The baby contract novel Chapter 54

" The car is ready ma'am! " Ben yelled from downstairs and the sound floated freely across the hallway to her because the house was silent so his voice echoed. She took a deep breath, getting ready mentally to shout back. 

" I'm coming please! " She yelled back. Quickly, she arranged her disarrayed hair and ran some lipgloss over her lips before going out. She prayed the light headache would subside before she got to the hospital. 

Ben opened the car door for her and she sent him a grateful smile before sliding in. She closed her eyes and concentrated on trying to keep herself from vomiting more than she already had. Ben glanced at her from the rearview mirror a few times, wondering what happened to her. 

Finally, he muttered up enough courage to speak " Ma'am, are you okay? " He asked gently. 

Her eyes shot open immediately " Yeah... Yes I'm fine Ben, thank you " She replied weakly. 

He nodded " Do you want me to call boss? " 

" Don't! " Her voice came out strong this time as she stubbornly refused to disturb Liam while he was at work. 

Ben sighed " Okay ma'am " He said quietly and focused his attention on the road. 

They got to the hospital minutes later and Ben waited by the car after helping her in for she was too weak. Carla was grateful for his help and she told him so but only earned a little smile and bow in return. He said it was all part of his job so she needed not to thank him. 

She went over to the receptionist and explained everything to her. 

" Your name Ma'am? " The receptionist who went by the name Laura, asked politely. 

Carla grimaced as another wave of headache flowed through her head " Carla. Carla Blake " She managed to reply. 

Laura's eyes widened " C... Carla Blake?? The billionaire's wife?? The one who got married recently?! " She asked all questions at once and clasped her hand over her mouth to keep herself from screaming. 

Carla nodded tiredly, not having the strength for the receptionist's chatter because it only made her headache worse. 

" Yes miss Laura, so can you please show me the way to the doctor's office? " She asked tiredly but little did she know that Laura had no intention of releasing her just yet. 

" Wow! I'm a big fan of yours Mrs Blake, for real! " Laura said excitedly. 

Carla mustered up a small smile but gave no comment. Well, she couldn't embarrass the lady and burst her bubbles that she was not even in the public eye much and was careful on all her social media platforms. 

" It's so nice to have you here, Mrs Blake! " She continued and took out her phone. Carla gave her a tight smile in return. 

" Can I take a picture with you?! Just a picture please! " She gushed out in barely controlled excitement. 

Carla sighed, not liking where this was going one bit but she couldn't refuse, could she? It would only make things bad for them, Liam especially, since he was a public figure. 

She sighed again and nodded " Sure, a picture wouldn't hurt anyone, would it? " But the picture turned into pictures as Laura kept striking different poses while Carla just maintained a smile, not in for all the receptionist's energy. 

" The way to the doctor's office please " She reminded Laura who was on the verge of posting the pictures on her social media.