Contract Marriage With My Billionaire Ex のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 51 - チャプター 60

ONIKA'S POVWillow had left the house immediately, cursing under her breath but I didn't care. She had done what I had said and now I was left with Nathan in the living room.He was sitting across from me, and he was staring at me. “Look, now she did it. Does that make you feel better?”“Yes,” I raised my chin. “Keep your mum and the other woman in check, I don't want anything to do with your ex”He winced at that, clearly not liking the term as he probably didn't seem to like Gina that much anymore. That immediately got me thinking. What had she done that had made him break up with her? He was going to get married to her anyway before I came back in the picture. They had also been dating for a long time so what had happened?“Yes, I'll do that,” he muttered, his voice defeated, like he was too tired to argue with me.“What did Gina do to you?” I suddenly asked without thinking, regretting the words once it was out of my mouth but the look of shock on his face was enough for me to kno

ONIKA'S POV It was just a dream.That was what I told myself as I walked back to my seat, my gaze distant as I slumped back against the chair, the smell of my coffee filtering into my nostrils but that was the least of my worries.Just when I was trying to get rid of the memories in the dream, the next event I went to had to be a ball like the one in my dream.It was just a dream, wasn't it?As I sat back down, Laura was the first person to notice the way my mood had changed and she immediately brought it up. “Who was that?” She asked, referring to the phone call.I looked at my phone dazed, my heart pounding incessantly in my rib cage before I looked at her. “It was just Nathan” I muttered.Her gaze flickered to Matteo, who was watching the exchange silently, and she looked away, giving me a worried glance. She knew that she couldn't say anything that would implicate me or give out the truth of the matter. “What's wrong?” She asked.I smiled at her, understanding her concern. “Ah, i

ONIKA'S POV“What can I get for you today, Mr McAlison? Would you still like your lady to try the dresses you picked out last week?” An attendant came to us, her gaze sweet and a smile on her face.I whipped my neck to look at Nathan who seemed to don a sheepish expression as he realized he had been caught. He had picked out dresses since last week? Since he hadn't been informed of the ball at that time, why would he do that?Ugh.To this point, I don't even know why I was remotely bothered about what the man did.“Yes, we would love that” He replied to the woman who flashed an even bigger smile.I narrowed my eyes at Nathan, but before I could say a word, the attendant clapped her hands in excitement and gestured for us to follow her.“This way, please!” she chirped in an almost annoying cheery voice, leading us deeper into the store.I leaned toward Nathan as we walked, careful not to let the woman hear what we had to say. “You picked out dresses last week? Were you planning to spri

ONIKA'S POVI stilled, my eyes wide as I stared at Kent from across the room.Nathan, who was beside me could notice the sudden way I seemed to freeze so he looked down at me, his gaze soft.“You okay?” He asked, his voice filled with genuine concern.I nodded and quickly looked away from Kent's direction. “Yeah, I'm fine” I muttered.He nodded and with his hands hovering lightly across the small of my back, we went around to the guests so he could greet people.“Mr McAlison…” a cheery voice broke me of a train of thoughts and I watched as the men shook hands firmly, a smile on their faces.I stared at the chubby man who stared at me with a smile too. “Well hello, nice to meet you, Miss Orion” He stretched out his hand.I took his hand, firmly shaking it whilst exchanging pleasantries with him and his wife.After what felt like an annoying endless circle of greeting people, we were finally sitting in the corner, a glass of drink in our hands.“I saw Kent” Nathan suddenly muttered and

ONIKA'S POVI stared forward at nothing as the party continued and I unconsciously brought my hands to my lips, looking up at Nathan who was holding my hand tightly while talking to another man who was saying something about some work deals that meant absolutely nothing to me.When I looked at Nathan, I had no idea if this affected him as much as it affected me. He didn't seem remotely put out like I was and I wondered if I was overreacting, anyone who looked at me right now would probably think I was staring at him in shock from the proposal and in a way it was but mostly that I was surprised that he could still hold a conversation with someone without his tone cracking a single bit.Suddenly the person who he was talking to said something to me that made me jerk slightly, a smile automatically spreading on my face. “Yes?” I unconsciously reached for the necklace around my neck, toying with the jewelry.“A big congratulations from me, I'll be sure to send my wedding gift to show my s