Love Amidst Pain

Seated behind a wheel, a young woman in her twenties was crying profusely!

She kept wiping the tears but it wouldn't stop falling. She hit her hand on the wheel several times, trying to vent out her anger till her soft slender hand became bloody red!

" Miss! The container crashed and all the goods were destroyed! We lost everything, Miss!" The word which had been hunting her for an hour now came back playing in her head again and she screamed!

" Argh!" The lady shouted as she turned the wheel and parked her car beside the road.

If she continue driving, she feared she might have accident and another problem was the last thing she wanted right then~

" I was warned! Everyone warned me! I wanted to listen but my stubbornness kicked in and now I'm fucking ruined!" She sobbed as she rested her head on her wheel.

The young lady's name was Rosalie. Rosalie was from a wealthy home and she had always enjoyed luxury since her childhood~

She established her own company at the age of 19 and she had always given her all to it so as to make it soar high.

She rejected the help of her parents and friends and did everything in her power to make the company strong.

The company celebrated its sixth year anniversary a month ago and she received praises from everyone for bringing the company to the position it was then and she was glad!

But a particular lousy mouth mocked her that day and told her off! She told her how incompetent she was and pointed out all her loopholes which made Rosalie very unhappy.

That was what prompted her to invest in a foreign business. She sent a huge amount of money to some foreign clients to supply high grade products to her company. Everyone warned her and told her it was risky but she was desperate!

Desperate to show the lousy mouth that she was competent and she could always increase her company's finances on her own. So she sent the money, turning deaf ears to the warnings.

She had been expecting the goods since two weeks ago only to be called this morning that the goods crashed and everything in it was destroyed!

She couldn't wrap her head over it and she was devastated!. The money was all her life savings! She had nothing now and even the company would suffer if she didn't get the money back.

Rosalie wasn't ready to ask her parents for money nor her friends! She wasn't even ready to tell them anything as she knew it would only bring insult to her.

Many people would mock her and point out her incompetency~

" I've done everything for this company for the past six years that I can't just let it go down the ruins like this! I really can't lose everything this way! I don't want to start all over again!" She cried alone in her car.

She opened her car door and took one step out when her phone rang .

" Who the hell is calling me right now?! I'm really not in the mood for this!" She screamed and hissed.

She wanted to ignore the phone and leave the car but she decided against it. She picked her phone and checked the ID...

* Evelyn ( love)* was written on her phone screen.

" It's Evelyn..." She said slowly as she lost all interest in picking the call.

Evelyn was her best friend since childhood and they hardly do anything without each other .

Rosalie loved her best friend very much but she was not ready to tell her this either. She was ready to keep her problem to herself but that wasn't really the reason she didn't want to pick the call...

She didn't want to pick it because she knew her best friend well enough to know she was calling to gist her about society stuff which she was not ready to listen to this afternoon.

She dropped the phone and let out a deep breath.

" I wish all this is nothing but a dream...a very bad dream. A very very bad dream, I will soon wake up from~ I'm not ready for this and I don't think I deserve this either! I'm just fucking tired!" She mumbled and sighed.

Her tears had stopped falling after she had cried for an hour already and she just kept sighing here and then to let out her frustration.

" Ohhhhhhhhhhhhohhhh!" Her phone rang out loud and she knew it was her best friend again.

" should I just talk to Evelyn? I can tell her everything right?? She had always been my adviser since I started this company and even though I didn't take help from anyone, I always took her advice and I always cherished them.

If there is anyone who won't mock me right now, then it's her. I know she will be a bit mad at me for keeping it away from her when I wanted to invest in it but she will come back and give me the comfort I need.

Maybe I should just talk to her?" Rosalie thought as she stared at her phone's bright screen.

She hesitated a bit before picking the call and she regretted picking it immediately she picked it as Evelyn nearly destroyed her healthy ears~

" You silly girl! Where did you drop your phone since morning?! This is the fifth time I've been calling you today!

Tell me, are you with a boyfriend?? If so, I'm coming to crash that boyfriend of yours with the tire of my car right now!" Evelyn hollered over the phone and Rosalie had to keep the phone away from her ear for the sake of her healthy ears~

" Girl~" Rosalie complained but her best friend wouldn't listen that easily...

" Hey! I'm coming over to your place tomorrow and I will make sure to smash your nose in when I see you!" Evelyn threatened and Rosalie shuddered.

" Anyway...I have a gist for you..."

" here she is ... Wanting to gist with me after threatening me!"

" You know Mr Logan right?? He is in need of a surrogate mother and he promised to pay any amount to any lady that volunteers!"

Rosalie was lost. Her brain was too dead to even process who Mr Logan was.

" Who is Mr Logan?" She thought but she was not ready to think much about it so she decided to ask her best friend.

" Evelyn, who is Mr Logan? I can't remember anyone bearing that name~" she said with a low voice as she knew she was in for another round of scolding!

There was silence at the other end of the call but then... " You! You idiot! You don't know Mr Logan??! The one and only CEO of Logan's group of company?? One of the top most handsome Asian men?!" Evelyn was surprised her friend denied knowing Mr Logan because each and every lady in their country had a thing for Mr Logan.

The man was most people's dream man and Rosalie was no different but fate was so cruel on the ladies when Mr Logan shared his wedding invitation cards and married a young woman.

Many criticised the young lady but there was nothing they could do but his love never died in their crazy hearts.

Rosalie mouthed an "Ohh!" As she remembered her friend was talking about her old days crush but she stopped crushing on him the day he got married.

" Ohh! Him? Why does he need a surrogate mother?" Rosalie asked not really interested.

" Have you forgotten that this Man we are talking about doesn't have any child?? I heard his wife had lost almost five pregnancies and they need a child badly!" Evelyn explained. It was obvious she felt bad for the couple but she soon shrugged it off and changed the topic.

" Hey Babes! You know that my foreign boyfriend, right?" Evelyn asked with a very cheerful and bright voice.

" Yes. What about him?" Rosalie knew she was in for a long talk so she started thinking of an excuse to end the call.

" Ah! He is coming to this country tomorrow and I will be visiting him! Will you go with me babe? Say Yes please... please..." Evelyn changed her voice totally, making it soft and somehow babyish.

Rosalie wanted to outright say No but with the baby voice of her friend, she found it difficult to say No. Her friend really knew how to make her do her biddings " I will go with you " she replied and sighed.

" Wow! Thanks bestie!!! I love you!!" Evelyn was literally dancing on the phone and Rosalie couldn't help but smile.

" Yes Rosalie ~ You know Ray loves me right??? He actually said..." Evelyn was about to start her hot gist but Rosalie wasn't ready for it so she interrupted Her!

" Ha! Oops! Let's talk later Evelyn!"

" What? Why?"

" I've got to.. I've got to.. Bye!" Rosalie wanted to make up some excuse but nothing reasonable came to her brain so she decided to just end the call and she did!

" Argh!" She grunted as she dropped her phone and rested her head on her wheel.

" Evelyn talks too much!" She complained.

" But wait... I just promised her I will be going with her to meet her boyfriend tomorrow... can I really go?." She asked herself out loud but then shrugged.

" Well... I actually need something to clear my mind anyway!" She said and started her engine.

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In a very large, well furnished bed room with a blue dim light were two people sitting in a large bed at the corner of the room.

" I don't know what to do anymore honey! We just agreed to hire a surrogate mother and this happened again??

I'm fucking tired baby! I'm so tired!" The lady cried to the man beside her who seemed to be her husband. They were both in their robes with the woman showing her cleavage but the situation didn't permit them to even savour any pleasurable thing as they were too bothered.

The man let out a deep breath. He was frustrated too but he had to hide that from his lovely wife. He hated it when she was unhappy and he had always made sure to make her happy but it just so happened he had no way to make her happy anymore!

" It's okay babe... I'm sure we will get someone very soon who will volunteer. I just have to increase the money " he assured his wife and wiped her tears.

The lady looked into his eyes and asked " Are you sure we will get someone? I want to have my own child soon! I want to have a baby soon please..." She pleaded with her husband with her head on his chest.

The man rubbed her hair and patted her back, he hummed slowly to comfort his wife as a single tear ran down his face.

He quickly wiped the tears and focused on comforting his wife. He could deal with the problem. He assured himself but there was no determination in his blue eyes.

Soon, his wife stopped crying and he knew she was already sleeping "baby..." he called slowly but there was no response.

" Seems she is sleeping " he mumbled and sighed.

The young man carefully carried his wife and placed her in the bed. He covered her with a duvet and kissed her forehead before standing up and leaving the room.

" Argh!" The young man screamed with frustration immediately he got to his sitting room.

" When I was young, when I saw the stress and struggle my mother was going through to raise me alone while my father was busy with another woman, I promised myself then that I would do everything to make sure my children live life to the fullest.

I told myself that my children will never grow up in a broken home like me! I fucking had many hopes and I still have great plans for my children up till now but it's like I'm hopeless...

Maybe I just have to accept the fact that I will never have a child in my life!" The man lamented as tears rolled down his face.

" I have money, I have everything and I am popularly known but what is the benefit of all this if I don't have a child of my own??

" Oh No! Logan!!" He screamed as he dishevelled his hair.

Rosalie drove into her compound and was welcomed by her maids and other workers.

" Welcome Miss !" They greeted, immediately she got down from her car and she replied with a smile.

" Is my food ready?" She asked her cook who was standing in front of the front door.

The cooked immediately bowed " Yes Miss and it served " she replied while still bowing

" Good !" Rosalie replied and entered her house.

Rosalie lived alone with her workers. She left her father's house about three years back when she already saw herself as a big girl who didn't need to rely on her parents anymore.

She bought this house then and it had been her safe coven since then. It became her favourite place. A place she always hid in whenever she wanted to run away from the outside world.

She walked to the dining room and sat down. She opened the covered plates and realised her cook cooked her favourite meals.

" Thank you Missy!" She thanked the older lady with a bright smile.

" Anything for you My lady!" Missy replied with a polite smile.

Rosalie was ready to mooch on the food when she suddenly felt full! She suddenly had no appetite for anything anymore and she was surprised.

" What's wrong?" She asked herself inwardly.

" What's it Miss? Don't you like the meals?" Missy asked with concern when she saw the hesitation in Rosalie's eyes.

Rosalie looked at the cook and smiled " I suddenly feel filled and I don't know why" she complained and looked at the food again. The aroma coming from it made her mouth watered but her stomach wasn't ready to take it and she wondered why but then she remembered her problem and she felt soured!

" Hmm.." She sighed and stood up. " Missy, you and others should share the food " she said and walked away from the table.

" Hope you are okay Miss?" Another maid asked with concern written all over her face.

Rosalie wanted to tell them she was fine but she knew that would be an obvious lie as everyone in the room could see she wasn't fine!.

" I'm not fine but I will be okay. Don't worry about me and enjoy it. I only need some rest" she replied and turned to climb the stairs.

She could feel the maids gaze behind her back but she didn't halt her step nor look at them and just continued climbing the steps.

She dropped her bag immediately when she entered her room. She removed her heels and threw them into a corner.

" What should I do now?" She mumbled to herself with her head resting on the door.

" Surrogate mother huh?" She said to herself.

" I'm sure they are going to pay a very huge amount of money"

" Should I just go for it? I'm sure the money will be enough for the loss and I will be able to bring my company back to glory..." She was in deep thought for a while before she pulled her hair in frustration!

" Urgh!" She groaned as she dishevelled her hair .

" Am I losing my mind? Am I going crazy?? What's wrong with me??

How on earth did I think of such?? This incident must have greatly disturbed my mind!" She said to herself and walked toward her bed.

She zipped down her gown from her side and put off her gown revealing her panties and bra. She removed her bra and walked into the bathroom...

" Maybe I should visit mom tomorrow " she mumbled as she entered the bathroom.

Soon, she was out of the bathroom completely naked. She was about to pick her towel when her phone screen lit up " Huh? Who is that?" She asked no one in particular as she picked her phone and checked the message.

" You are my rose and my white lily. You are my..." She was reading out the love message from an unknown number on her phone but was interrupted with a growl in her stomach.

" Oops! I'm feeling hunger pang!" She lamented.

" But who is this person? His love message seems so sweet" she said to herself But she was not ready to find out who it was. She had no reason to date Anyone yet and having a boyfriend was something she believed she would only have when she clocked 30!

She dropped her phone, dressed up and said " I should go get something to eat.. I can't tell Missy to cook for me again now. So I've got to get something outside. " she said as she checked herself with the Mirror.

She wore a short and a large hood which complemented her slim figure. She packed her hair in a ponytail which only made her more beautiful. Her body and face screamed pretty!

She had a youthful vibe in her that made her alluring to the eyes.

" I look pretty!" She said to herself before picking her purse. She left her phone in her bed and left the room.

" Miss! Where are you going?" Her security man asked when he saw her leaving the house.

" I'm coming! I'll just get something to eat and will be back soon!" She replied and exited the gate!

" Where should I go? The woman down the street must have closed up because of her daughter's problem. Where should I go?" She asked herself as she continued walking down the street.

She was not so used to her street because she was always busy with one thing or the other and hardly strolled around her area so it was difficult for her to locate any restaurant in her street.

It would have been different if she was with her phone because she would have the opportunity to search through her phone and finding a restaurant would be very easy.

She had been walking for almost thirty minutes now and she was getting tired. " Should I just go back home?" She asked herself and was about to turn back when she felt a breeze run past her

" Huh?!"

A paper fell from her head and flew away before falling down.

" What's that?"