BILLIONAIRE'S HIRED WIFE ①

32. Sidharth is Delighted

Shehnaaz and Sidharth were leaving Dr. Swati's cabin. And in the waiting area, she spotted a pregnant lady in the waiting area. Shehnaaz wondered if she would turn into a fat woman in the latter days of her pregnancy too. Her hands were naturally placed on her stomach, and she was lost in thought. Sidharth came near her and smiled at her when he noticed what she was thinking. Later, both of them made their way out of the waiting area.

Shehnaaz followed his lead and reached the parking lot of the clinic. Sidharth was standing with Shehnaaz and Jasmine near his car. He had not spoken to Shehnaaz ever since he was confronted with the news that Shehnaaz was pregnant. But this did not mean that he didn't want to Actually, his mind was full of thoughts that he wanted to express. The truth was that he was unable to find appropriate words that could help him describe his emotions. After a while, he gestured towards jasmine and asked Shehnaaz , "Umm... She is your friend, right?"

His question appeared a little weird and pointless to Shehnaaz . Still, suppressing her actual thoughts, she put a faint smile on her face and replied to sidharth , "Yes, she is jasmine , my best friend.We are pursuing law from the same law school and share the same hostel too."

"Hi," Jasmine greeted Sidharth . However, he just nodded his head a little in response to her hello.

By now, Jasmine was flattered at this small gesture made by him. She was already intrigued by his good looks and charming personality. Jasmine could not even take her eyes off sidharth since he had come to the center. Shehnaaz couldn't resist smiling when she saw her friend jasmine gazing at the handsome man named Sidharth Shukla .

After a few seconds, Sidharth posed a question to Shehnaaz : "If you don't mind, could we please go somewhere else and talk?"

When Jasmine heard this, she understood that Sidharth wanted to talk to Shehnaaz in private. She was well aware that there had to be some conversations that could not take place in her presence. Jasmine knew that Sidharth would not feel comfortable with her being around them. She thought it would be better to leave them alone. With the same thought, she interrupted,

"Sorry, but I don't think I could make it. I have some unfinished business to attend to in college, and therefore I cannot come along with you both. Allow me to take your leave and you guys carry on."

"I'll see you around the hostel, Shehnaaz ," She glanced at Shehnaaz and informed her.

Jasmine bid them goodbye and made her way out of their sight. Shehnaaz knew that Jasmine had taken their leave deliberately and left Sidharth and her alone so that they could talk to each other in private.

After Jasmine had left, Shehnaaz looked at Sidharth . He was quite relaxed, knowing that they were now alone. He wanted to have a word with shehnaaz in private. He was uncomfortable around Jasmine and could not say a word when Jasmine was present with them.

Sidharth looked straight into Shehnaaz's eyes and attempted to express his emotions. "Thank you so much, Shehnaaz ," he said.

"It's completely fine, Mr. Shukla . It was my job, after all. You have paid a hefty amount to me to become your surrogate, "Shehnaaz stated.

"Yeah, Shehnaaz , you are right. But still, it's quite tough what you're doing for me, "he responded. While Sidharth was talking to her, his gaze fell on Shehnaaz's belly.

For a moment, Shehnaaz thought that tears might come out of his eyes. He might get emotional. But Sidharth was tougher than Shehnaaz thought him to be. He didn't say anything and averted his gaze. Several thoughts came up running in his mind, but he didn't frame them into words to make a confession.

Though he had not confessed his emotions, Shehnaaz could understand the feelings and emotions that were brimming over in his heart and mind. The only thing that she could not comprehend was why he chose surrogacy as the means to have a child. After all, he could get any other girl in the world to marry him.

Though Shehnaaz knew that she wouldn't be getting the answers to these questions anytime soon, these thoughts kept on echoing in her mind from time to time. Shehnaaz consoled herself, assuming that she should not bother about Sidharth's personal life and the reasons that led him to choose surrogacy to have a baby. She comforted herself by thinking that he had paid a large sum of money just to become his surrogate and that there should be nothing else that she should be worried about.

She was hired by Sidharth to carry the baby in her womb for 9 months, and then hand over the baby to Sidharth after the delivery. She should not be concerned about anything more than that.

Moreover, it was not necessary for her to look into his personal matters or try to understand why he chose to have a baby through surrogacy.

Shehnaaz refrained from asking these questions and suppressed her thoughts, but whenever she saw Sidharth , these questions somehow popped up in her mind that she wanted him to answer.

"This arrogant Sidharth seemed to be quite delighted today . I might get the answers to my questions. Should I ask him? Yeah, I won't be getting an appropriate chance other than this. I definitely should, " Shehnaaz wondered anxiously.

Shehnaaz gathered all her courage to put her question before him, but when she was about to ask him, Sidharth opened the other door for Shehnaaz and asked her to get inside the car.

Shehnaaz thought that she had lost her chance to get her question answered. She wondered if she should ask Sidharth her question inside the car. After all, she had wanted to know things for a long time. She was reluctant to get inside in the beginning, but she had to get seated. Sidharth walked to the other side of the car and settled in. For the first time, she was sitting in the front seat of the car with someone.

Shehnaaz could sense a little awkwardness as the car was filled with silence. The silence was interrupted when Sidharth started the car and began to drive away from the place.

The car was moving, but both Sidharth and Shehnaaz were still not talking to each other. Shehnaaz had been looking out of the window and wondering about how she should initiate the conversation with Sidharth .

Sidharth appeared to be serious while he was driving. Abruptly, he stole a glance at Shehnaaz and shifted his gaze to the front.

It seemed as if Sidharth wanted to say something, but he could not frame his thoughts into words. Shehnaaz could sense the hesitation in his behavior. She asked him softly, "Mr. Shukla , do you want to say something? (Pause) You can tell me. "

Sidharth took a deep breath and nodded his head in confirmation.

"I want to know how you are feeling. I mean, how exactly does it feel to know that a baby is growing within you? What kind of an experience is it to realise that you would be giving birth to a living being?" He questioned .

Shehnaaz was scared. She was hesitant to answer him back. Shehnaaz didn't know how she should frame her words to describe the emotional fluctuations she was going through.

"I... umm... Actually, I don't know. I didn't feel anything specific until now. But I think I might feel something after a few months, "she said.

Shehnaaz considered herself the stupidest girl when she realised what she had just said. But she was right. She hadn't felt anything until now. Upon seeing Sidharth's expressions, it seemed as if he didn't expect such an answer from Shehnaaz.

Shehnaaz mumbled to herself, "But I could not tell him a lie just to make him feel pleased." And with the same tho- ught, she asked a question to Sidharth , "I would like to know from you, how do y you feel, Sidharth ? I mean, it's your child, after all. You are the one who will be raising him in the future. How does it feel to know that you are going to become a father soon?

"I'm feeling good." He replied.

Shehnaaz did not like his reply. His answer did not match what Shehnaaz had expected.

He could not even express his emotions. I am afraid of how he would look after a child, "she wondered.

Shehnaaz recollected the question that was reverberating in her mind earlier. She gathered enough courage to ask the question again.

"Sidharth May I ask you something?" She asked him.

Sidharth glanced at her in surprise. That one glance of his made her think that she would get to hear the same old answer to her question; "I Hate Questions."

True," Tell me. What do you want to know?" answered Sidharth , making Shehnaaz surprised by his behavior.