THE PRINCE'S SURROGATE

Rodriguez pov The Navillo royal family had been one to always fulfilled their responsibility and the first son in line inherits the crown gets married and produces an heir to continue the line. That had been how I had thought it would be since childhood until my twin brother Charles now deceased, took the responsibility since childhood. Life hasn't been easy since he lost his brother, his other siblings were princess emerald and prince Marco. I had gone to the hospital to propose about wanting a surrogate for his heir. I had thought about it long and hard before going on with it. I was waiting for a miracle but I had to know about the meeting my dad was holding at the palace. " Come on,' Mandez chided my cousin ." There's got to be something you want than that car. Let me buy it and I don't care about the amount ." Anger roared inside me my cousin irritated me so much. The fact that I was always whining about anything I got which had been since childhood But Mandez didn't know what No meant as I just wouldn't grab the idea that I just couldn't be bribed. "No," I said quietly wishing I could shut my mouth up. I was so irritated but a lifetime of rigid conditioning prevented me from losing my temper and revealing my true feelings. Of course, my day wasn't going as I planned. I had been disconcerted when My father, Castillo Navillo, had asked both me and my siblings to meet him at his library It had been an unusual call, and I had wondered if some sort of emergency had occurred. My father had been with my youngest sibling and I noticed My sister wasn't around the house, which was unusual Leaving Me with my annoying cousin's development. "Let's make a bet" Mandez suggested. I was tempted to lose my temper finally in disbelief but I watched and said nothing. "I heard about the palace ball coming which will be held at Zamunda at the end of next month, " Mandez added softly. "I understand that it's a very formal occasion that your mother is hosting, expecting you to pick a wife from her selection of carefully handpicked female guests ". I ground his teeth. " Queen Cecelia enjoys trying to organize my life . But I'm not ready to marry yet". "It would be a hell easier to keep all those women at bay if you turned up with a partner of your own" Mandez pointed out as if I knew the amount of pressure my parent placed on my shoulder. "I bet that you couldn't transform any woman into your partner for the night and pass the test of your mother, if you're able to accomplish your goal I'll give you one of my rarest possession with me anything you put your mind to or want ". I almost rolled my eyes at the outrageous bet my cousin suggested. I am an artist and my painting was always sold off in any museum and also a CEO of a banking investment company I lived a staid life despite coming from a royal family I had my career I fought for it. My mother had wanted me to simply be the crown prince and handwriting I had wanted to fulfill my dreams into an accomplishment Not to mention the freedom of becoming a man of my own, something my controlling mother never would have willingly given me. I had fought for my career and the spot I was in just as I was fighting for my continuing freedom of choice as a single man .my mother wouldn't want to hear about my choice of getting a surrogate to produce an heir or she would fret but time wasn't on his side and he needed to act fast. At only 27 I wasn't ready for marriage and the responsibility of a wife If she wanted an heir, I would give her what she wished, I also knew better than anyone how difficult it would be for any woman to enter the Navillo royal family and be forced to deal with my controlling mother, the current queen. my intending bride would need balls of steel to hold her own. At that point, Acmelch sanctions my father oldest butler walked in. I sprung upright with a question in his eyes, but I couldn't read him. "Your turn ". Acmelch said I strode in and saw my handsome middle-aged man with grey hair coming towards me to give me an enthusiastic hug. "No problem", I said smoothly, refusing to admit that I had enraged my mother by insisting on not coming to the royal house except on special occasions and telling her to her face that I wouldn't be getting married. Even so, my arm stiffened by circling the older man's arm and I was also challenged by responding to him. If only I could get the same kind of affection from my mother, she had been too invested in my twin brother and had pushed him away. She had been too hard on me and always told me not to be attention-seeking. "I need to talk to you about something", Castillo admitted "Do you remember the housekeeper at the greenhouse." My eyes are wide at the thought of the people mentioned and my gaze is questioning. I and my twin alongside our cousins during the holiday had always gone to the greenhouse to play without letting their mother know. I had been freed then as a child, free to be a little boy and to be whatever he wanted to be without expectations. "I don't remember the staff". My father was disappointed by my lack of response." The gardener and his wife lived there, they worked for me for years. Their name was Margaret and Paulo saurez." Slowly I could recollect the family who lived and worked for my parent "They had 3 children, 3 girls and one was a tomboy ". My tone made my father raise a brow "yes, that's the one . The father was a gardener, and the wife a housekeeper, I Couldn't talk them out of leaving ". "I received a letter from their daughter informing me of their father's health which has deteriorated asking for help. I want you to help in dealing with it personally. I have been out of the palace and the letter was sent about some months ago. I thought you could handle it better since you both knew each other as children". " The situation "I queried. The older man explained the letter to me " They need financial help Paulo has been having health issues for years ." emphasized. Now they are poor and struggling to survive. They used the money they saved up for years for his health and now it has gotten worse where he needs a heart transplant. Paulo hasn't been able to work and the mother is too old for anyone to employ". " But how is their misfortune your business? I asked without hesitation. "I have thought about them for years, they were a nice and kind couple. I could have searched for them and known of their welfare but respected their space. "Emily is asking for a job, any job she could do, and where to stay to cater for her family. Not a cheque or money but something she could work for and a loan which she can pay later when she gets the job." I knew she would grow up becoming a proud girl which she had been since childhood and wouldn't want to offend her by giving her money .since he would be traveling himself, his son was the right person to hand the task to the ground, and seeing they had been close before it shouldn't be an issue at all for both of them. I knew I was doing the right thing. Just about that time my phone rang ." Hello, Rodriguez speaking ". "I'm calling from Albedo hospital regarding the surrogacy you signed up for," she said. "We found a perfect match and she is willing to be a surrogate mother as regards what you offered and willing to sign a confidential contract, we like to know if we could set up a meeting ". " I'll be there in a jiffy to check and meet up with the doctor to check her file ". I said "Dad, I'm going to put a call through to her, I have to be in a meeting ". I said