Contract With The Billionaire

A month passed by, and it felt like a year to Mia because too many things happened in that month.

First of all, she got to know that Chloe had started working at the ‘Ryan Industries’. It was shocking to know how much she disliked Mark, or maybe pretended to.

About the regular checkups, Alex was there with her, and thankfully there were no complications.

But after that day, he had been more aloof and cold.

The court marriage information had been dropped to the press, because it meant letting the news spread everywhere because there was this procedure to allow objections to their marriage from anyone, and that would mean exposure.

So now it was a normal wedding with all the rituals, they are doing that at Mark’s mansion to avoid unnecessary attention.

The wedding was just two days ahead, and she had yet to inform Chloe. Oh, how she was going to be killed with just her looks.

The matter back at the orphanage had been solved as well, and she was glad that she had visited them and listened to them.

She chuckled as she remembered what had happened that day.

Mia was searching for Richard at the orphanage when Lena came up and held her hand, pulling her somewhere.

She frowned but let her guide the way, and when they reached the terrace of ‘Charity’ she found Richard sitting there on the edge with his legs dangling.

“Richard!” Mia yelled, horrified, and walked fast towards him, but he was quick enough to turn and get down from there, much to her relief.

That didn’t mean she wasn’t concerned or angry about this careless behaviour.

“What is all this, Richard? How dare you sit there, knowing how dangerous it is?” She asked.

“And Lena, what if tomorrow she copies you?” She scolded him, and he looked at Lena at the side Mia, who had been hiding behind her and peeking at him.

“I’m sorry.” He looked down, accepting his mistake, and Mia sighed. She glanced at Lena and then turned towards her.

“Lina, can you please go down and play with your friends?” Sheasked her softly, and she looked at her and then at Richard before running away.

Sighing, as she turned her attention to Richard, who immediately looked down again.

She held his hand and took him to her room, closing the door behind her.

“Now tell me, what is the matter with you?” She questioned Richard directly, and Richard was still avoiding any eye contact.

“I don’t know. I feel that nobody loves me or wants to be my friend.” His timid voice was enough for Mia to know that he was feeling lonely.

“But you have so many friends.” She said it softly, holding his chin and making him look at her.

“They’re not my friends. They don’t include me in their games, and even if I ask them to include me, they say I’m too boring and weird. Am I weird?” He asked innocently, and she sighed, cupping his face.

“Richard, no one is weird in this world. Everyone is different, and being different is not a bad thing. You are special in your own way. Maybe you don’t like these games they play, but yet you took the initiative to indulge with them, right?” Mia asked, and he nodded immediately, and she smiled.

“You are a big boy, Richard, and I’m proud of you.” She ruffled his hair, and he grinned widely.

“I’m a big girl too.” They heard a voice and exchanged looks, knowing who it was.

“Did you hear that, Richard? I think someone is listening to our talks secretly.” Mia said it rather loudly and smiled at Richard, who was enjoying it as well.

“Oh yes, but who can it be?” He asked pretended to look around, and they heard her giggle in return.

“Uff, I give up. I can’t find the person.” Mia said it dramatically, and Lena jumped in, giggling all the time.

“Mia, Richard, you both are so dumb. It was me.” She laughed, and both of them chuckled at her happiness.

She then stretched her hands towards Richard, taking them both by surprise.

“I want to sit beside Mia. You picked me up last time, so now do it again.” She ordered, and Richard rolled his eyes but did as told. He picked her up in his arms and made her sit beside Mia, whereas Richard sat on her other side.

“Why was Lena listening to our talks? It’s bad manners, you know.” Mia flicked her nose, and she frowned, swatting her hand away.

“No, only Alex can do that.” She declared, and Mia was stunned.

Alex? As in Alexander Ian? She remembers him.

“Mia, I am Richard’s friend too. He is not bad.” She said it with an innocent face, and Richard stared at her, amused because this was not what she said last time.

“Really? Then why did you say that he’s bad the last time I visited?” Mia asked, raising her eyebrows, and Lena smiled sheepishly.

“That is because he was irritating me, so I said it to make him feel bad. Sorry.” She explained to Mia, and Mia shook her head in disbelief.

Without another word, Richard attacked her with tickles, which caused her to scream and laugh loudly.

Mia smiled, looking at the duo, finally feeling relaxed.

The most shocking thing out of the whole ordeal was that Lena remembered Alex, even though she had met him only once, she had even inquired about when he was going to visit again, to which she had no answer to.

Who knew if he wanted to visit them again or not?

With a sigh, she waited for Chloe to arrive, as she had asked Mark to give her a day off because she had to drop the news of her marriage. God save her!

Alex was tired, because working from home wasn’t his thing.

Of course, Rachel was there as well, but for now she was on leave, and maybe he wasn’t going to call her back.

Now that the marriage was to take place at Alex’s mansion, it had made him more and more worked up because his place wasn’t that safe either.

The media and reporters were flocking his place as well, so he was in search of another place for the time being.

He heard some voices from outside, which caused him to stand up and walked into the living room.

He saw Chloe hugging Mia, and Mia was grinning to her fullest.

His eyes remained on Mia’s smiling face for more than a few minutes, and he wondered what was so different about her smile that it captivated him.

She’s never smiled in front of him, not that he gave her any reason to, but he’s always see her smiling with everybody else.

He was brought out of his thoughts by the ringing of his phone.

He looked around and found that both the ladies were gone. Taking out his phone, he walked back into his study.

“The legal papers for your penthouse have been sought. The wedding can take place in his penthouse.”

Finally, he had a place that was not known to anyone else, not even Mark.

He typed back a message asking George to arrange everything for the marriage. He had two days in his hand, so there was no chance for a mistake.

Chloe watched as Mia kept caressing her belly unconsciously, and she seemed lost in her thoughts.

She seemed rather nervous and distracted.

Mark had asked her to be at the Ian mansion out of the blue, but then she knew it was something serious.

“Mia, what is it? You’ve been lost in your thoughts since the last twenty minutes.” Chloe urged, and Mia looked at her with nervousness written all over her face.

“I’m getting married.” She blurted out finally and felt like it , because before this, she had told her about her contract with Alex in the same manner.

“What?” Chloe yelled, making Mia wince and close her eyes.

“Do you always call me to give me heart attacks? Or is it only me?” Chloe glared at her, and Mia found her eyes tearing up.

Pregnancy hormones were a good shield sometimes, as she saw Chloe’s eyes softening.

“Okay, relax; I’m not mad. When did this happen, and when are you getting married?” She asked calmly, and Mia purposely kept sniffing.

“In two days.” She deliberately answered only the second question, but it still brought her trouble.

“Are you even serious? And no, don’t start crying.” Chloe warned angrily, but it didn’t affect Mia as the waterworks had already started.

“What the hell is going on here?” The door opened, and Alex appeared out of nowhere, causing Chloe to groan in annoyance.

She felt like she could strangle him right then.

Alex’s eyes fell on Mia, and seeing her tears, his eyes immediately went on Chloe, who was glaring back at him.

“Care to explain what you have done?” Alex questioned, crossing his arms and staring at Chloe, who stood up and narrowed her eyes at him.

“I should be the one asking you this. What have you done? Your contract clearly stated that you don’t want any relationship with her, then why now? What changed? Have you miraculously fallen in love with her?” She asked sarcastically, quoting with her hands while Mia watched the duo worriedly.

“What is between me and her is none of your business. You can keep your nose out of it.” His words held a warning, which she refused to back down.

“You ”

“Mr. Ian!” Mia squealed suddenly, and they both turned their heads in her direction.

“I’ll make her understand, don’t worry.” She smiled nervously, and Chloe’s mouth hung open while Alex turned and left without another word.

Chloe looked back only to find him gone, which annoyed even further.

She glared at Mia, who just smiled sheepishly in return.

“Why the hell are you doing this, Mia? Why are you giving up your life for him?” Chloe asked, as she still couldn’t believe that she was ready for this. And for what?

“I’m not doing this for him, Chloe, I’m doing this for my baby. I don’t want the world to raise questions about him or her.”

“You know right, being called an orphan is far better than being called an illegitimate child. In this case, neither the fault is mine nor this child’s.” She sighed, and Chloe narrowed her eyes.

“You’re right. It’s entirely Alexander’s fault. He trapped you in this situation. I won’t spare him.” She hissed and got up, only to be pulled back.

“Okay enough. What kind of aunt are you? Did you even spend some time with this innocent baby of mine?” Mia pouted, looking at her belly and peeking at Chloe.

As expected, Chloe’s anger evaporated in less than a minute, and she was lost in discussing things with the baby, while Mia thanked her stars.