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Twelve: Bad Mood
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A Contract with the Billionaire Thirteen: Hurtful Memories
Ryan sat in his extravagantly furnished office, trying hard to focus on the documents he was reading through, but his mind kept on wandering to his last visit to Amelia, and Dora. He couldn’t get her backlash from his head, and as much as her words had hurt him, he had no right to be annoyed, not when he’d been the one to accuse her of being a terrible mom, out of pure jealousy.That evening, he’d been in Texas for a social event that ended quite early. Thereafter, he’d decided to stop by Amelia’s home just to see the kid and Amelia. But his plans of spending the evening with them was destroyed when he arrived to see Dora in the arms of a younger woman who claimed to be her nanny. Considering Dora seemed comfortable with her, he wasn’t alarmed. But his mood swiftly moved from cheerful to furious when he’d inquired of Amelia and he was informed she’d gone out on a date. Without second thoughts, he knew it was with her new boyfriend. He couldn’t hold back on the uncontrollable wave of j
A Contract with the Billionaire Fourteen: Late Night Chat
A yawn slipped out of Ryan’s lips, as the figures on his computer screen began to blur before his eyes. It was getting late, and he was beginning to feel sleepy. For the past two hours, he’d been immersed in work in his home office, checking the record books of the company as there was an important issue with their finances that needed to be resolved. His manager had submitted the files to him in the afternoon. He was still staring at the screen, trying to figure out the issue when another yawn slipped past his lips. At this point, he realized it was pointless to keep working when he was obviously on the verge of falling asleep. Thus, he shut down the computer and rose to his feet with his phone in his hands, heading towards his master’s bedroom.The eerie silence surrounding him awakened deep feelings of loneliness in him, as he climbed the stairs that led to his bedroom. Although he’s been living in this penthouse since he was twenty, it was the first time he was truly realizing ho
A Contract with the Billionaire Fifteen: Apology
As usual, Amelia was up very early the next morning, trying to make it on just three hours of sleep. She’d spent most of her night mulling over Ryan’s words. Hearing him admit he still had feelings for her after so long had her traveling down memory lane, recalling how amazing life had been with him before they parted ways. He also mentioned he was no longer with Selena. How was that possible?She wondered out loud, taking another sip from her hot coffee. Yes, she needed the caffeine to clear her sleepy haze and set her mind for the day. She could still remember how the man had informed her of his long-time crush on the woman, with so much affection and love dripping from his words. That night, he’d literally poured out his heart, telling her how much he adored the woman, in no subtle terms, while ignoring the reality that he was hurting her with his words.How could he suddenly say he was no longer with Selena? The same stunning woman she’d seen with him on the news, looking all lov
A Contract with the Billionaire Sixteen: Co-parenting
After Ryan’s constant appearance in Amelia’s home, she was beginning to get used to it, and she realized that they were slowly slipping into co-parenting roles, especially after he took them out for dinner, and after apologizing for his harsh words to her. And although she wanted to hate him and be mad at him for his past sins, she couldn’t find it in her to do so_not when he’s been consistently making Dora happy and behaving properly. After his apology, it seemed he’d kept his egoistical attitude aside and was ready to be humble and it pleased her greatly.On the other hand, her relationship with James was going well, and truly, she was so happy that everything was finally falling into place. The father of her child was back, and she had a man that loved her. Even though Ryan has refused to take her word for it that she could never accept him back into her heart, she was sure with time it’d sink in as soon as he noticed how serious her relationship with James was.A smile stretched h
A Contract with the Billionaire Seventeen: Family Dinner
“I want to see you at home this evening, Ryan,” his mom’s deep asian accent sailed into his ears through his phone speaker.A smile lit up his face on hearing how strict she sounded.“Mom, you know I get really busy at times,”“No.” she blatantly refused. “Don’t tell me that, Ryan. It's been a month since I last saw you and we’re having a small family Dinner today. My friends are coming over and I want you to be present,”Ryan huffed, knowing there's nothing he’d say to get away from this one. When Mrs. Davidson wanted her way, she’d get it regardless of the circumstances and honestly, today wasn’t the day to attend those family dinners where he had to mingle with his uncles and aunt that were always watching him like hawks.Being from an Asian-American extended family sucked, and being the first son of the family was even more hell. Except for his nuclear family, everyone else disliked him, his cousins especially. The Davidson's were a well known name across the US and Asia. From ge
A Contract with the Billionaire Eighteen: The Toddler Decides
A lone tear slid down Amelia’s cheek as she watched Dora running into Ryan’s arms, with her luggage sitting beside the door. She couldn't handle the thoughts that her baby was going away for the weekend. It was the first time that she’ll be separated from her child ever since she was born.After Dora’s question two weeks ago, about why they couldn't stay with her dad, Ryan decided to take her to his home for one weekend as soon as she was done with her school term. It was the only way to pacify the child as she’d refused to let go of Ryan that day. At first, Amelia had been skeptical about the decision, thinking it was all Ryan’s plan to take her child from her. But after constant reassurances from the man and considering how well behaved he’d been ever since they had that misunderstanding, she decided to finally grant her daughter’s wish.Truly, she didn't like seeing her child in tears, and again, ever since Ryan stepped into their life, Dora had been so happy to have a dad. Her jo
A Contract with the Billionaire Nineteen: Unwanted Visitor
Ryan and Selena, turned back at the same time to see Dora behind him. Dora’s eyes darted to her father, then to Selena, and lastly, to the child whose arms were wrapped tightly around her daddy’s legs.“Come on, baby,” Ryan beckoned to her and she walked to him. He scooped her into his arms, despite Julia’s arms that were still wrapped around his legs.Dora’s gaze drifted to Julia and Ryan did too, seeing the sad's expression etched on the child’s face. Feelings of guilt barrelled into him, knowing that the child did nothing to deserve the treatment he was giving her. It wasn’t her fault that she had a deceitful mother. Ignoring these thoughts, he leaned down with Dora still in his arms and carried Julia with his free arm.A cheerful smile lit up the kid’s face. At first, Dora had been watching the girl with curiosity but when she saw her smile, it triggered her own smile. Before long, the two children were playing in Ryan’s arms while he returned his attention to the unwanted visitor
A Contract with the Billionaire Twenty: Change of Plans
It was on Sunday evening and the end of the weekend, yet Ryan hasn’t returned Dora from New York. Amelia was beginning to get worried, her fear gradually slipping into her thoughts. But she’d spoken to Ryan all through the weekend and even that morning and all of the time, he assured her he’ll bring Dora home. What was the issue? Did he suddenly become busy?She wondered out loud as she paced her living room while calling Ryan. It was a video call so she could see her child and be assured that all was well. James had just left her apartment after they both returned from the lovely picnic he’d planned for them at the beach. Amelia had quickly returned home, hoping to see Ryan and Dora waiting for her but her curb was empty without his car. Her happiness died the moment she met their absence but she played it off in James’ presence so he wouldn't be worried as she knew how much James adored her little girl.After two tries, Ryan finally answered the call, his face filling her phone sc
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