A Moment in Destiny

When he entered the company, Marcel called everyone for a meeting, but Rae was left out.

While she was still in a rush, Raphael called, asking to see her. She immediately limped down the stairs.

When she reached downstairs, she saw Raphael standing next to his car. The second he saw her limping, his expression immediately changed, and he quickly ran over to support her.

“What happened?” He asked fervently.

“Just an accident!” She looked into his car to see if there was a driver, then quickly told him, “We’ll talk in your car!”

“Alright!” He said and hurriedly positioned her into the car seat, then asked, “What happened to your leg?”

“It’s not my leg; my ankle has a fracture!” Rae said as she climbed into the car.

Raphael was even more concerned when he heard this, “How did you get hurt so badly?”

“Never mind this for now, I have something important to ask you!” Rae sat and turned to directly look at Raphael.

Raphael also got in the car; his face was full of worry for Rae, and he asked in a soft tone, “What’s this important matter?”

“Raphael, I hope that whatever I ask you, you will truthfully tell me. Even if you can’t say, don’t lie to me, ok?” Rae asked in a low voice; her tone was soft enough to lower anyone’s defenses.

“Is it about Joanna?” Raphael didn’t even have to guess. He looked up at Rae. Right now, she was probably the only one whom he could pour forth his heart to talk to.

“It is about her!” Rae wasn’t certain, but the fact that Joanna’s baby’s DNA matched Raphael’s was certainly accurate.

“Go on and ask!” Raphael said as he nodded.

Rae hesitated for about a hundred thousand times. She’d often thought about how to use the most indirect approach to ask, but she always felt it was inappropriate. In the end, it was better she just straight-forwardly asked, “Do you know that Joanna has your baby?”

Raphael’s face turned ill in a split second.

Rae felt a bit regretful as soon as she saw his face; it was the first time she saw him with such an expression, and it was quite eerie.

After a pause, Raphael suddenly said, “Would you believe me if I said I never had sex with her again!”

Rae froze in place, then smiled and nodded, “If you say so! I believe you!”

Raphael’s gaze was quite serious, and he looked at Rae’s cheeks, “But Joanna’s child might really be mine!”

Rae looked back at Raphael, waiting for him to finish.

She knew it was quite possible nowadays for procedures to get pregnant without sex.

As she looked at him without any hint of doubt, Raphael pursed his lips, pondered for a while, and then exhaled deeply before he began to speak, “I think I now know what’s going on!”

word. She believed that Raphael was also unaware of it all, and that he’d probably continue to

words that came out of Raphael’s mouth proved her right, “About four months ago, I had a full body physical examination, including my semen. It was my father’s idea to get the exam, so the semen sample must have been

so

results came back, my dad asked me

asked in shock,

to laugh bitterly, “You know the Gill family runs an empire, so they’ll need an heir. Other than Cleo Gill from my uncle’s side, there’s no one else. And Cleo is a girl, they don’t think she can run the family businesses, so all that falls to me! My dad hoped that I’d bear some children so that he could select the best one to inherit

plausible! Rae continued to

“So what happened?”

didn’t say anything afterward! I thought this whole ordeal had passed, but I never expected to hear that Joanna would be pregnant with my child!” Raphael was

why Joanna? Is she really such a good choice? Don’t surrogate mothers usually have to be rather

one pregnant, there would have to be others as well!” Raphael stopped short after

something, her mood immediately perked up. Maybe this case was about to come to a conclusion!

Raphael and held his hand, “Raphael, you said that your father might ask

He

embarrassedly tried to pull her

her hand tightly, and said

She said as she nodded.

come to

nodded, “Yes! But I’m sorry, Raphael; before I make sure

a trace of dismay in his expression, “You

Raphael. If what you said is all true, then I will investigate from another

onto her hand; he looked as though he wanted to say something, but

in no hurry; she knew

to make up his mind first; that way, he’d be more

have problems, so he used mine! Three months ago, my parents were arguing, and from the sound of it, they were probably arguing about this matter. He probably couldn’t use his own

mean I can tell

but then

second she thought about how all

I can take this!” Raphael patted her hand, then said in a very firm

know what else to say, so she just held his hand in

could clearly feel Raphael’s

things were just completely out of

look after yourself. Don’t go on any trips, you need to properly heal up and avoid any future repercussions! I’ll have my driver pick

alright!” Rae waved her hand, “No need to

send someone over!”

Rae finally

office, she happened to run into Marcel who was standing in front of her office. He looked at Rae with eyes that looked like they would burn a

made no gestures to help her. As soon as she got close, he asked, “What did you talk to

no doubts that he had men keep an eye on Raphael at