His Contract Bride

Tony, sensing Erick had something to say to this lady, stood up and left the private room. Erick turned to Ava. "You said you can do anything," he asked again, a lazy smile playing on his lips.Ava didn't know what this man understood by anything, but she nodded."Marry me," he said.Ava looked shocked."Listen before you complain—""Such a narcissist," Ava rolled her eyes."It's going to be a contract marriage. In exchange, I will pay for your brother's hospital bill."Ava looked shocked. "How do you know about my brother?" she asked."I have my ways," Erick said, his lips curling up. He just felt a strange attraction towards this lady standing in front of him. That was why he ultimately chose her to be his contract bride."The contract marriage is going to last for two years. A real wedding is going to hold. You will bear me a child naturally. After two years, we get a divorce. I give you two million dollars, and I will have custody of the child. You can still come and see the child

The hospital was crowded with people. Ava had followed alone to the hospital, her wedding gown already covered with dust and dirt. During the chaos, her wedding gown was soiled with a drink stain which a waitress had accidentally spilled on her.She leaned exhaustedly on the hospital wall. Everything happening now seemed like a dream to her. With the sudden suicide, the reporters' flashing lights, and nurses running back and forth, it just felt like a dream. Having a little insight into the Blackwood family, she already felt that this suicide wasn't that simple. And for sure, someone was behind it. But who? And to gain what? She could now understand why she was so resistant about this sham marriage, and now look at the results.Old Blackwood had tried persuading her to go home and rest, but she refused. She really needed to speak to Erickson. She wasn't sure she could go on with this contract marriage. She now understood the way the wealthy family works—it was just a blood-for-blood s

The driver pulled in front of Erickson's villa. Erickson's eyes were closed, leaning on the car seat. He was so exhausted and needed to rest. His driver opened the backseat, then he stepped out. But there was a little anticipation in his mind as he opened the front door and stepped into the villa.He met the butler preparing dinner. After greeting him, he turned to ask, "Where is my wife?"Unknown to him, a little smile played on his lips.The butler replied with the smile of an elder, his face wrinkled up. "She's upstairs. Madam has retired to her room.""Alright," he replied, running up the staircase in twos. The exhaustion from the day seemed to fade as he climbed higher. His mind kept drifting to her—that stubborn girl with the fierce eyes. Why did he care? He didn't even know her.Before he entered his own room, he moved to check on her. Peeping made him look like a pervert, so he walked inside and sat beside her, stroking her face. The moonlight streamed through the window, illum

Erickson walked out of Blackwood Enterprise, and his assistant opened the door to the Rolls-Royce. Erickson got in. His assistant turned to him."Sir, where are we heading to?" he asked, noticing that despite all the scandal, his boss had been in an oddly good mood. And in years, this was the first time he had seen his boss smile."Head to Grandfather's house. I have some things to discuss with him," Erickson said, then picked up his phone and dialed a contact saved with a love emoji."Babe," he called to the person on the phone.Ava replied, "Erickson, what did you say?" She was heading to the reception when she picked up the call, so she didn't really catch what he said.Erickson, recovering from what he said, said with a cold voice, "Bunny, is the surgery done?" he asked, a smile unknowingly forming at his lips.Ava sounded a bit tired over the phone. "Yes, it is done. He has already been moved to the ICU unit."Erickson smiled properly now, his dimples more distinctive. "Hope you

Tears welled in Selene's eyes when she got a message from Richard saying he wanted to see both of them. She was really excited — she had grown sick and tired of hiding, of being kept as a mistress. At least she was better than the so-called wife who couldn't give Richard a child. Tears rolled down her face as she looked at Richard. Why should she be the hidden one? Richard, seeing Selene's tears, couldn't stand to watch her cry.But fearing Claire, he didn't dare go near her. Claire felt so much heartache — if not for her physical condition, she would have borne many children for Richard. In the past, when she'd complained about her infertility, Richard always told her not to worry, that he loved her with or without a child, and she'd believed him. God, she had believed him — only to get a message on her phone saying Richard was cheating and had a nine-year-old son. She wasn't in the mood to quarrel, drag it out, or question him. All she knew was that her marriage to Richard was over.