Lahat ng Kabanata ng A Deal With The Billionaire: A contract marriage: Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 80

Amelia POVThe sound of the door slamming echoed in the small room, leaving me with a pounding heart and a flood of emotions. My mind raced for a way out, but I couldn't let Bryan see the panic that was in me already. I had to stay calm and act strong—for Emily.The room was dim, the only light filtering through a tiny window high above. I could barely make out the worn furniture in the corner and the peeling wallpaper. Everything about this place screamed abandonment, like Bryan had planned this for a long time."Mommy?" Emily's small voice broke the silence, her sleepy eyes blinking up at me. "Where are we?" She asked looking around with curiosity.I crouched down to her level, stroking her hair with a fake smile on my face. "It's okay, sweetheart. We're going to be fine here. Just stay close to me and be strong.""Are we still with Dae ?" she asked, her little voice trembling with little fear.I hesitated, trying to find the right words to convince her with. "No, baby. We're...

Amelia POV"Dae?" I called out, my voice trembling as the door rattled from the other end. His voice, urgent and filled with concern, sent a flood of relief through me, but it was short-lived. I was still trapped in this room."Amelia, stay back!" Dae’s voice was closer now, gruff and commanding and also sending warnings. I could hear a struggle outside, and my heart raced as I pressed myself against the door to really know what is happening.I wasn’t sure how he had found me in here, but I wasn’t about to question it, but I wanted to leave this bondage of a house. I just needed to get out of here, get Emily, and run for our lives.Suddenly, the door flew open with a bang, revealing Dae standing there, disheveled but determined to down what her wanted.His eyes locked onto mine, and for a moment, the world seemed to slow down in time."Are you okay?" he asked, his voice breathless, but his gaze was searching, scanning me from head to toe as if he was in search of something."I—I'm f

Amelia POVThe moment we burst through the back door of the safe house, Dae slammed it shut behind us, leaning against it as if he could barricade the entire world with his body. His face was pale, his hand still clutching his bleeding side, but his eyes were laser-focused.“Dae,” I panted, breathless, holding Emily closer to my chest z that was racing with lot if anxiety. “You’re hurt. You need to sit down and have some rest."“We don’t have time,” he snapped, pushing off the door with anger in his tone. His eyes flicked around the room, searching for what I couldn't say. “We need to get out of here. Now.”“We can’t keep running away from those Beast!” I protested, panic rising in my chest at same time. “Where are we supposed to go to now? We’re out of options, Dae. We’re trapped here and we have to accept fate the way it already kept for us.”He looked at me, his jaw clenched. “Amelia we’re not trapped. We just need a plan to help us out of here.” He paused, then added after a s

Amelia POVI stood in the hallway, leaning against the wall, my mind still reeling from everything that had just happened within this few hours. Dae was in the other room on the phone, trying to sort through the mess Bryan had left behind. Emily was sleeping in the guest room, finally at peace after the chaotic night we all just passed out from.The door creaked open, and Dae stepped out, his face hard and focused, but the moment he saw me, his expression softened.“Hey,” he said quietly, walking over to me with a smile. “How are you holding up to things?”I took a deep breath, struggling to find the right words to use. “Honestly? I feel like I’ve been through a war and I was the captin.”Dae reached out, gently brushing a strand of hair behind my ear with a romantic look. “You’re safe now. Both of you in this house, and I also forgive you for everything.”I looked up at him, feeling a warmth I hadn’t felt in a long time in the hands of anyone. “Thank you, Dae. For everything you'

Dae’s POVI gripped the briefcase tightly as I walked into the dimly lit bar where Bryan have been waiting for me. The smell of stale beer and smoke hung thick in the air. Bryan was waiting at a table in the far corner, his face cast in shadows, looking as smug as ever. He raised his glass as I approached, a mock toast and an unfamiliar smile.“Well, well, if it isn’t Amelia’s knight in shining armor,” Bryan drawled, his voice dripping with sarcasm also with a bitter sweet laughter.I set the briefcase on the table between us and opened it, revealing the stacks of cash inside of it. “Five hundred thousand. Take it, Bryan. Take it and leave her alone, and get a better life."He laughed, the sound harsh and humorless. “You think money is what I want from you? You really think I’d sell her and my daughter off like that?” he added still with same crazy smile.“It’s more than enough for you to start over somewhere else, somewhere far from her and Emily. You’re not in love with her and yo