Disabled CEO: My Contract Wife Is The Best

It was not a typical day in the Hartwell family mansion, the movement around the house was more hectic than usual,all that commotion was due to the return of the family's second daughter, causing a stir even among the mansion's staff.

Ruby Hartwell was standing in that corridor, leaning against the wall, seeming unconcerned .the servant who was coming out of the study with a tray of tea couldn't help but look at her.

Ruby's long hair was partially tied back, while some strands fell into her face,but it didn't hide her well- shaped eyebrows and we'll treated skin.the two top buttons of her shirt were undone, revealing her collarbone , which didn't go unnoticed by anyone who looked at that masterpiece,it was truly sensual,hot and captivating

Ruby noticed the gaze of that employee and was determined to provoke him .

"Are you new here ? I don't think I've ever seen you in this house before. "

The dim light coming from the ceiling reflected the slight smile on her lips , tormenting many people, including leaving that poor boy embarrassed and with red ears.

"Miss Ruby...."

Before he could continue, the voices coming from a room further ahead became more evident, capturing their attention.

" Why did the second daughter of the Hartwell family come back during this critical time for the family?.

" Who could know? Wasn't she always tested when she came back home? She was sent overseas a long time ago . Where is her place in this family?".

" I heard there's a problem with the companies, so her granddad decided to call her back to help resolve the situation."

" Help ? Are you kidding me? Don't you know how carefree and extravagant she is, how she leads her life overseas ? It's more likely that she returned to compete with the third daughter for the family's fortune.

This conversation came from employees who took a moment before the meal to gossip.they seemed to want to speak quietly but it wasn't enough,as Ruby was able to hear everything, and part of what they were saying was true.

In the year Ruby's mother died,she was sent overseas by her father and grandfather .she was only seven years old when that happened at first, Ruby would come back during the holidays,but soon after her father remarried, they both secretly and openly and intentionally kept her away.

At first ,a family friend who was a priest defended her,but soon took sides and sided with the new lady of the house .Her father and grandfather became indifferent towards Ruby.

Her thoughts and affection for her family faded over time, so Ruby began to return home less frequently, distancing herself further from what she could once call her family.

In the blink of an eye, she became indispensable to her relatives. Even the employees dared to talk about her behind her back.she heard all those comments, and the smile on her face grew cold.

The poor employee holding the tray didn't know what to do, He was about to go to that room and reprimand everybody,but Ruby reached out and took a cup from the tray.

" I'll need this."

The finely crafted,flowery cup was held firmly in the young lady's hands,then with a perfect curve,she threw it , landing in front of the door of the room where the voices were coming from, causing the excited gossip to stop.

The employees who were in the midst of gossiping came out to see what was happening, encountering Ruby standing with her hands in her pockets , leaning against the wall again.

" Why don't you speak up and say it to my face now? I guarantee the next cup will go straight to your heads. "

Everyone was embarrassed, starting to panic as they gathered the fragments,then the office door opened,and the two men came out ,one older and the other middle-aged.

" Grandfather, father," she greeted, pulling away from the wall.

After so many years of separation , the relationship between grandfather and granddaughter, father, and daughter was simply strange,but in that house , title still had to be spoken and respected.

" What happened here? Why all the commotion ?, the older man asked , seeming dissatisfied.

" It's nothing, just that some people talk nonsense and it annoys me."

Dalton looked at his granddaughter with a hawk- like gaze,examining her. After a few seconds,he gave an order, seemingly displeased.

" Why don't you dress properly? dress properly before sitting at the table", he turned and walked towards the dining room.

Ruby's grandfather made his fortune early on with freight businesses, travelling long distances alone.then he managed to assemble a team and eventually establish a national chain of freight networks. The wealth and achievement of Hartwell's family were earned one by one. old Dalton had been leading the family for decades , with a strong and sometimes arrogant personality.

Ruby's grandfather still had the final say in the family , and everyone simply obeyed. indifferently, she obeyed by fastening her shirt, sighed and followed in the same direction they had gone.passing by those employees and giving them a disdainful glance,she tried to prepare herself with the falsehood and whatever else would come out during that meal with her family .

While in the dinning room, the employees who had previously talked badly about her behind her back appeared ,all of them feeling awkward and suspicious , Ruby still looked at them with an unpleasant look, until someone entered the room, breaking the strange atmosphere that was in that place.

"Dad , I prepared this chicken soup myself ,I added some good ingredients for health,I hope you like it."

A beautiful and elegant woman came in, carrying a tray with the soup.Her speech was kind and attractive,she placed it on the table and immediately served the eldest, while Ruby watched the play wholeheartedly.

"Here, please try it,be careful as it's very hot,she served him.

Ruby raised her wine glass, took a sip, and observed the woman's actions.she was Tilly ,her stepmother,less than a year after her mother's death,her father brought her home. Later, she found out through some rumors that she was Weston's first love.

The story she heard was that the two families were unsuitable to join in marriage,so they had to separate. After her mother died from an illness, their passion for each other reignited, and they managed to stay together.

When Tilly entered the family, she brought along her seven year old daughter, the fruit of her previous marriage. By logic, old Dalton would not agree to it,but nobody knew which trick she pulled to achieve that feat.

After so many years ,she had become the true wife of that household.the daughter she had with her ex-husband became known as the third daughter of the Hartwell's family.

Ruby pondered all of this and found it ironic.

They left a child of the same blood alone in another country ,while the other was raised as one of the family's children and even received that title. She narrowed her eyes and then heard the old man in the main chair questioning her.

" Ruby,you graduated university three years ago. Are you still going to frolic about abroad? That tone of voice held no affection or love.it was more as if she were a nuisance in that.but that tone also seemed to indicate a storm was approaching. Ruby pretended not to notice ,swirled her wine glass, and responded casually.

" it's actually great abroad, I'm...."

As expected, Dalton interrupted what she was saying , using the same tone.

" What's so good about that ? I think being a member of this family is too easy for you , you're already twenty-four or twenty-five years old.what do you do besides spending money? you simply don't know how to help with the family's responsibilities."

Ruby was incredulous at those unfounded accusations. Two years ago, she returned and offered to help with the company but was ignored. Her grandfather's words were, " You've just graduated,what do you know? Don't bother, you can leave. " she was dismissed in that way.How could it be her fault?

No one said anything, and the atmosphere at the dining table turned icy. Weston's gaze shifted from his grandfather to his daughter. Hesitating ,he stood up and picked up a piece of fish, serving it to his daughter.

" Ruby, your grandfather is speaking for your own good, you've spent so much time abroad ,we the older ones are not comfortable with that . Here ,eat a piece of fish ,I remember that you used to like it a lot when you were a child, "he tried to alleviate the tension.

The long lost of her father should have warmed Ruby's heart,but it was a pity that Weston's actions and words in trying to portray himself as a " good father" were not at all genuine , and Ruby had outgrown the need for that kind of paternal love.

Ruby looked at the fish on her plate, gave a slight smile, and replied.

" Father,when I was seven years old , I choked on a fish bone .The Nanny wasn't there , you and aunt went on a date, I cried a lot,but none of the staff came to help me. it traumatized me, and nowadays, I don't eat fish anymore . Didn't you know?".

Weston was taken aback by what his daughter had said ; how could he not remember that? He tried to ease the embarrassment between him and his daughter but ended up in another awkward situation. Weston felt perhaps because he didn't spend much time with his daughter ,he didn't know her well. At that moment, He sensed a certain sarcasm in the way his daughter spoke ,as if criticizing him for not being a good father.

Seeing that the atmosphere was strange again, Tilly looked at her husband and made a signal,as if there was something important to be said ,Ruby looked at her grandfather,who still had a scowling expression, trying to understand the situation.

Ruby had returned home at her father's request ,claiming that Dalton's health was not good at all,and as his granddaughter, she should return quickly, But looking closely at her grandfather and the situation,she realized it was just an excuse to persuade her to return back to the country.

" Grandpa, if there's something you want to tell me , just say it ."

Ruby had learned to be direct while living abroad.she disliked beating around the bush and preferred that they just say what was happening. upon hearing what she said, Tilly saw an opportunity to explain.

" The truth is , the company invested in a project some time ago,but there was a large loss in the invested capital. if our family doesn't find a solution, we may..." she hesitated to say bankruptcy in front of the old man , " we've already negotiated with the Prescott family .If you marry their youngest son,they will...."

Ruby stood up abruptly , understanding at that moment the urgency of her return . Her family wanted to use her from the beginning as a bargaining chip.