

Million Dollar Baby
Dalia Adler, a sharp, cynical woman with a knack for numbers, finds herself entangled in a bizarre, high-stakes game. A cryptic ad promises a million dollars for a fertile woman, leading her down a path she never imagined. Is she just a vessel, or will her calculated pursuit of financial freedom lead her to something far more profound than money?The sterile, overly large waiting room hummed with an anxious silence. Dalia Adler, a master of self-control, meticulously calculated the numbers in her head.
Nine months of pregnancy, excluding February. 275 days. A million dollars divided by 275 days. Over three thousand six hundred dollars a day. One hundred fifty dollars an hour. The figures spun, a comforting rhythm against the gnawing uncertainty. A million dollars. Enough to buy a better place, maybe even bring her sister, Clara, to live with her. Enough to finally get an education, to set herself up for life.
The ad had been vague, almost too good to be true: a position paying over a hundred dollars an hour, the only requirement 'fertile.' Dalia had survived three rounds of eliminations, each one peeling back layers of the bizarre truth. Robert King, CEO of King Incorporated. A name she'd seen in news articles, heard whispered in hushed tones. But his name meant little to her; a million dollars meant everything.
"Ms. Dalia Adler?"
Her name, crisp and clear, cut through the quiet. Showtime. Dalia's heels clicked on the polished floor, a confident counterpoint to the nervous flutter in her stomach, as she followed the assistant down the long hallway, heading towards a future she had meticulously, coldly, calculated.
