My Surrogate Baby's Contract Mom Comeback!

Chapter 1

Sunshine Carter POV

"That is a cheque of five million dollars. Take the money and sign the divorce papers, Sunshine," Rayne looked into my eyes and uttered with so much disgust and hatred written all over him. This was the worst and the craziest birthday gift I ever got in my twenty-three years of existence. Seeing the hatred in Rayne's eyes as they pierced into mine like he had grudges of years against me, I forgot to feel the pain in my heart.

"Ra... Rayne..." My voice quivered and I finally felt a sharp pain in my heart that left it clenching tightly.

"I can't be with a barren, Sunshine. We got married because I wanted you to bear me children," I thought he felt something for me in the eight months of our marriage, but just like eight months ago that he made it clear to me that I was going to be his surrogate baby mama and nothing more, nothing had changed.

"I don't want to find you here when I get back," Rayne said to me with so much hatred in his eyes as if I was a piece of shit. He left the room without sparing me another glance.

I managed to sit on the bed as my tears finally found their way down my cheeks, and I whimpered like a baby. I didn't have any right to get hurt because this was never meant to be a real marriage, we had an agreement, and he paid me for this, but how could I have stopped myself from loving someone as perfect as Rayne? He was the definition of perfection. His cuteness, elegance, his charm, and his perfect career as a medical doctor was all I needed to fall head over heels for this man.

My hand trembled as I pulled out the nightstand drawer, and lying there neatly was the brown file that I had kept there earlier. My heart broke into a million shreds as I picked up the file and brought out the white paper that was inside. When I got the news of my pregnancy yesterday, I was the happiest woman on earth. I was glad that my prayer had finally been answered and it felt like the best birthday gift I could ever ask for, but I didn't know what to feel right now.

'Just call him and give him the test result. He would allow you to stay' You would advise me, but is it really worth it? To him, I was only going to be a children-producing machine, he would throw me out in the future after he got the number of kids he wanted from me, and by then I might never set my eyes on my kids again. I couldn't risk that. I couldn't let go of everything just like that.

With a heavy heart, I picked up the pen and signed the divorce paper. Although it was late in the night, but no way I was going to stay for another night under the same roof as Rayne, at least not after he threatened me earlier. I packed up my belongings and left his house.

Maybe my life wouldn't have turned out this miserably if I had a family to call my own. I was said to have lost my mom during childbirth, and raised by my single Dad whom I barely recognized because he died when I was just six years old. Grew up in the orphanage after, and moved out to live on my own when I turned eighteen. All I ever wanted was to go to school like every other normal kid and become a model, but where the heck is the money to sponsor myself? I was only able to raise some money for college but unfortunately, I couldn't go any further, so I dropped out in the second year. I could barely feed myself, so where was I supposed to get the money to see myself through school? My whole life was a mess.

I lodged at a hotel to cool off my head for some time and think of what next to do with my life and my unborn baby.

As I sat on the bed with my clothes littering the bed and the floor, a small box caught my attention and I reached for it. I carefully opened the metal box which made a creaking sound before it revealed the old wristwatch that was lying neatly inside. The wristwatch belonged to my Dad. They had found it on the site where he died seventeen years ago and was given to me. Why would I keep a damaged wristwatch? You would ask me, but then it was the only thing I had that belonged to my Dad which I could hold on to along with the little memories of us together.

I held on tightly to the wristwatch, unable to hold back my tears as I let them fall freely down my cheeks. I heard the wristwatch make a clicking sound, but that was the least of my concerns, so I ignored it.

I cried my eyes out until there were almost no tears left in my eyes to shed and when I felt sleepy, I didn't try to fight it.

I had no idea how long I'd been asleep but the day was bright when I forced my eyes open and I realized that it was already morning.

I stupidly picked up my phone and unlocked it as soon as I sat up on the bed, hoping to meet a missed call from Rayne or even at least a text from him asking if I was fine, but that was in my wildest dream. I reminded myself that he didn't have a reason to reach out to me as he was already done with me, I dropped my phone disappointedly.

I buried my face between my palms, trying to think of something. Maybe what next I could do at this point in my life, but I couldn't think of anything. My head was so blank, so I gave up.

Just when I was about to leave the bed, a faint knock sounded from outside.

"Who is there?" I asked as I tiredly left the bed.

"It's the room attendant," I advanced toward the door and pulled it open after I heard a feminine voice and a slim lady in her thirties welcomed me with a warm smile on her face.

"Good morning, Ms. You have a guest," I knitted my eyebrows confusingly when she said that, wondering who it might be. Could it be that it was Rayne who had come to get me? The thought of that alone made my heart lit up with excitement.

"Where is he?" As if I was already sure of who was said to be here to see me, I asked her excitedly.

"They are in the lobby," She replied to me, and I looked at her confusingly, pondering on the 'they'. Did Rayne regret his actions and came with someone to plead with me? That was one of the rarest things that could ever happen even in my dream, but still, I couldn't help it.

"I will be there shortly," I scurried back into the room and quickly checked myself out in the mirror. I changed my clothes even though I wasn't sure yet if he was really the one, and when I was done with everything, I finally left for the lobby. However, I was disappointed not to find Rayne around and was at the same time confused at the number of men in suits queued in the lobby as if they had come with a dignitary.

"Who is looking for me?" I mumbled confusingly as I looked around the lobby trying to get a glimpse of any face I was familiar with, but I couldn't register any in my head. I was about to go over to the reception when the sound of thick footsteps caught my attention, and I looked in the direction to find a man walking in my direction. He was about 6ft tall, with thick black hair that had strands of gray hair, fresh light skin, and an oval-shaped face with a sharp jawline. He stopped in front of me with a smile on his face, revealing his set of white teeth as his brown eyes gazed at me and his expensive cologne scented the air.

"I finally found you, Ms. Carter," His deep baritone voice came out with a sense of authority in it. With just a glance, anyone could tell that he was not just an ordinary man. Who is he? How did he know my name? I was still trying to figure these out when the men in suits from earlier all bowed to me.

"We finally found you, Master. We have come to take you home," My jaw dropped to the ground as I stared confusingly. What is going on?

Chapter 2

Sunshine Carter POV

'Ding' I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the alert on my phone. At first, I thought it was two million, but not until I counted the zeros, and holy molly! The realization dawned on me that there were twelve zeros. Two hundred billion dollars?

"My name is Brown Reynolds, the late CEO Knight's personal assistant..." The man who had come to the hotel earlier, said to me as he adjusted on the beautiful couch he was seated on.

"Mr. Knight died five years ago and left all of his properties in your name since he didn't have a successor..." Mr. Brown paused then dipped his hand inside his pocket and brought out a black card which he dropped on the center table and pushed it to my front.

"Your father, the late Mr. Carter was a loyal worker and a close friend to our president before he died. Mr. Knight had tried to find you for years but never succeeded, so before he died, he willed all his properties to you," He explained to me but even with his explanation, I still found it difficult to understand what was happening. How was that even possible?

"That card is unlimited and you can use it whichever way you want. You have a mansion waiting for you, and companies waiting for you to claim. I will be here to guide you if you need any help," Everything still didn't make sense to me even after so many explanations from him because this had to be the craziest shit I've ever experienced. First, it was Rayne divorcing me, and strangers showing up at the hotel, and now they were saying that I have inherited a fortune? Is that even possible?

"How did you find me?" Was the only question I could come up with.

"Eighteen years ago, Mr. Knight gave your Dad a smartwatch which was to track down his location and keep him safe. Mr. Knight had so many enemies and since your Dad was his closest, he was worried about him getting hurt..." He paused and adjusted on the couch.

"Mr. Knight had someone make the smartwatch but it disappeared after your Dad's death. We tried to track it but it seemed like it stopped working so we couldn't do it," He explained to me.

"Oh..." I slowly nodded my head, trying to digest what he told me.

"There is a condition for claiming the properties," He uttered, and I looked at him confusingly.

"Huh?"

"Mr. Knight had an agreement with a close friend of his who was a part of the progress of his success today that his heiress would marry the man's daughter," My eyes narrowed in shock and my heart missed a beat when he said that. For the next few minutes, I stared at him confusingly.

"Ar... arranged marriage?" I shrieked as that was a nightmare I didn't ever want to experience in my life. I just got out of a marriage barely fifteen hours. Mr. Brown smiled and briefly sighed.

"You have nothing to worry about, Ms. Carter. The man's son is said to be married now, so I don't think it's going to affect you... Although we can't be so sure of the future, but it's not something to be worried about now," He further explained, and I nodded briefly. Everything still felt like a dream to me. I've only seen something like this happen in a movie or book and to think that it was happening to me now.

"You should be grateful, Sunshine. Your life was going to be a living hell," I reminded myself because I didn't know how I was going to cope with a child inside me.

"One more thing... For security reasons, your identity is going to be hidden for now. Mr. Knight had too many enemies and it'll be dangerous if they find out about you..." He paused and leaned forward.

"I will work on your international passport and process your visa quickly so you can leave the country. You will be going on a two year's course in Italy to learn how to manage the business. Is that fine with you?" He asked, and I quickly nodded. I have never crossed the border of the country before and doing this would of course help me to clear my head also.

"I will work on that and speed up the process as we have not much time," He stood up and adjusted his suit.

"I will call the butler to show you around the house..." He uttered, then dipped his hand inside his pocket and brought out a business card. He dropped it on the center table.

"Call me if you need anything. I have something to deal with, so I'll be away for some time," And with that, he finally walked away, leaving me inside the living room.

After Mr. Brown left, I finally had the time to check out the living room and I must confess that it was like another planet on its own. The white and golden paint on the wall, the expensive golden couches, the chandelier light hanging on the ceiling, the flower vase, just everything screamed luxury.

"Excuse me, Ms. Mr. Brown asked me to show you around," I was merely admiring the place when I heard a masculine voice and I looked at the man standing in front of me. He was in his late forties, cladded in a black suit with a short tie clipped to the neck, his short wavy brown hair was curled on his head, and his blue eyes sparkled as he smiled at me.

"Uhm... I will just be in my room. Can you please show me to my room?" I asked him instead as I stood up, and he stared at me for a few seconds before he nodded.

"Sure, this way," He smiled and beckoned on me to follow him as he led the way. Mr. Brown was so desperate that he just engaged me in discussion as soon as I got here so I didn't have the chance to be shown to my room. Well, I was sure I would never have been able to locate it even if they showed it to me though. The house was so big and I was sure I could get lost here.

"Here is your room, Ms. Just press the alarm clock by the side of your bed if you need anything, and someone will attend to you. Excuse me, ma'am," He bowed slightly then smiled and turned to leave, but he paused and looked at me.

"The password is CAEB3526," He said to me and finally left.

I carefully inputted the code and I heard the door click from inside so I twisted the doorknob and pushed it open. My jaw dropped to the ground when I walked inside the neatly arranged room. It was big and pretty, and the bed... Wait! It couldn't be that I'm the only one that would be sleeping there, right?

"Wow!" I beamed with smile as I rushed to the bed and sat on it. It was so soft and bouncy. I lay on the bed and stared up at the ceiling, my eyes glistened with tears. I missed Rayne so much and I couldn't deny it. How could I still want to see him even after everything he had done to me? How could I be so crazy about someone that never cared about me? I must be crazy.

The sound of my ringing phone made me sit up on the bed, and my heart missed a beat when I saw Rayne's name displayed on the screen of my phone. My heart lit up in excitement as the thought hit me hard that maybe he was calling to tell me to come back to him.

"Don't be nervous, Sunshine... Don't be nervous," I patted my chest briefly and took a deep breath before I finally swiped the answer button.

"Hey," My voice quivered and my heart pounded hard in my chest as though it was going to explode.

"Did you leave the cheque here intentionally so you can have a reason to come back?" His voice rather broke my heart into pieces and I bit my bottom lip disappointedly.

"I was only being generous to have given you the money... Why didn't you take it?" His voice came out coldly and I had to shift the phone away from my ear briefly.

"Rayne..." My eyes brimmed with tears and my lips trembled as I called his name. Even though it was obvious that he never liked me for once, I was still curious about something.

"Did you never like me for once?" I already knew the answer he was going to give me, but I still asked him, anyway.

"No... You are not my kind of woman... We only had a deal together and we were going to stop at that. We never had anything special... I never felt anything special toward you," My heart wrenched painfully and a drop of tears slid down my cheek.

"So... Don't come back in the future that I owe you anything. And don't ever call my number for any reason," He stated and banged the call on me.

I did my best to win his heart in our eight months of marriage, but to him, we were only together for a deal. Maybe I shouldn't have ever developed feelings for him, maybe I should've ignored his perfection and who knows, I wouldn't have gotten my heart broken in this manner.

"You need to forget him and move on Sunshine. He is not worth it," I told myself, but as much as I wanted to, what about his seed that was growing inside me? What about our fate that has been entangled?

"Just pretend he is dead, Sunshine. You can do this alone... You can," I told myself even though deep inside me I knew that I was lying. My heart bled as I blocked his number, unfollowed him on all social media platforms, and finally deleted all his pictures from my phone, hoping it worked. I needed to move on and think of the future instead.

"You can do this, Sunshine," I assured myself...

Chapter 3

Six years later

Location: International airport, Italy

Sunshine Carter POV

The fresh air of Italy welcomed me as soon as I stepped out of the airplane. It always feels good to be here as this now feels like my home.

I couldn't help the smile that formed on my lips on my way home knowing that I would finally be able to see my baby after months of being away on a business trip.

"You have an appointment with Mr..."

"Cancel all my appointments for the week. I need some time alone with my son," I cut my assistant, Peggy off before she could finish her statement, and she nodded.

Even though it has been a few years already, it still felt like months ago. Time flies and I'm glad my happiness never flew with it.

"You have a call, ma'am," Peggy disrupted my thoughts as she handed me my phone, and I checked to see that it was my son's nanny on the phone.

"Ray must've really missed me," I muttered and smiled excitedly. It will only take us less than an hour to arrive home but it felt like years to me as I was desperate to see my son. I swiped the answer button and held the phone to my ear.

"Ray, darling. I know you have missed me, but don't worry, Mommy will be..."

"Ma'am, this is Patty. There is a problem," My heart missed a beat when I heard Patty's worried voice.

"Is my son ok? What happened?" Fear gripped me and I swallowed nothing as my throat suddenly dried up.

"Ray... He...he...he got into an accident," My jaw dropped to the ground and I froze on the spot when she broke the news to me.

"Accident?" My voice barely came out and my heart pounded hard in my chest like it was going to explode.

"M...y son?" My lips trembled and I covered my mouth. I knew I was supposed to ask her which hospital she had taken him to, but my voice failed me.

"I will talk to her," Peggy took the phone from me and held it to her ear.

"This is Peggy. Which hospital are you now?" Peggy asked and waited for a few seconds before she faced the driver.

"Hawthorne Horizon Medical Center," She said to the driver who turned immediately and headed to the hospital.

My body trembled and my heart wrenched painfully as the pain of six years ago flashed through my mind. The pain I've been through during pregnancy, the pain of giving birth through cesarean section and almost losing my life, the pain I went through raising him all alone, those were evidence that I didn't deserve this. Nothing must happen to my son.

"Hurry up, please," The driver was already speeding more than normal but I desperately wanted to get to the hospital as soon as I could. I needed to see my son.

We finally arrived at the hospital two hours later, and I alighted from the car.

"You need to be careful, ma'am..." Peggy uttered as she trailed behind me, but I rushed into the hospital like someone who had lost her sanity.

"Where is my son?" I yelled like a crazy woman as I rushed through the lobby and when I spotted Patty, I rushed over to her.

"Where is my son? How is he? What happened to him? Please show me to my son," I cried out to Patty, unable to control my tears.

"This way, ma'am," She led the way while I followed her. She took me to the ward where I found my little boy lying on the bed and fighting for his life. My mouth fell agape when I saw the bruises all over his body and the bandage wrapped around his head which had bloodstains at the side of his head.

"Ray... Darling..." I rushed to his side and tried to touch him.

"The doctor said he needs to rest, ma'am," Patty quickly held me back.

"What happened to my son? How did this happen?"

"I don't know, ma'am... I really don't know... We were in the living room playing together when he said he wanted juice... I...I..." Patty's lips quivered and tears streamed down her cheeks as she tried to explain to me.

"Where is the doctor? I need to see him," I cut her off, and she bit her lip.

"Uhm... The Doctor donated his blood to Ray and he is currently resting in his office," I gasped sharply and covered my mouth unbelievably. Haven't I failed as a mother? This wouldn't have happened if I had stayed with my son. This would've been avoided if I had not kept him under the care of his Nanny.

"The doctor said that he would be fine," Patty assured me.

"I want to be alone," She bowed slightly and left me inside the ward with Ray.

My hand trembled as I reached for my baby's hand and squeezed it gently as tears streamed down my cheeks.

"I'm sorry, baby... I'm sorry," I whispered then leaned forward and kissed the back of his hand.

"It was all my fault that you got hurt... I'm really sorry," I whimpered.

Raymond had been my only happiness over the years. Seeing him always reminded me of Rayne. I didn't know if it was Rayne I hated or myself for not being able to forget him even after all the pain he had caused me.

For the past six years, I tried not to look him up on the internet, I tried to shut him out of my life completely and although we've never once contacted each other since the incident, my heart still ached and yearned for him.

My phone started to ring and I hesitantly checked to see that it was Mr. Brown. I left the ward to go answer the call outside as I didn't want to disturb my son's sleep.

After I spoke with Mr. Brown on the phone, I went back, and on my way to the ward, Patty told me that the doctor who donated blood to my Raymond was inside. I rushed inside the ward to see the good Samaritan who had saved me from the pain of losing my son but when I walked inside, I found a man towering over Raymond on the bed and examining him.

I paused on my track as I stared at the man. Even though I had not seen his face yet, I could already tell from his backview that he was familiar, and his familiar cologne made me even more convinced.

"It's because you thought about him. It can't possibly be him. You are imagining things," I told myself as I held my phone firmly.

"Uhm... Excuse me?" I finally spoke up after a long silence, demanding his attention which he gave to me as he turned around and faced me, but my jaw dropped to the ground as my nightmare finally came true. I froze on the spot and gazed back at him as his hazel eyes pierced into mine. He still looked the same just as six years ago. His perfect height, the same sparkles in his eyes then, and more importantly, his charm. Everything was still the same way as we separated six years ago. Why did fate play this card on me? Why did I have to meet him again? Yes, I knew this was going to happen sooner or later, I was sure fate was still going to make us meet again, but today of all days? Why did it have to be today?

"Ra... Rayne?" My voice came out weakly. It was so low that I bet he didn't hear me call his name. The pain of that night came flooding my mind, the pain of six years ago came hitting at me with full force. This was a nightmare I never wanted to come true, but then, fate always had its way of playing its card perfectly and I guess I would always be the victim in the end.

"Sunshine?" He finally called with shock written all over his face...