Mysterious CEO's Last Surrogate novel Chapter 61

"Hahaha...that's funny. Well, since you love and care about her so much, just let her know that I left her a little gift."

Whatever she left, Jones perceived it would be terrible. Therefore, he took out his phone and called Herty since he couldn't call Danica directly, which gave Daniella the chance to rush out without looking back.

Jones wanted to go after her but also had to make sure that Danica was safe therefore, he let her go and walked back to his car. After he informed Herty, he drove home with a heavy heart. Herty instantly called Paul to inform him about what Jones had said. She didn't want to frighten Danica.

Thus, when Paul got to the mansion, he searched through Daniella's room but found nothing. He also checked through Danica's room but found nothing. He checked the CCTV footage with nothing suspicious. Perhaps Daniella was pranking them but that didn't restrain him from informing Loney via text message.

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Daniella went to the club to meet her old friend, Rosa. They suffered the same fate in the hands of Ray, handling his consignments and offering their bodies for his satisfaction. Before she entered the club, Joana sent a text message for her to meet her at a restaurant close to the club so Daniella heeded. She was amazed to see her friend responsibly dressed, it made her wonder.

"Wine for two," Joana told the waitress after Daniella had settled down. Daniella glared disparagingly at the enemy who became her friend close to the time she was faking her death.

"It's been long since I saw you," Daniella said, admiring Rosa's long curly jet black hair. She was wearing a long flowy chiffon dress which made her look like a responsible woman and not the person she used to club with all this while.

"I always tried to call you but your number was always unavailable. I knew it was because you were running away from Ray but I was surprised to have got through to you this time. Does it mean you paid your debts and stopped faking death?" Joana casually asked.

"Yes, I paid him off so I'm free," Danica tucked a strand of brunette hair at the back of her ear. She still wondered what had made Joana change so much. She looked better than she was when they last met.

"Wow, you have a man," Rosa guessed, excitement written all over her face.

"No," Daniella curtly responded

A shade of suspicion crossed Rosa's features."Then where did you get the money?"

Danica sighed, as the waiter arrived to serve their drinks. She waited for the waiter to leave before she said, "It's a long story but let's talk about you. You look different and you got married?" She asked, looking at the huge diamond on Rosa's finger.

"Yes, with a child," Rosa proudly let out. A glint of enviness flashed Daniella.

"That's a lie. We both have our wombs damaged. We drank the wrong chemical that day and ended up in ER." Daniella recalled the event. The day they discovered they were pregnant with Ray's child. They didn't want to be with him because of the pregnancy and decided to get rid of it. Thus, they tried and drank the wrong substance. When Ray found out the reason for what they did, they were severely punished but the child had been flushed out and so was their womb.

The experience drew them close because they were united by pain."That's the thing. You can always fake pregnancy and get a baby to show. Nonetheless, I'm getting a divorce because I have a new target," Rosa let out. Daniella squinted her eyes suspiciously.

"What happened to you, Rosa?"

"When I escaped from Ray, I went into a contract marriage and when the contract ended, I didn't want to go so I faked being pregnant. Now, I will have 50% of his properties if I divorce him so that's why I'm doing this."

"That is dangerous."

"I know. But my new target is very rich. In the business journal this month, he came number one. Gosh, he is so hot," Rosa fanned herself with her hand as she spoke.

"And you think he's not married?"

"No, he has a girlfriend but a one night stand will get her out of his life for good," Joana was certain.

"Who is this guy?" Daniella couldn't help asking. She might as well find one better than Loney and live a better life than her sister.

"You haven't heard? Look at this?" Joana brought out a magazine with Loney's picture on the front. From the angle view, Loney didn't pose for the picture. It seemed to be taken without his knowledge.