Todos los capítulos de A Contract With My Billionaire Ex: Capítulo 21 - Capítulo 30

Anastasia's POV I stared at Sara and her question hung in the air between us like a weight I could not lift.“Does he feel the same? Or are you about to get your heart broken all over again?” She asked one more time."I don't know," I finally said. "And that's what scares me the most."Sara's expression softened and she squeezed my shoulders. "Then promise me you'll be careful. Promise me you won't let yourself fall for him at all. You don't need that emotional problem at this point in your life.""I promise." But even as I said it, I wondered if it was already too late. "Good." Sara pulled me into a quick hug. "I just don't want to see you get hurt again. Not after everything with Lucas.""I know. Thank you Sara."We walked back out to the front of the bakery and Leon looked up from where he was wiping down tables. His eyes went straight to me."Everything okay?" he asked."Fine," I said and my voice came out too bright. "Sara just wanted to check on me."Sara grabbed her purse fro

Anastasia's POV The bell above the bakery door chimed just few minutes after I flipped the closed sign. I looked up and my heart jumped into my throat. I calmed down after I saw who it was.Leon stood in the doorway with two grocery bags in his arms and that small smile I was starting to recognize too well."What are you doing here?" I asked."You mentioned you needed to perfect your signature dish before the competition begins." He walked in and set the bags on the counter. "I brought supplies.""Leon, it's almost nine. I've been on my feet since five this morning.""I know." He started unpacking flour, butter, vanilla beans. "Which is why I also brought dinner. You need to eat before we start."The casual way he said "we" made my stomach do that stupid flip thing it usually does when I'm around him . I tried to ignore it."You don't have to help me.""I want to." He pulled out containers of Chinese takeout. "Besides, you said I needed to work on my baking skills. Consider this prac

Anastasia's POV The next dinner at the Hart mansion felt different and I could not shake the feeling that something bad was about to happen. Grandma Eleanor kept looking at Leon and me with this hopeful expression that made guilt twist in my stomach like a knife. Every time our eyes met across the table, I had to look away because I couldn't stand the genuine warmth I saw there. We were halfway through the main course when she put down her fork with a soft clink against the china and smiled at us. The smile was bright and excited and it made my chest tighten with worry. "I've been thinking about something all week and I can't keep it to myself any longer." Leon tensed beside me. I could feel his body go rigid in the chair next to mine. "What is it, Grandmother?" "Wedding plans!" Eleanor's eyes lit up with excitement that seemed to fill the entire dining room. "You two have been together for almost six months now and you're so obviously in love. I see the way you look at each other

Leon's POVI watched Anastasia walk into the bakery and disappear from view. The door closed behind her and she locked it, not even bothering to switch on the lights to do it. I sat in my Mercedes with the engine still running and stared at the dark windows above the shop where I knew she lived.What had I just done?I put the car in drive and pulled away from the curb. The streets were mostly empty at this hour and the drive home felt longer than usual. The look on Anastasia's face when I told her we needed to actually get married kept replaying in my mind. The shock, the disbelief, the hurt. The worst part is that I was not asking, I was telling her what had to happen next.I pulled into my driveway and sat in the dark vehicle for a long time. The house was empty as usual when I finally went inside. I poured myself a drink to clear my head a little.When did I become this person? When did I turn into someone who manipulated people and forced them into corners with no escape? My fat

Anastasia's POVLeon pulled out his phone and started scrolling through something without saying a word. The silence stretched between us and every second made my anxiety worse. Finally he looked up at me and his expression was completely unreadable."It seems you didn't read the clause of the contract that talks about the consequences of trying to back out before I got my inheritance," Leon said quietly.My heart started pounding faster. "What clause? What are you talking about?""The clause that specifically outlines what happens if you breach our agreement." Leon's voice was calm and businesslike. "It was in section seven of the contract you signed."I tried to remember back to that day when I signed the papers. I had been so desperate and overwhelmed, sitting in that expensive restaurant, surrounded by bills I could not pay and foreclosure notices I could not ignore. Leon had seemed like a miracle offering me a way out of my nightmare. I remembered skimming through the contract lo