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Sixty-eight: New Family
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A Contract with the Billionaire Sixty-nine: Lunch Date
After dinner with Ryan’s family, Amelia had thought about quitting at DCL while job hunting but on further thought, she decided to still work at DCL while searching for a job. She’d rather be of use than stay idle at home. And again, she wanted to enjoy the last of her days at DCL with Sylvia and Ryan before she’d be employed at another company.Although Ryan hadn’t yet accepted that it was better for her to seek employment somewhere else, she knew he’d come around and accept her decision. She could no longer stand being gossiped about in her workspace just because she was in a relationship with Ryan. As she prepared to resume work that morning, she knew the news of what had happened during the weekend would be all over the place and she’d be the topic of discussion once again. Truly, she wasn’t looking forward to it but she wasn’t also going to let it kill her happy spirit. She was still high and on cloud nine from the time she’d spent with Ryan’s family.Amelia was wearing the last
A Contract with the Billionaire Seventy: Lunch Date 2
Jian watched as Amelia and another woman alighted from the car at the parking lot of the five-star restaurant and they went into the place, with smiles on their faces while chatting.He’d followed them from the moment he saw them pull out of DCL’s parking lot. After his father had given him permission to seek out Amelia, he hadn’t known where to begin considering he knew nothing about the woman, except that she was Ryan’s fiancée. But luckily for him, he’d heard the news trolling her for working as his assistant so he’d decided to go in search of her at DCL and was lucky to find her outside at the time he’d arrived.He took his eyes from the closed doors of the restaurant and glanced at the photo of Louise in his hands, still marveling at how much she could easily pass for Amelia if not for the eye color. He wasn’t sure of how to bring up the issue of Amelia’s family to get her to open up to him since they weren’t that close but he was going to find a way and not miss this chance. He
A Contract with the Billionaire Seventy-one: Curious kitten
Amelia returned to Sylvia, with the picture of her mom still clasped tightly in her palm while she struggled to come to terms with her conversation with Jian. Absentmindedly, she sat on her seat and kept the picture in her bag, not wanting to bring up the conversation with Sylvia as the woman was on a call when she entered, and hence, wasn’t paying much attention to her.Amelia pondered the possibility of Jian’s family being friends with her late mom. For as long as she could remember, even at a very young age, her mom had never associated with anyone and when she grew up, Louise had told her severally that she was an orphan and they were all alone and together. Her mom had never mentioned having some friends.Maybe she moved away and decided to be in isolation after her dad left her high and dry. She wondered, vaguely staring at the plate of food in front of her, without really seeing or focusing on its contents.But then, she vividly recalled Jian and Lara were of Asian descent, con
A Contract with the Billionaire Seventy-two: Meeting the Family
It was the weekend and Amelia was dressed to attend a dinner party with Ryan and Dora at his parent's home. During the week, Clifford and Li na had called Ryan, informing him of the need to host another family dinner to inform the rest members of the extended family of his decision to finally settle down with Amelia and to make it known to them that he’d found a woman.Although Amelia was a bit anxious to meet them, Ryan had assured her that there was nothing to worry about. What scared her more was that his family would reject her after hearing all of the numerous rumors flying around regarding their relationship but Ryan had assured her that as long as he wanted her and his parents already accepted her, the rest of the family had no say in their union. Amelia beamed at her reflection in the mirror, loving how the gold sequined dress she was wearing clung to her curves. It was toe length with a slit that stopped mid-thigh. Ryan had called his designer to bring an array of dresses fo
A Contract with the Billionaire Seventy-three: Meeting the family 2
“Amelia, meet the entire Davidson’s family,” Mrs. Davidson said, with a smile on her face and her hand holding onto Amelia’s wrist. “Everyone, this is Amelia Ross, and this cute adorable darling here is her child. She’s been with Ryan for a while now,” she announced to everyone, watching the confusing expression on their faces morph into understanding. Ryan stepped forward, circling his arms around Amelia’s waist and not caring that his entire family could see.“She’s the woman I want to get married to, and the mother of my child,” he announced, pressing a kiss to where her neck connects to her shoulder, loving the way she shivered against him from that simple touch. If they hadn’t been in the midst of people, he could have carried on, until she was underneath him, squirming and moaning in pleasure.“Welcome to the family, Amelia,” Benjamin’s mom, Adeline, said cheerfully. Amelia smiled gratefully at her as she stepped forward, pulling her into a warm embrace. “I know it may be overw
A Contract with the Billionaire Seventy-four: Meeting the family 3
It was an hour before midnight when Ryan and Amelia finally decided to go home. The night had gone well and dinner with Ryan’s family had been wonderful. The usual hostility that was always flying around and the tense atmosphere wasn’t there. It had all been joy and excitement to have Amelia and Dora with them. Ryan was so pleased with the outcome that he couldn’t keep his smile from his face all evening.By the time they were ready to leave, he bid his parents goodbye, after lightly kissing his mom on the cheek and exchanging a hug with his father. Amelia also got a hug from his parents and from other members of the family, Cora included. Then, they had to peel Dora from Maggie’s grasp as it appeared the two of them were having a great time and weren’t ready to call it a night. Dora had been at the point of tears but thankfully, her grandma had some chocolate in stock for her and that diffused her tears and anger.Then they walked to Ryan's car, which was already waiting outside, wit
A Contract with the Billionaire Seventy-five: Inciting Hatred
After Ryan and Amelia left the party, the rest of the family began to retire to their different residents as it was getting late and it was almost midnight. Benjamin and his mom, Adeline were among the first to leave after saying goodbye to his sister Cora, her husband and daughter, and Ryan's parents. Benjamin left early because he had to drop his mother off at her house before driving home and it was quite a long way. The entire drive home, Adeline was silent, angry at the success of Ryan's engagement. She had been excited when chaos broke out at his last engagement party, as she had thought it would give her enough time to figure out how to make the rest of the family members understand why Ryan wasn't a good fit as the family heir, but to her disadvantage, Ryan had been quick to fix and clear up the mess that he and his parents had created. Why were Clifford and Li na always so lucky? This question plowed her thoughts, getting her more angry and bitter by the minute. It was so
A Contract with the Billionaire Seventy-six: A change of heart
Benjamin had tossed and turned all night, his mother’s words plowing his mind. In the past, when he’d fought Ryan for his share of the family’s fortune, he’d done it because he thought the family’s inheritance should be shared and not just bestowed on only one man. But as soon as he’d realized it was an age-long tradition in his family, he easily gave up the fight. But now, with everything his mom had disclosed to him, his anger was burning fiercely. He felt cheated and lied to by his own family. He’d always known Clifford and his wife didn’t really like him but now he understood why.They saw him as a threat that would take away all of the fortunes they’d wrongly claimed but now, he was truly going to become that threat. And this time around he wouldn’t do it publicly. He wouldn’t announce his intentions because he didn’t trust them to not work against him. He was going to act like he was no longer interested in whatever the Davidson’s fortune had to offer. But he’d make sure he got
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