Mark Reed picked up the student ID, intending to return it to the girl, but when he looked back, she was nowhere to be seen.
Remembering the business meeting at the company, and seeing the elevator doors about to close, he had no time to waste. He quickly stepped into the elevator, casually slipping the student ID into his pants pocket, then took out his phone to call his secretary.
Back at the company, Mark Reed retrieved the student ID from his pocket, tossed it into a drawer, and forgot about the matter.
The surrogate pregnancy wasn't something Mark Reed concerned himself with either. He was busy every day, with the collaboration with Windrise well underway, leaving many matters for him to attend to daily.
A month passed quickly. While Mark Reed was reviewing documents, Mother Reed, in high spirits, called to share the good news of the surrogate's pregnancy.
Mark Reed felt no ripple of emotion; this wasn't exactly good news to him.
