Mysterious CEO's Last Surrogate novel Chapter 16

"Sir, your surrogate has refused to allow me in," Dina's helpless voice espoused through the end of the phone.

Loney frowned, "why?"

"She won't tell me, sir," Dina responded sadly.

"Where is Mabel? Let me talk to her on the phone," Loney's deep rich voice sounded on the phone. He was disturbed and didn't know what to think about Danica's resistance to take the test, even when he already knew the outcome. 

"Okay, sir," Dina went to the kitchen and gave the phone to Mabel. Mabel grimaced, outweighed by confusion. She was making breakfast. "Why?"

"Sir wants to speak with you," Dina said. Mabel instantly turned off the gas, wiped her hand with a napkin and took the phone from Dina. 

"Master, this is Mabel," she said politely. Even though Loney treated the middle-aged woman as a mother, she still accorded Loney the respect of an employer.

"What is wrong with Danica?" 

Mabel was confused. She hadn't seen Danica yet because she perceived she would still be sleeping, "I don't know sir, let me find out and get back to you," Mabel ended the call and went to Danica's room. Dina always made it a habit to come early when she was supposed to take the samples. She had to make it back to the hospital on time.

She knocked on Danica's door, the latter responding instantly, "Go away, Dina," Danica's tearful voice rang from the room.

"It's me, Danica. Open the door."

Danica wiped her tears and went to open the door after she confirmed Mabel's voice. As soon as Mabel entered, she locked it back, igniting a bewildered sentiment in Mabel."

"What is wrong with you, Danica?" Mabel was worried. She had never seen Danica cry so much. Her appearance was terrible from the constant tears.

"I have my menstrual flow," Danica wailed in comparison to a widow. There were used tissues scattered around her, as she blew her nose with another tissue. It was as if she had lost a child.

Danica's appearance and the scattered tissues resurrected empathy in Mabel. She could feel how hurting it was for Danica to not conceive yet. Therefore, she sat beside her on the bed and tried to console her. "Oh, come on. You still have to let Dina do her job. Some people still have their menses when pregnant. Have a little faith." 

Danica discarded another tissue after blowing her nose and said, "It's been six weeks, Mabel, six weeks," Danica was getting more and more impatient. Time wasn't her friend anymore.

Mabel sympathized with her, and held her right shoulder, pulling her into a warm embrace. "I know, trust me, everything will be fine. Let's take the test first. If it's negative, I'll teach you what to do before the master comes the next time, okay?"

Danica's eyes lit up at Mabel's suggestion, "Okay."

Mabel went out of Danica's room and sent one of the maids to clean up the room, then she called Loney. "Everything is okay Master, she is just depressed because she has her monthly flow."

Loney was washed with relief, a smirk appearing in the corners of his lips. It was a great achievement for him that Danica felt the pain of being desperate for something and not getting it. That was how he felt when he was shunned. It was just unfortunate that Danica wasn't who he thought her to be. "That doesn't change a thing. She can still be pregnant. Who knows, her hormones must have not adjusted to the situation," he responded convincingly, hiding his pleasure.

Whichever way, Mabel was taken aback by his reasonable way of analyzing the situation. "Master, how do you know all that?"

"I want a baby so I have been reading a lot, just let Dina do her job," he responded dismissively. "Yes, Master," Mabel agreed, ended the call. After giving Dina the go-ahead to take the sample, she went back to the kitchen.

Dina went back after the maids had finished cleaning Danica's room. Still, she was moved with sympathy when she saw Danica's state and spoke with a voice that was filled with compassion. "Why are you crying, Danica?"

Danica didn't spare Dina a glance and said, "I'm having my menses."

Dina understood Danica greatly, "It won't affect the result even though it's the first sign that you are not pregnant but human beings are different and their bodies respond differently too."

"I know but my changes are still lower, as compared to not having it," Danica analyzed.

"That true," Dina agreed, wiping Danica's arm with a disinfectant before pulling out a syringe. "As usual, just a prick okay?" Danica nodded, as Dina drew little blood from her vein, put a little pressure on the spot, before wiping and covering the tiny spot with a round plaster. She spoke to Danica as she transferred the sample from the syringe into a small tube. "Just to let you know, you can get a calendar and start recording your days. It will help to determine your most fertile period."