Searing pain shot through me as I crashed onto the cold tile floor.

"Bow your head to Vivian. Apologize!"

I clenched my teeth so hard they ached. "I didn't do it. If you don't believe me, check the security cameras at the bridal shop yourself!"

Stewart stared down at me, his gaze a mixture of disappointment and hatred.

"Leonora, do you have any idea what your little shove did? Vivian didn't just lose the baby. The doctors say she can never get pregnant again."

"How are you going to make that right?!"

On the hospital bed, Vivian's face was a mess of tears.

"Stewart, my biggest dream was to have a baby. But now I'll never be able to. Blaming someone else won't change that."

Stewart's gaze locked onto me, cold and unblinking.

"Since you're the one who took away Vivian's chance to be a mother, you're going to have a child and give it to her."

My eyes went wide. "Stewart, do you hear how insane you sound?"

"You owe a debt, you pay it back. Simple as that!"

For her, he'd lost all reason. He truly was desperate in his love for this woman.

A laugh tore out of me, so violent my whole body shook.

Then, quietly, I lowered my eyes. "Fine. You got what you wanted."

I didn't miss the flash of triumph that crossed Vivian's face.

Stewart scoffed and produced a surrogacy contract.

It wasn't even legally enforceable. He actually thought my signature would make it binding.

Black ink on white paper.

"Can I go now?"

Stewart took the signed contract, then flicked a glance to the side. His bodyguards closed in around me.

My heart dropped. "Stewart, what else do you want?!"

"Vivian's been waiting for this wedding for a long time. Nothing is going to go wrong." He said it like it was the most reasonable thing in the world. "After the ceremony tomorrow, I'll let you go."

I was thrown into the Delgado family's basement. My head struck the concrete floor, and everything went black.

When I came to in the darkness, I found the livestream on my phone. The wedding was about to begin.

Stewart and Vivian's wedding was every bit as extravagant as I'd expected.

Dozens of A-list celebrities filled the guest list, and the ceremony was streaming worldwide, broadcasting their so-called love story for all to see.

That was when a Rolls-Royce Phantom pulled up to the entrance.

A middle-aged man stepped out of the car.

I whispered, "Dad."

Stewart and Vivian rushed forward with welcoming smiles.