to have relaxed a bit and the tension I saw on his brows earlier disappeared. Looking at his face he was cute. His hair, which I thought was black back at the restaurant, was brown and curly, a bit longer because he had tied it in a small bun behind his head and I guessed he had messed it up by running his fingers through it constantly. I was bothered as I tried to keep him off or at least remove his hands from my poor breasts but he gripped me even more tightly than I felt embarrassed, irritated and ashamed because the manager happened to walk through that door. Then his assumption about my character will be confirmed. He already thought I brought a drunk man to the hotel for something disgusting

"S...sir please...this is sexual harassment" I muttered and shifted a little, unfortunately, that was a bad idea because now his parted lips were on my belly and I could feel his wet soft lips brushing on my skin and I automatically sucked in my breath not sure what to do. I was trapped but I had to leave. It was 1 in the morning and I had school tomorrow

While lying there with a strange man on top of me. I managed to get his wallet from his coat, struggled to get it open, and when I did, a card slipped out and I grabbed it with my other hand. It was a business card and when I turned it to the sides. There was a name engraved in gold black writings

"Victor...Ellison...oh so my troublemaker is Victor...wow sexy and cute" I said out loud not forgetting to chuckle to lighten up my situation. The man was Victor, his name sounded familiar but I had no time to think where I heard it from

After a lot of struggling I managed to get away from the man who was now lying on his belly like a child and I quickly put the paper, I ripped from my notepad where I made all the necessary calculations as proof that I didn't steal from him and folded his money back and put the little paper in his wallet and shoved it back in the coat

I was done. My niceness was done for the night and glancing at my wristwatch. I gasped because the time was 1:30 AM

"I should go...coach will have my head if I sleep in late"I quickly said, took my backpack, and stormed out of the room. I had to go home and immediately I was out of the building. The quietness of the city of London at night greeted me, the sky was dark blue and the air around was serene and a little heavy. one of the things the mysterious night held. everyone had already gone home, of course, it was late and I was the only one walking around

Without wasting time, I took to my heels. The building where the apartment I rented was a few blocks away with dark alleys along the way. No taxi worked after midnight hence I had to run as fast as I could hoping I didn't bump into any thugs on the way as it is I was a creature of the night. I was used to going home at such a late hour but this time I went overboard by involving myself in some man's problem. I had a basketball tournament at 10:30 AM and my coach ordered me to have enough rest. I was the star player hence everyone and the entire school relied on me to win and bring victory to our school but again I was thrilled because if I scored a lot then the school would give me a scholarship even if I wanted to go to college they would sponsor me that was why tomorrow was so special to me. My life and future depended on the game.