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A Fragment of Bella's Memory
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The contract marriage: falling for a billionaire again   Michael's request
Chapter 118Michael's POV"So, what else have you found out about? How's everything in the office?" I asked Jason as he moved closer to me like he was trying to speak to me discreetly, even when there were only both of us present."The office right now is not in perfect shape. You're losing a lot of investors, and as we speak, Ambrose is on the verge of claiming Smith Tech," Jason said as I closed my eyes for a while."And Grandpa, what is he doing? Did he still trust Ambrose so much after everything that's happening?" "Don't think about stuff like that right now. But then, about your marriage with Freya, I..." "Enough, don't say anything about her." I snapped as Jason's face fell."You have to keep up with the marriage for the meantime. I know tomorrow's the day the contract ends. Yeah, like a dream, but it's freaking six months. But you can't afford to dissolve the marriage amidst the crisis we are right now.""I don't...wanna put Freya in my mess. There's no evidence to prove tha
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-04-14The contract marriage: falling for a billionaire again   Fortune over Love
Chapter 119 Raymond's POV"You know, you just have to surrender. There's no way you can beat us. Besides, Michael left you," Alexis mocked as I wrestled to break free from the chains that bound me. I could still feel the pain from Ambrose's beating last night. "If you have nothing else to say, leave," I growled, my face bent towards the floor."Must you do this to yourself? The almighty Raymond bound by chains... this isn't you. Just stop it," she whispered in a breaking voice, but her words were never real, and I wouldn't fall for it. "I'd rather die than do this with you all. You don't know Ambrose just yet; he's going to make you his dog, and he's going to trample on your crown until there's nothing left in you to offer him. And boom, he's going to get rid of you," I said, laughing hysterically as Alexis began shivering in fear."You don't know anything about him. Look, I'll help you escape if you promise to cooperate," she offered. I laughed. "Cooperate? Do I look like I need an
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-04-15The contract marriage: falling for a billionaire again   Exposed Secrets
Chapter 120Michael's POVI closed my eyes as I held my fist tightly, trying to calm my nerves. I forced a smile after the court officers had ordered me to take a step. "Mr. Jason, you're not allowed to accompany the defendant. A car will be provided for him," one of the court officers said to Jason, who had tried to drive me down to the court."Hey, man, you'll be okay," he assured me as I nodded, forcing a smile. Not long afterwards, I was taken in the same car that had brought me down for the bail hearing. The truth was, I had no witnesses for today's trial. I'd only gathered the evidence, which I prayed would make a difference. At a time like this, Ambrose was a desperate man who would definitely seek desperate measures to get what he wanted.I caught sight of Emma as she walked side by side with Alexis and Raymond. I closed my eyes for a while, feeling down and broken. I didn't know why it hurt me to see Raymond again with them. But then, seeing the bandages on his face somehow g
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-04-15The contract marriage: falling for a billionaire again   Disaster in the Courtroom
Chapter 121Michael's POV"Bella!" I whispered as my eyes became glued to her as she walked side by side with a strange man. "Bella!" I called out as everyone stood in shock. Grandpa almost collapsed as Jason held him firmly. But then, I glanced at Ambrose, who gave me a sly smile but later faked it to everyone like he was shocked. Bella hadn't looked in my direction as she kept holding hands with the strange man. The courtroom had turned into a disaster.I knew the judge would have ended the interrogation process and would likely give the verdict. How could something like this come up? "How dare you!" I growled, bouncing towards the strange man's direction, about to eat him up, as I was held firmly by the people present. "Bella, Bella!" I cried, wrestling with the people who had held me.All efforts by the judge to put everyone in order failed. Bella suddenly moved her face in my direction as our eyes locked. I already had tears flowing on my cheek, but then she took her gaze off imm
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-04-16The contract marriage: falling for a billionaire again   Stay away
Chapter 122Freya's POVI could feel Michael's pain as I felt my heart bleeding. Who on Earth would have thought that for five years, Michael had mourned someone who didn't really die? I wanted to avoid him now that we were done. I wanted to act like he didn't matter to me anymore, but I just couldn't."Raymond," I muttered, suddenly seeing him as he entered Jason's car. I wore a smile; Raymond had probably done a good job in deceiving Ambrose. Not long, the courtroom became empty as the officers finally took Michael away. Our eyes met, and just as he always did, he acted like we were total strangers. I wanted to say his name louder, but then, probably it wasn't the best time. I should head over to his home and..."Freya," I turned around as I saw Ambrose directly behind me as I tried to stop a cab. My mood became bitter and sour as I folded my arms around my chest. "How dare you show your face here after everything you've done?" "Is this what you meant when you said you were going t
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-04-17The contract marriage: falling for a billionaire again   The promised bride
Chapter 123Grandpa's POVIt was vivid in my head, the event from five years ago. Somehow, I had wondered why Ambrose didn't accompany me, and then I felt it was personal. How dare he? I began to dig deep into the deepest part of my room as I finally found the document from the promise decades ago."It still has the authenticity," I whispered, opening it as I had found the paper and everything that was included in the file. My eyes caught the attention of the bracelet, the same bracelet that proves it all about the alliances from the beginning. The same bracelet I had given to Michael, which I noticed had been absent on his wrist. If I couldn't invite him over for a talk, I'd go into his home to visit him instead. Michael needed to know everything about the promises between his great-grandparents."Grandpa, the court officers are against me receiving visitors until the pronouncement of the verdict," Michael said. There was no color on his face as I felt bad and sad. I couldn't bear wa
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-04-17The contract marriage: falling for a billionaire again   Anything to gain your forgiveness
Chapter 124Raymond's POVThe cool breeze caressed my skin softly as I watched Michael empty the first bottle of vodka and prepare to pour another while he sat by the pool. I decided to stop him from drinking further. "Michael, that's enough," I snapped, dragging the bottle from him as he faced me with a piercing gaze. "How dare you?" he growled."Is this your way of saying sorry for hurting and breaking her heart? How petty of you to do this," I said, smelling the alcohol-filled bottle as I choked on my breath. "How do you manage to drink this?""Just because I brought you into my home doesn't mean we're good. I'll never forgive you for everything you've done," he said, trying to drink from the empty bottle. "Oh, did I drink all of it?" he asked himself, as I watched with my eyes filled with tears. I closed my eyes for a few seconds."I've done everything I can to make you believe me. I mean, everyone hates me now because, in the end, I chose to be with you. And it's perfectly okay
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-04-18The contract marriage: falling for a billionaire again   Secrets to the multibillion wealth
Chapter 125Ambrose's POV"What's going to happen right now? It's been a week since the judge adjourned the meeting. Don't you think Bella being kept away from everyone could pose a great risk to everything that we have built? Mrs. Cooke and you could be in danger," Alexis said as I suddenly turned my gaze to her. If there was someone who would suffer from any of these schemes, it had to be them all; they were my slaves, and they should do everything to save me, even if it means sacrificing their lives for me."Ambrose, I'm so scared. I can't even face Michael after that day; my parents are demanding that I return to Hungary," Emma cut in, her voice shaking with fear, as I felt like strangling everyone of them. "No one leaves until we've gotten all that we wanted. Have you forgotten our plan? It's to get Michael in jail, get the inheritance, and remove all of the weeds. You have to be strong and do not let your guards down," I assured, faking my strength even when I knew that there wa
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2025-04-18
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The contract marriage: falling for a billionaire again   The shot
Chapter 138Freya's POV"Freya, don't. I'm going to have to tell it to Michael if you do." Raymond said to me in a hushed breath. But then, there were a whole lot of people's lives at stake. And besides, the cops were never present in times like these."What on Earth do you know? Tell it to me," Michael asked fiercely, looking at Raymond's direction, whose gaze was fixed on me."Call the priest, everyone here is ready for a ceremony," Ambrose said as he moved closer to Michael, whose face was bruised, and his looks were sending fire. He said something I couldn't quite hear, and not long, I was taken away into the inner room for a quick makeup.It took less than ten minutes, and I was accompanied out by the man who had dolled me up. My mom's face was drowned with tears, and my heart was broken; but that was the only thing I could do at the moment."Wow! Look whose wife is here?" Ambrose teased as he moved towards my direction. I couldn't raise my face nor look towards Michael's directi
The contract marriage: falling for a billionaire again   Dying for you
Chapter 137Ambrose's POV"You animal!" she fired as she struggled with my hand holding her tightly."Everyone's waiting... just say the damn yes!" My voice echoed as I dragged her towards the direction of a man who was seated quietly, holding a Bible and a cross."Reverend, bless our marriage... she said yes," I said, my voice coming out unsteadily as Freya battled with me to let her go."Let her go, Ambrose. That's enough."I turned around to see Raymond, barely on his feet with his eyes glued to mine."You, I thought my boys shut you up already?" I asked, moving closer to him as I released my grip on Freya."Surrender, Ambrose. The cops will be here and there's no way to avoid this anymore... you have to let go, Ambrose."I laughed loudly, giving him a long stare as I dragged his cheek with my left hand."You're being too nosy. This isn't your fight. Don't you dare act like you're better than I am.""Your son's watching, please..." he begged as I suddenly looked in the direction of
The contract marriage: falling for a billionaire again   Danger zone
Chapter 136Raymond's POVThe weight of Freya's words kept taking my attention away. I closed my eyes for a while, thinking deeply about whether letting her go alone was the right thing to do. Somehow, I wondered if Jason was right about it all. I rolled my eyes, bringing myself back from the trance."You'll have a whole lot to explain to Michael. He just told me to keep Freya with me, that he was going to settle things with the officers," Jason said, his voice seeming to disrupt the awful silence that grew between us."Are you serious about what you said the other time?" I asked softly as he tried to play dumb. "Come on, Jason, you know what I'm talking about. Did Michael really come visit Freya alone and... the presents?" He nodded his head gently as I took a deep sigh."I mean... Freya had rejected the whole present, thinking it was from her mysterious husband. She even got into a fight with her mom... oh God," I said in deep regret. "But then... Michael only wanted to see her face
The contract marriage: falling for a billionaire again   Marriage or Mother?
Chapter 135 Freya's POV"What did you say?" Raymond asked, his eyeballs suddenly widening as I took a deep breath with my eyes closed. "Wait, did you both..." He paused as I felt so shy about giving him a response. He turned around, trying to go back to Jason, as I grabbed his hand firmly, preventing him from moving."What the hell are you doing?" I asked, my voice shaking. "Of course, we need to tell it to Jason. I can't keep this from him.""What do you mean? Michael's getting married, and I really don't want this baby to... come into his marriage," I said, and somehow, I could see the resignation in his expression."You could hurt the baby, you know?" He whispered as I shook my head, trying to be strong. "I'll be fine. Just go be with Jason and wait," I said as he nodded. "Be careful," he warned before leaving as I wiped away the little tears that had plastered on my face.A few moments later, I found myself in front of a beautiful yet small house. I doubted this was where Ambros
The contract marriage: falling for a billionaire again   So it was him
Chapter 134Freya's POVI began to shake as we drove down a lonely bush path. Raymond held my hands in assurance, but it felt like that wasn't enough. I wanted more than just that... I needed Michael's warm embrace, I needed to feel his warm breath on me whispering to me that everything would be okay."Jason," I called as he replied with his eyes still fixed on the road as he drove with his cellphone mounted in front, which guided him with the direction. "Is... is... Michael coming already?" I asked, my voice so low, but I didn't think I needed to appear like I was fine without him. "Yes, Freya... Michael's coming." I nodded as I fixed my eyes on the wristwatch again as a private number appeared again as the caller ID. I picked it up immediately, fully aware that it was Ambrose."Hey... do you really not care about your mother? How aged she is that she can't even withstand the cold on her?" he mocked as he laughed loudly while my hand shook while holding the cellphone, but I tried
The contract marriage: falling for a billionaire again   The second woman
Chapter 133Michael's POVI couldn't stop myself from banging the laptop that was placed in front of me aggressively on the office desk, not caring about anything. The thought of seeing Freya so comfortable without me by her side, her sudden closeness with Raymond, and how she didn't even realize that I had stopped her from going out there because I still cared for her. "You're so stupid, so stupid," I muttered, closing my eyes to take a deep breath when Grandpa's call came into my phone. "Grandpa," I finally said after the third ring, as I heard him clear his throat from the receiver end. I wondered why he had called; it was always about the damn marriage."Haven't you seen the news? Where did Ambrose take the little boy and his grandmother to?" he asked, and I detected panic in his voice. "You should hurry over and do something quick," he said, as I let out a low chuckle. How on Earth did he get to know about it? "Grandpa, why do you suddenly care about the Rogers?" I asked, and
The contract marriage: falling for a billionaire again   The weight of my words
Chapter 132 The weight of my words Freya's POV "Yeah, that won't be necessary. I'm here already, and there's no way I'm going to sit back and watch you all go without me," I said, my eyes locking onto Michael's, who didn't say a word but kept his focus on Raymond. "Raymond, we need to get to Grandpa," I said, almost going closer, as Michael stepped in between. His towering height once more intimidated me as he gave me a long, piercing gaze. "I will not let you go on that road in search of them; I won't ever allow that," Michael said authoritatively, as I couldn't stop myself from laughing. "What on earth does he take me for right now?" I thought. I refused to be stupid, not to him nor Ambrose. "Dare me if you can, Mr. Michael Smith Jenkins," I said in gritted teeth as I moved closer to him, like I was daring him for a challenge. "May I have a moment with her, please?" he said softly, as the two nodded about leaving while I moved closer to Raymond, still locking eyes with him. "We
The contract marriage: falling for a billionaire again   At a glance
Chapter 131Freya's POV"Raymond," I called, my voice shaking as I staggered on my feet before I felt his hand holding me from falling. "Ambrose is a psychopath. We need to chase him...we need to go over to Grandpa and...""Freya, I'll do everything I can to make sure your mother and son are safe. Trust me on this," he assured as I paced around restlessly before going to check my phone, which lay motionless on the floor. "Oh, thank God. It isn't broken," I whispered, trying to call the same number as Raymond watched me with anger in his eyes. "Damn!! The number isn't going through.""We have to take this to Jason; he should find a way to track his location," he said as I paused for a while. "Will you be fine? I mean, some publication was made to show that...some..." I stammered on my words, not knowing how he was going to take it. "That I once worked with Ambrose," he said, nodding his head slowly. "It's just that...I don't want you out there for me, Raymond.""They're right. The med
The contract marriage: falling for a billionaire again   Love, Pain and Inheritance
Chapter 130Michael's POVI walked into my office for the first time in a while, smiling as I took a deep breath of the familiar air that greeted me. I wasted no time watering my very own plant that was placed beside my chair. Here I was, complete, as I closed my eyes for a while before retiring to the chair."Boss," Jason called as soon as he placed a knock on the door, and my expression turned sour. The word 'boss' was very foreign, hearing it from a friend I took more than a brother."Where is he? Have you found him?" I asked, my palm on my face as I took a deep breath."Have you reported the message he sent to you to the cops? I've tried tracking down the message, but somehow, I can't get any signal," he said as I stood, narrowing my eyes as I kept staring outside the window, like I could get a hint from there."And Raymond? Have you found him?""Since your release, we don't know where he is either. Somehow, dude hasn't forgiven himself about everything that had happened. He think
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