The CEO's Unplanned Heir novel Chapter 66

"Laura, Mr. Leopold is a busy man, he probably has some social obligations tonight, he'll be leaving soon."

Leopold shot her a wry glance, "At this hour? What kind of social obligations?"

"Weren't you the one who took a call and left around this time yesterday? If I'm not mistaken, it was a woman's voice, wasn't it?" Aurelia probed deliberately.

Leopold's gaze flickered slightly. He rested his arm on the back of the couch and leaned in closer, "Are you trying to keep tabs on me?"

His intense pressure made her retreat, "Dare I? I don't have that kind of authority."

"That's good to know," Leopold smirked slightly.

Aurelia caught the mockery in his tone and felt a bit miffed. The inequality between people was truly unfair. Not only did he control her life, he even wanted to control her thoughts. She, on the other hand, didn't even have the right to know what was happening in his life.

"Anyway…it's getting late and I have some work to do, I'll be in my room."

She rose to leave but he held her back, "I don't believe in overworking my employees. Once you're off the clock, no work."

Aurelia was speechless. In this competitive world, if you're not pushing yourself, you're bound to be left behind.

"You're telling me to compete, but you won't let me work. Are you trying to set me up to fail? Everyone went to Evelyn's team, while I only have four people left. And we have to work so hard. How am I supposed to do that without working overtime?"

Leopold gripped her chin, his deep, icy eyes shimmering in the light, "You need to understand one thing, the final decision is mine. Your first priority is to satisfy me."

Aurelia gasped. Wasn't this bullying?

Satisfying him seemed more difficult than scaling the heavens.

As she pondered silently, Leopold's large hand rested on her slightly protruding belly.

She instinctively wanted to push him away, but then let her hand drop.

He was touching his children, not her, right?

"Anyway…I'll play some music for the babies."

She turned on the Bluetooth speaker and played a Brahms' lullaby. Then she lay down on the couch, it was more comfortable that way.

Whatever he wanted to do, he could do. After all, she was just a surrogate mother.