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Seventy-six: A change of heart
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Lara had just arrived at the restaurant she’d picked for her meeting with Benjamin. She’d been surprised to see an email from Benjamin earlier that morning, claiming he had some proposal that would benefit the both of them. She’d never associated with the man and had only met him on the night of Ryan’s surprise birthday party, where they’d only exchanged a few words. What proposal could he have that would be of benefit to her?These were her thoughts when she first saw the email but after careful consideration, she decided to hear him out. Hence, she picked a restaurant for their meeting. She hoped the man was already present as she stepped through the door of the restaurant because as curious as she was to know what he had in store for her, she also didn’t have the time to tolerate tardiness, as she had to ignore her hair appointment just to see him.Thankfully, his face was the first one her eyes landed on when she glanced around the room. He was seated at a corner booth, his eyes
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It’s the weekend and Amelia is in Ryan’s home office, with Ryan. Ryan was going through some of the company’s reports that he’d gotten the previous evening while Amelia was still sourcing for a job. She hadn’t been joking when she’d told Ryan that she didn’t need his help to find one and thankfully, he’d left her to it, allowing her to find her way. It was a bit late and Dora had gone to bed. Gretchen was also gone and it was just the two of them. The house was quiet in a peaceful kind of way and Amelia loved it. She’d just finished applying for yet another job, hoping to be called for an interview. In the past one week, she’d applied to about five different companies but it seemed even her experience from DCL wasn’t going to be enough to do the magic to quickly get her a job. Deep down, worry was beginning to set in that maybe she wasn’t as good as she’d always prided herself and maybe getting a job here in NYC was more difficult than in Texas. But then, it could also be that her ru
A Contract with the Billionaire Seventy-nine: His Forever 2
Ryan’s eyes were locked with hers as he slid the diamond ring into her finger. Seeing the tears glistening in her eyes made his heart surge. He could see the love in her eyes and it spread warmth over him. Having her in his life at that moment made him recall all of the times he’d hurt her. He truly didn’t deserve her but she’d agreed to be with him despite all of the hurt.“I’ll always be with you, Ryan,” she said the words as he rose to his feet, a dazzling smile stealing across her face.“I love you, Princess,” he grinned excitedly, opening his arms for her as she covered the distance between them, wrapping her arms around him tightly as though she’d die if she should let him go. He wrapped his arms around her waist, grabbing hold of her ass and lifting her off the ground until her legs were wrapped around his waist and her arms, around his neck.“I love you,” she murmured in a small voice, resting her forehead on his, her warm breath fanning his lips. “And I’m glad Dora has you,”
A Contract with the Billionaire Eighty: Deceit
The weekend was over and Amelia was hyped for her interview. It was the only invitation she’d gotten after all of the job proposals she’d responded to. She had informed Ryan beforehand that she wouldn’t be going to work that morning as she had her interview and she wanted to start off with a good impression. She was impeccably dressed in her best work outfit and her hair was styled to perfection.“Are you this dressed up for an interview?” Ryan growled dissapprovingly, stepping behind her and wrapping his arms around her waist.“Mmhmm…” Amelia responded, putting on her earrings.“You don’t even look this good when we go to work,” he whined, still frowning and Amelia chuckled, turning to face him.“You know that’s a lie and even if it was true, you know how badly I want to get this job and first impressions matters alot,” she tapped his nose, still smiling but it seemed his grumpy side was what she’d woken up to and it wasn’t ready to dissipate.“And you also know that you don’t have t
A Contract with the Billionaire Eighty-one: Deceit 2
The interview went smoothly and seamlessly. Jian was so impressed with Amelia’s performance that by the time they were done, he was very sure she’d be the one to be hired for the job. But knowing Amelia, she’d fight him and disagree with him if she found out he didn’t interview the other candidates. So he decided to go through his initial plans of running the interview for the other candidates that had shown up in the course of interviewing Amelia.“I’m quite impressed with your show of intelligence, Amelia,” he stated, a smile of admiration etched on his face.“Thank you,” Amelia responded, returning his smile. She’d prepared so hard for this interview and realizing at the late hour that Jian was going to be her boss didn’t deter her or make her slack. She hadn’t even considered their friendship as a factor that could influence her performance or her chances of getting the job.“As much as I’m tempted to give you this position, I know you’ll agree with me that it would be unfair to
A Contract with the Billionaire Eighty-two: Deceit 3
That day, Amelia returned home still fuming from all that had happened. She was so annoyed that her lost father decided to return to her life and even had the audacity to claim to be her dad after so many years of abandoning her even before she was born. She also couldn’t believe that Jian had tricked her. Now that she thought of it, he’d gotten her mother’s picture from Liu.As these thoughts plowed her mind, the realization that she was related to Lara and Jian struck her. She was their stepsister. It left a bitter taste in her mouth and she didn’t even want to think about how Lara would take it considering the previous drama that had risen between them all because of her relationship with Ryan. The situation was messier than it seemed and she hated being in the middle of it all.Immediately after she got home, she ran into her bedroom and flopped on the bed, the tears she’d been holding slipping free. She was deeply hurt that Liu would choose this time to find her after all she’d b
A Contract with the Billionaire Eighty-three: Deceit 4
Amelia’s heart skipped the moment she heard Ryan’s words. Could it be that he found out about her little lie? Had he been keeping an eye on her all day? She wondered while thinking of a way to get out of this hole because she knew how much Ryan hated lies and being kept in the dark especially when it concerned her. Again, thinking back to all that happened that day, she didn’t even know if she was ready to disclose such a huge issue to him. But she was wise enough to know that now that Liu was out, it’d soon be known that she was his child and whether she liked it or not, it’d become public news because she was sure if the man had finally decided to come out as her father, then he’d be ready to publicize it. “I… I’m sorry,” she finally said in a small voice, tired of hiding the truth from him. “I was going to tell you but I just wanted to go on my own and know if it’ll work out,” “What would work out?” Ryan spat out in a voice so cold that it cut through Amelia’s hurt, her soft brown
A Contract with the Billionaire Eighty-four: Deceit 5
It took a while for Amelia to finally calm down and she finally stopped sobbing. She let out a deep sigh, feeling more empty than she’d felt before but warmth spread through her from the knowledge that she was in Ryan’s arms and he believed her over the lies that the media were already spreading about her. “Is this not going to be another negative hit on your reputation? You’ve had quite a rough couple of months and this shouldn’t be happening,” she murmured, raising her head from his chest to stare into his worried eyes. A smile ghosted over Ryan’s face and he cupped her cheeks, leaning into her and kissing her softly on the lips. He rested his head on her forehead. “I don’t care about all of that, Princess. It doesn’t bother me but if you want me to, I can take care of it for you and get them to take off the fake news,” Amelia shook her head in refusal. “It wouldn’t be necessary. It’s all over the place already and it could cause a bigger scandal. I’m sorry I unknowingly dragged
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