Path To Love Novel – After a one-night stand, Kalista Green decided to marry the man from that night to give her child a complete family. However, after getting married, she realized her “stranger” husband was not quite what she had imagined. Because after her wedding, the boss of her company suddenly changed, the men who had harassed her were all fired, and even the supervisor who used to target her started treating her with utmost respect. Just as Kalista was wondering what was happening, her newlywed husband, whom she thought was an Uber driver, walked out of the CEO’s office!
“Miss Green, I’m sorry, but you don’t meet our criteria for an abortion,” the doctor told Kalista Green, who sat across from her, looking defeated. This was the seventh doctor who had turned Kalista away. A cold fire lit up her eyes. Kalista clenched her fists, thinking bitterly, ‘Rita Lambert, you’re playing dirty, using Dad’s contacts to make sure no hospital in Hudson will help me terminate this pregnancy.’ Kalista knew all too well that Rita’s plan was to humiliate her by forcing her to have a child with no known father. A month ago, she was duped into going to a hotel. She woke up alone, disoriented, and found herself in the middle of a scene straight out of a trashy drama. Her half-sister, Rita, rushed into the room under the pretense of looking for her, accompanied by her fiancé Joe Carter’s mother. Kalista’s clothes were everywhere, and a cryptic note lay on the bedside table, adding to her confusion.
Rita picked up the note and cash on the bedside table, yelling, “Kalista! How could you stoop so low? If you were in trouble, why didn’t you come to us?” At the time, Kalista was engaged to Joe Carter. As expected, his mother, Diane Carter, turned and left the scene, expressing deep disappointment. As images of Diane’s face flashed through her mind, Kalista realized this was precisely the outcome Rita wanted. ‘Rita wanted Diane to be disappointed in me so that my engagement with Joe would fall apart,’ she thought. Defeated and unsure, Kalista walked out of the hospital. Her pregnancy was becoming more apparent by the day, and time was running out to make a decision. ‘Am I really going to have this baby?’ she wondered. After all, at only twenty, she was unable to raise a child on her own. ‘No way, I have to find that man and make him deal with this!’ she thought, her determination renewed amidst the chaos. Digging through her bag, she found the note he had left behind that night.
Though reluctant to contact him and wishing she never had to see him again, Kalista knew she had no other options. Reluctantly, she pulled out her phone and fired off a text. [I’m pregnant. Get over here now. We need to talk.] — Up in the CEO’s office of the city’s tallest skyscraper, Steve Damon was interrupted by his buzzing phone. He was dressed sharply in a tailored suit, trying to juggle his work as he glanced at the insistent notifications. The first message was startling. [I’m pregnant. Get over here now. We need to talk.] A follow-up text quickly pinged. [I’m waiting at La Isla Cafe. If you don’t show, I’m calling the cops!] Steve frowned, racking his brain. ‘I’ve been slammed with work for months—no way I’ve had time for any of this!’ “Find something interesting on your phone?” The cold, cutting voice of his boss, Viego Murphy, broke his concentration.
Steve looked up to meet Viego’s icy stare, feeling like a kid caught in the act. “It’s just some spam, sir. Some scammer thinks she can…” he stammered. “I don’t care about your personal thing. Get back to work,” Viego snapped, dismissing him as he returned to his paperwork. As Steve left the office, he quickly typed a reply. [Look, I’m broke. Stop this nonsense and find someone else to hassle.] — Kalista stared at the dismissive reply on her screen, rage building inside her. ‘This guy is a total deadbeat! What was I thinking reaching out to him?’ She fumed over her predicament. ‘Why should I be the only one suffering here?’ Determined to confront Steve, she dialed the number. As soon as he picked up, she didn’t hold back. “Where are you?” she demanded, her voice sharp with anger. “Who… what?” Steve blurted out, taken aback. “I asked, where are you?” Kalista shot back, her impatience bleeding through her voice. Steve reluctantly gave up his location before double-checking the caller ID.
‘Is this woman nuts?’ he muttered to himself, bewildered at why he even divulged his whereabouts. He had just dropped off Viego, at the Catia for a dinner engagement. Watching the party enter, Steve had no time to dwell on the puzzling call, dismissing it as a prank as he hustled to manage the evening’s arrangements. Two hours later, the dinner was winding down. As Steve handled the bill, Viego was finishing up discussions with his business partners at the venue’s exit. Suddenly, Viego’s phone rang. “Hello?” he answered without looking, expecting another mundane call. “Hello!” a sharp female voice responded from the other end. The voice seemed unusually close. Viego turned, following the sound, and spotted a slender, attractive woman not far off, staring him down with fury. Recognition struck him instantly. ‘It’s that girl,’ he realized, recalling a night when a very drunk woman had made advances on him without a clue of who he was.
The memory of that fateful night lingered vividly in his mind. While being pursued by dangerous assailants, he had sought refuge in a hotel and unexpectedly encountered Kalista. In her inebriated state, Kalista had mistaken Viego for someone else, clinging to him relentlessly. The dimly lit room, with her touch further disorientating Viego, who was already clouded by the effects of the drugs he’d been given earlier. Unable to resist, he lost control. he following day, intending to leave some compensation, Viego realized he only had a small amount of cash in his wallet.
He left his assistant’s contact information, planning to address any issues and clear up any misunderstandings should Kalista reach out. Although the news of impending fatherhood came as a shock, it was a desire he had long harbored. As he pieced together the memory, Kalista approached rapidly and, without a word, slapped him across the face. The slap resonated, halting time momentarily as the crowd around them gasped, their expressions mirroring the shock and bewilderment that filled the air.