A Wrong Surrogate for the CEO-Chapter 52: Threatened

Lisa turned to the trembling woman, and her face was set with determination.

"You will do what I asked you to do. You will obey my commands, and on no account will you tell either Curtis or that bitch anything. Have I made myself clear?" she snapped Lara’s maid.

Benny whimpered inwardly at the bite I’m Lisa’s voice. The old woman was scared, but she was determined not to give in to Lisa’s ridiculous demands.

"Mr. Curtis is my boss, and Madam Lara is the person I serve. They are both good to me, and it would be very ungrateful to them if I accept to do what you asked me to do. That’s just wrong," she insisted.

Lisa snorted derisively.

"You have the guts to lecture me about what is wrong and what is not? Have you lost your mind? Are you fucking insane?"

Lisa’s hands was curling into fists as she glared at Benny, and Benny knew that Curtis mother was at the verge of erupting with anger.

But Benny was not willing to back down. But before she could speak, Lisa went on.

"You say Curtis is your boss and he has always been good to you. I know my son. I raised him. Of course he is good to you. But it doesn’t really matter how much he pays you, because once you accept to do this for me, I will make you rich beyond your wildest imagination. I am dead serious, Benny. You won’t ever have to work for money again in your life."

Lisa’s words were projected in a determined and sincere manner, and if Benny was someone who was easily moved by money, she would have given in immediately.

And truth be told, the image Lisa painted was appealing. Benny was not a young woman, and she was kind of getting too old to be a nanny and a maid.

If she decided to do what Lisa wanted her to do, Benny would not have to worry about taking care of her one and only grand daughter.

But the reward came with a huge risk, and Benny was not willing to go through with that risk.

So she stood up, determination blazing in her eyes.

"I am sorry ma’am, but I am going to have to decline. Madam Lara has done absolutely nothing to deserve your hatred and disgust. Your son is happy with her. I have been working with Mr. Curtis for years, and I have never ever seen him this happy. He is comfortable. He is contented. Do you really want to ruin his life just because he won’t allow you to get your way this one time?"

Benny had no idea where the bravery to say such words came from, but the words flowed past her lips naturally.

She felt proud of herself.

Lisa, on the other hand, was pissed as hell. She gasped, a wave of disbelief slamming into her like a storm.

Before Benny could stop Lisa or even raise a hand to defend herself, Curtis’s mother slapped the older woman.

Twice.

Benny gasped.

Lisa was blazing red with fury now.

"How dare you? How fucking dare you? You have the nerve, the guts, to speak to me like that? Like you are nothing but a poor, stupid, old woman? Nobody, NO FUCKING BODY, has a goddamn right to tell me what to do and what not to do. Curtis is my son! And I will not let a stupid slut walk into his life and make him miserable!"

Lisa was yelling now, and veins threatened to pop out of her forehead.

Benny was enraged too. The woman might be nothing more than a poor maid, but she was older than Lisa, and Benny figured that she deserved to be respected.

The woman rose to her full height and stared down at Lisa.

"You are a fool. You think getting rid of Lara is going to make Curtis happy? You are going to ruin his life if you do that. That woman is carrying his babies!" she snapped at Lisa.

Lisa threw her hands in the air and stomped her feet on the floor.

"I DON’T FUCKING CARE, YOU HEAR ME? I DON’T GIVE A DAMN IF THAT SLUT IS PREGNANT OR NOT. AND THOSE BABIES DO NOT BELONG TO CURTIS! CURTIS IS NOT ABOUT TO BECOME A FATHER!"

Lisa was out of control, and she looker crazy in that moment. A small wave of pity slammed into Benny as she stared at Lisa.

The woman was obviously on the verge of losing her mind. Benny wished she could suggest to Curtis to get his mother checked for mental illness.

But he would probably fire her for even suggesting that, so that suggestion instantly left her mind.

She shook her head at Lisa and clucked her tongue in a disappointing manner.

"I expected better from a woman like you, Ms. Rodney. I’m sorry, but I will not be doing what you want me to do. If you love yourself and you want your son to continue to love you, then you have no choice but to back off before Curtis gets wind of this."

Having said her piece, Benny stood up and started to leave.

She was almost halfway to the door when Lisa spoke.

"If you don’t agree to my proposition, I am going to ask my men to kill your granddaughter. They have her already. Would you like to see a picture?

Benny froze. Her heart stopped beating in her chest, and it was a though someone had trapped a large ass boulder on her lungs.

She could not breathe.

Her granddaughter. Her sweet little girl...at the mercy of thugs and dangerous men.

Benny’s heart squeezed painfully. Lisa smirked, and walked closer.

Benny swallowed, desperately trying to push past the lump in her throat.

"Something wrong, Benny?" Lisa asked, her voice filled with manipulation and malice.

Benny took a closer step, and even though her hands were trembling, she tried to let Lisa see her as an opponent

A worthy opponent.

"You’re lying. You’re just trying to use empty treats to make me work for you," Benny said.

The smirk on Lisa’s face grew wider.

"Empty threats? You really think so?" Lisa asked mockingly and raised her phone to Benny’s face.

Benny paled at the image she saw, blood draining from her face so fast. Her knees buckled, and she almost lost her footing.

In the image, Benny’s granddaughter was tied down, and masked men surrounded the little girl.

"Now. I don’t need to ask you again, do I? I know you love your granddaughter and you would not what her to die. So now that you know what is at stake, you will accept to work for me. Have I made myself clear?" Lisa asked in a detached voice.

Fear was pressing down on Benny from all sides. She nodded, lips trembling.

"Yes. Yes I do," she managed to choke out.

Lisa smiled like a maniac. "Good. Now sit your ass back down and listen to my instructions. You are going to poison Lara’s food for me, and you are going to do it tonight."