Armand who remained knelt on the ground since Theresa left fell seated.
“I don’t care who you want to be with as long as you produce an heir,” Elizabeth said stubbornly. She disregarded Armand’s feelings even after Theresa asked for a divorce.
Armand stared blankly at one spot with his reddened eyes, “A child?”
“Dora is still a virgin, she agreed to have your baby with only a hundred fifty thousand dollars,” Elizabeth explained while Dora looked at the floor.
Armand didn’t seem surprised by Elizabeth’s weird suggestion. He smiled lightly and turned to Dora, “Do you agree?”
Dora kept looking at the floor quietly.
“She’s still young, don’t scare her.” Elizabeth didn’t know exactly what Armand was thinking right now, he was smiling but not sincere.
“This is the reason why you insisted on hiring a young caretaker?” Armand said as he stood up slowly by pushing on the ground with his hands. “What if I refuse?” Armand asked, swaying.
“What’s wrong with you? It’s not a big deal, all you need to do is impregnate Dora and continue your life with Theresa. You don’t have to be separated from Theresa at the same time you’ll have a child, isn’t it good?” Elizabeth thought this was the best solution, good for everyone.
Armand’s lips trembled. “A child? Excellent! What a great plan this is.”
A loud bag followed as he flipped the coffee table, the glass broke into pieces on the floor and created a mess.
Elizabeth turned pale while Dora who stood behind her fell a step behind.
They were both startled by his action and stayed frozen for a while.
“Armand!” Elizabeth called out nervously, “Calm down.”
“I’m not upset. You’ve everything planned out for me. Sending me a woman, concerning about my future generation, there’s nothing for me to be upset about, I should be grateful to you.” He walked towards Elizabeth, put his hands on the wheelchair’s handles, staring at her.
Elizabeth tried to stay calm.
“I come from a poor family and am willing to be a surrogate mom. I ask only for money, I won’t be a trouble.” Dora said as she went back to her original position.
Armand looked up while Dora didn’t avoid and looked straight back at him.
“You want only money, won’t create a problem?” Armand smiled.
“Yes, it’s true.” Dora looked sincere.
Armand smiled coldly, “Oh, so, you proposed to grandma?”
“No, I didn’t…”
“It was my idea.” Elizabeth defended Dora immediately and it was indeed her idea. Dora was young and average-looking, so she asked not knowing her mind; surprisingly, she agreed.
Armand straightened up angrily and thrown himself onto the sofa, resting one foot on the flipped table. He looked at Dora and judging her, “Where did you graduate?”
Dora lowered her gaze, “I’ve never attended university.”
“What are your strengths?”
“I’m a caretaker.” Dora thought Armand questioned because he agreed to it. ‘If I could earn a hundred fifty thousand dollars by being a surrogate mom, I will quit being a caretaker and open up a fashion store or something.’
She had never thought of staying at the Bernie, she knew it was not a wise decision since she entered the residence as a caretaker, her impression as a caretaker meant her status would always be lower than the others.
She thought Armand was good-looking and rich, she didn’t lose anything in this deal, a hundred fifty thousand dollars in just ten months was worth it.
“Are you good in pleasing a man?” Armand looked calm but his words were sharp as a knife.
“Armand…”
“I’m asking her, grandma, can you not interrupt?” Armand said without even looking at Elizabeth. He took a handkerchief to wipe his hands but couldn’t wipe off the dirt, so he threw it away.
“I can learn,” Dora replied with her head lowered.
“Learn? You know nothing and want to earn a hundred fifty thousand dollars using your uterus alone?”
Armand looked at her in despised. “First, you are not educated, second, you know nothing about pleasing a man. You are not good-looking, skin is not fair without a good body shape. You look cheap and unworthy of a hundred fifty thousand dollars. If you are willing to sell, I can consider about it. A pound of premium pork meat cost about five dollars fifty, I can offer you six dollars, deal?” Dora bit her lips, “Stop humiliating me, it was Madame’s idea, I accepted it as goodwill to produce a child for you.”
“Oh, I should be forever grateful then?” Armand lost his temper and kicked a few times on the table. “Get lost now! And you will receive a complaint letter!”
“What have I done wrong?” Dora didn’t believe that Armand would kick her out.
“Calm down, Armand.” Elizabeth didn’t know Armand would take such an extreme measure too, she said softly, “Just listen and fulfill my dream, produce a child, will you?”
Armand picked up the jacket on the floor, put it on his arm, and stared fiercely at Dora, “Get lost now, or do want to go to jail? I can easily send you in if you want to.”
This was the first time Dora had seen a vicious side of Armand. She was frightened but tried to stay strong, “I didn’t do anything wrong, you can’t send me to jail as you pleased, there are laws.”
“I have over a thousand ways to send you to jail, try if you dare,” Armand said casually with full confidence. This frightened Dora, while she was about to defend herself, she recalled that Armand was a lawyer, he was a law practitioner and could easily frame her with any offend that was enough to send her into jail.
“I’ll leave, but first you have to pay my wages this month.” Dora was annoyed, she wanted to earn a huge amount of money but got herself fired instead.
Armand reached for his wallet, took out a stack of one hundred bills, and threw it onto the ground.
“You are too rude!” Dora shouted angrily.
Armand on the other hand kept his wallet back into his pocket, “Do you have dignity?”
“Armand, Dora is a nice lady, what are you doing? Who’s going take care of me if you kick her out?” Elizabeth grabbed Armand’s hand, “Stop all this nonsense…” Armand took his arms back and said while pushing the wheelchair, “I’ll look for a new caretaker, this one is fired.”
“Armand…”
“Do you want me at home or her? Your choice.” Armand demanded Elizabeth to choose.
“There’s no choice to this…” Elizabeth cried.
“But you must choose.” Armand insisted, “I will never step into the house again if she stays.”
Dora picked up the money on the floor and immediately walked out knowing she was no longer able to stay in this house.
“Dora.” Elizabeth felt sad to let her go. A young lady who served as her companion and took care of her, it was a waste letting her go.
Dora turned and glanced at Elizabeth before she walked into the elevator and left.
“What exactly do you want?” Elizabeth didn’t know what Armand’s intention was.
“Go home,” Armand said. And he kept silent on the journey home.
Armand threw everything at home and on the wall set by the master Elizabeth invited last time into the trash bin.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.