Todos los capítulos de A Contract With My Billionaire Ex: Capítulo 31 - Capítulo 40

Anastasia's POVSara's eyes were wide as she looked between Leon and me. I could see her putting the pieces together in her mind. The way we were so close to each other, the guilty expressions on our faces and the obvious tension crackling in the air between us."I'll wait outside," Leon said quietly as he stood up and brushed flour off his pants. "Give you ladies some space."He walked past Sara without looking at either of us and I heard the bakery door close behind him. Then it was just me and my best friend in the kitchen that suddenly felt too small and too quiet. The flour dust still hung in the air from our earlier mess and I could smell the faint scent of lemon from the batter we had been mixing."Ana, what is going on?" Sara put down the bag she had been carrying and crossed her arms. "What was that with Leon, AGAIN? You called me and hung up and I called back a million times, but you didn't answer. For Christ sakes I thought something bad happened to you and I rush here to f

Anastasia's POVThe kitchen was massive and bright with lights that made everything look too sharp and too real, like the world had been turned up to full volume and I couldn't find the dial to turn it back down. Cameras sat on wheeled platforms in every corner, their red lights blinking steadily like eyes watching my every move. Crew members wearing headsets moved around us with purpose, adjusting lights and checking angles and murmuring into walkie-talkies like we were all part of some complicated dance that everyone knew the steps to except me. I stood at my assigned station near the back of the kitchen and tried to remember how to breathe without it sounding obvious on camera.There were twelve of us in the qualifying round. Twelve bakers who had made it through the video auditions and phone interviews and all those nerve-wracking weeks of waiting to hear back. Twelve people competed for three spots in the championship finals, and the other nine of us would go home with nothing b

Leon's POVI stepped between Anastasia and Lucas before I even realized I was moving. My body reacted on instinct to put myself between her and danger. The flowers she had been holding dropped to the ground."Get away from her car," I said. My voice came out low and controlled even though rage was building in my chest.Lucas did not move. He just stood there with that disturbing smile and held out the wilted roses toward Anastasia like I was not even there."These are for you, baby. I wanted to congratulate you on your performance today. You were incredible up there.""How did you know I was here?" Anastasia's voice shook slightly behind me."I've been watching you baby. Of course I know everything about you." Lucas said it casually like it was the most normal thing in the world. "I wouldn't miss seeing my wife succeed.""She's not your wife," I said through clenched teeth. "Your marriage was never legal. Remember?"Lucas finally looked at me and his expression shifted to something da

Anastasia's POVThe Hart mansion glowed with warm lights when Leon and I arrived for family game night. Eleanor had insisted we attend and said the entire extended family would be there. I tried to find an excuse but Leon reminded me that these events were important for keeping up appearances.Inside, the parlor was packed with relatives. I recognized some faces from Thanksgiving but there were at least a dozen people I had never met before. Uncle Thomas waved us over to join charades and before I could protest, Leon was pulling me toward the group.We got paired together for the game and something surprising happened. We worked perfectly as a team. When Leon acted out a movie by flailing his arms dramatically, I guessed "Titanic" within seconds. When I tried to mime a book title, he knew exactly what I meant before I even finished."How did you two do that so fast?" Emma asked with wide eyes."Lucky guess," I said but my chest felt warm."That's not luck," Aunt Patricia called from h

Leon's POVJames showed up at my office as usual without calling first. I looked up from my computer and saw him standing in the doorway with his phone in his hand and an expression that said he was not here for small talk."We need to talk," he said as he closed the door behind him.I leaned back in my chair. "Good morning to you too.""Don't." James crossed the room and dropped into the chair across from my desk. "I heard about the family game night this weekend."My stomach dropped slightly but I kept my expression neutral. "From who?""Does it matter?" He pulled out his phone and started scrolling. "Half your family posted photos on social media. I've been seeing them all morning."He turned his phone toward me and I saw exactly what he was talking about. Photo after photo from Saturday night. Me and Anastasia laughing during charades. Our heads bent together over a Scrabble board. My arm around her shoulders by the fireplace. Her hand in mine during Pictionary.In every single ph