Chapter 46 Chapter 46 - The Confrontation

FLASHBACK...
Their Point-of-Views
"Son, have you known Eve for a long time?" Vina implored.
"We have bumped into each other before but only now have I learned about her name and everything," Nikolai answered back.
"That woman is amazing! She was able to support Nicka on her own." Vina marveled.
"She is a wonderful woman indeed, Mom!" Smiling Nikolai announced.
"She loves Nicka completely even if she is not the biological mother of the child!" Vina's exclamation.
"Is she not the real mother of Nicka, Mom?" Nikolai begged.
"Oh! What did I say?" Vina was also alarmed.
"What does that mean? You already said, perhaps you want to continue." He insisted.
"Alright, she is just a surrogate mother. And the real parents Nicka abandoned her." as Vina told the story.
Surrogate mother? Nikolai immediately went to TvN8 Station after hearing the truth from his mother.
He knows Eve as Eve Lopez. And he was outraged by what he found out.
Eve Lopez is Everlee Legazpi.
Three years ago...
"Hon, I know you want to have a child." Said Genina.
"Not anymore, Hon! I want you to be with me for a long time." Nikolai announced.
"We can have a child without risking my life. Surrogacy, Hon." Genina suggested.
"What about surrogacy?" Nikolai checked again.
"We will find a woman to carry our baby in her womb. I want to give you a child, Hon!" Genina told with tenderness.
Nikolai conceded with Genina's explanations. For as long as it does not affect his wife.
Genina has Coronary Artery Disease or the so-called "CAD". This is a condition where the heart muscles do not get enough blood and oxygen.
One of its serious effects is sudden death without warning. And Nikolai did not want that to happen to his wife.
They have a lot more plans to do together.
"What is that, Hon?" Nikolai implored when Genina handed her something.
"Hon, hide and keep it. That is a necklace. I want you to keep that always." she deciphered.
"Is this a couple necklace?". Nikolai inquired.
"I will give it to the surrogate mother of our baby." she was glad to mumble.
Two months later...
"Uncle Dani, it does not matter how much money we put out. I want to make Genina delighted." When Nikolai went to Doctor Dani's infirmary.
"I can assure you, Everlee Legazpi is the perfect surrogate mother for your baby." Explanation by Doctor Dani.
PRESENT...
Nikolai was holding the necklace Genina had given him.
"Insemination had not happened yet when you gave the other pair to Eve.
Do you already know what will come about? He is the one you chose to make me happy forever?" When he talked to Genina.
Finally, Nicka and I were back in our house. But I miss Nikolai's house. Particularly, the way they take care of us.
The pleasure of feeling that you have a family to look after you.
"The prince kiss Cinderella and they live happily ever after." When I was in Nicka's room.
She is already asleep. She has been having trouble sleeping. She is used to sleeping in his Daddy's house.
"Goodnight, little princess! I love you!" I stood up and bussed her on the cheek.
I adjusted her blanket. I put the book in the cabinet.
"Asleep already?" The voice that startled me.
I glanced at the door. I know who it is.
"Didn't I tell you, learn to ring the doorbell because I am getting shocked?" I said in a grumble.
Nikolai came near to Nicka and bussed her.
Then he pulled me out of the room.
"I am going to replace the doorknob and the lock of this house. So that you do not have to go in and out of here without notice." I scolded him when we were on the stairs.
"What a waste of time!" He said when we were in the living room.
He confronted me and now he has his hand behind my back. I forced myself to getaway.
"Let me go. My neck hurts." I gently rebuke.
And Nikolai listened.
"Stop sending money to my account." I finally told him.
"That is for you and Nicka." He responded.
"I can raise Nicka alone, you know that. I do not need your money." I said weakly but angrily.
"That is my obligation as his Dad." His face was serious.
"Obligation? Now you know your obligation! You abandoned the poor child.
You are an irresponsible father, Nikolai. What about that? You just planned to ruin my life?
I am a young lady but I was compelled to carry a child in my womb because I need money from a wealthy person like you.
And after that, the couple forgot about the child. You do not know, Nikolai what I have been through.
I was pregnant when Mom disappeared. You do not know what I am going to do.
I study while taking care of a child. What if I do not get enough sleep, that does not matter because I want to finish my studies.
I have to pursue my education so I can give him a good future." I made a long declaration.
"We both want the baby. We did not take off you, did we? We kept the agreement." He only said.
"You kept it because it is so easy for you to send money. You have no difficulty.
As for me, I felt a lot of fears. I bled from the stress of losing my mother. And I have to think of the baby in my womb.
I have to forget my mourning so that she will not be affected. Three years, Nikolai, I have been hiding for almost three years.
I am so scared that one day her parents will just take Nicka away from me. And I had no idea that he was with us.
When did you find out?" My knees were tender and shaky.
I sat down on the couch.
"When you showed me the necklace. It is a limited edition only. And from another country.
Genina bought a pair of those necklaces. I have the other one. I did not know to whom she gave the pair until I saw you wearing that.
Look, did she give it to you?" And he showed a picture from his cellphone.
I scanned the photo. I will never forget the beautiful and gentle face of this woman!
"Yes, she was the woman who gave me the necklace.
Is she Genina?" I asked with dread.
"She gave it to you when the insemination has not yet been transpired. You have chosen you to have the necklace." Nikolai said softly.
That had not happened yet when Genina handed me the necklace.
After that, Mama's illness worsened and she needed a kidney transplant.
"Eve, I just want to say sorry for messing up on you. I just want you to know that even though I did not know that Nicka is my daughter, I already loved her.
I treated her like a real daughter. I am sincere about taking good care of you both.
I want to keep you both safe." He grabbed my hand.
"Then now that you know, you wanna keep Nicka safer and away from me.
What is your plan? Get Nicka? And if I do not give her to you, will you charge me?" I revoked my hand.
"You cannot blame me that my first move is to take my child, can you?" He asked, which made me uncomfortable.
"So I am right, you will take her. After I raise her alone. After I became her mother and father." My tears were already seeping.
"Eve, please, I do not want to see you crying or struggling. One more, you are still recovering!" Nikolai scolded me.
"I never thought it could come about. But now, it is transpiring, it is murdering me, Nikolai.
I did not realize that I am hiding Nicka from you all along." I yanked my chest because it was tightening.
"A father like you has no privilege to Nicka. You just want to be with Genina even if you do not have a child.
You just desired for her that the child. Because if you love Nicka, you should have taken her after I gave birth to her.
Now I just thought, you are a useless man! You are not a real man because you are a coward.
Get out! I will fight in court for my rights to Nicka. She cannot go to a pathetic person like you." I stood up so that I could drive him out.
"Slap me! Hurt me as much as you want. To reduce your resentment at me." And he took my hand and placed it on his cheek.
And I was so furious that I did not think I could whack Nikolai.
I let out a loud slap in his face. But I feel like I was mistreated too.
"That is not enough! It is less than all the sufferings I have experienced with my life.
Just because you are selfish! Do not come near Nicka. And stop sending money.
I will just fix everything and leave TvN8 Station as well. Stay out of Nicka's life.
Stay out of my life. You have no right to be called Daddy. You are the evilest person I have ever met in my life.
Get lost, Nikolai! Get lost!" I could not scream because Nicka might wake up.
I nudged him out the door. He is not tough. I instantly took him out and closed the door.