The billionaire's contracted wife
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Chapter 6 Mrs.Wellington img
Chapter 7 At Mr.Carson's house img
Chapter 8 The introduction img
Chapter 9 The family gathering img
Chapter 10 The Will img
Chapter 11 The visit img
Chapter 12 The visit(continuation) img
Chapter 13 The celebration img
Chapter 14 Visit to fendis collection img
Chapter 15 Continuation, of lena day at fendis img
Chapter 16 Still at fendis: Lena's introduction to cow colleagues img
Chapter 17 Scene 17 img
Chapter 18 Scene 18 img
Chapter 19 Scene 19 img
Chapter 20 Scene 20 img
Chapter 21 Scene 21 img
Chapter 22 Scene 22 img
Chapter 23 Scene 23 img
Chapter 24 Scene. 24 img
Chapter 25 Scene 25 img
Chapter 26 Scene 26 img
Chapter 27 Scene 27 img
Chapter 28 Scene 28 img
Chapter 29 Scene 29: Normal never felt so new img
Chapter 30 Scene 30: An unread message img
Chapter 31 Scene 31:When the past isn't done yet img
Chapter 32 Scene 32: the invitation img
Chapter 33 Scene 33: Whispers and Warnings img
Chapter 34 Scene 34: The Roundtable img
Chapter 35 Scene 35: Lighting the match img
Chapter 36 Scene 36: Shadows in the light img
Chapter 37 Scene 37: The Reckoning img
Chapter 38 Scene 38:The Shift img
Chapter 39 Scene 39: Breaking the Silence img
Chapter 40 Scene 40: The Echo After Applause img
Chapter 41 Scene 41: Ghosts in the Smoke img
Chapter 42 Scene 42: The Man in the Café img
Chapter 43 Scene 43: Echoes of Power img
Chapter 44 Scene 44:Cracks in the Glass img
Chapter 45 Scene 45: The leak img
Chapter 46 Scene 46 :The Opening Move img
Chapter 47 Scene 47: Retaliation img
Chapter 48 Scene 48: Line in the Sand img
Chapter 49 Scene49: Breach of Trust img
Chapter 50 Scene 50: The Drop img
Chapter 51 Scene 51: The Unmasking img
Chapter 52 Scene 52: img
Chapter 53 Scene 53: Cracks in the Foundation img
Chapter 54 Scene 54: The Shield and the Spark img
Chapter 55 Scene 55: Beneath the Surface img
Chapter 56 Scene 56: The Meeting img
Chapter 57 Scene 57: The Knife Behind the Curtain img
Chapter 58 Scene 58: Smoke and Signals img
Chapter 59 Scene 59: Among Us img
Chapter 60 Scene 60: Crossing the Line img
Chapter 61 Scene 61: Echoes of the Dead img
Chapter 62 Scene 62: The Brussels Gambit img
Chapter 63 Scene 63: Beneath the Spotlight img
Chapter 64 Scene64: Ghosts in the Signal img
Chapter 65 Scene 65: Turkmen Shadows img
Chapter 66 Scene 66: Casablanca Trap img
Chapter 67 Scene 67: The Corelight Protocol img
Chapter 68 Scene 68: Tier Zero img
Chapter 69 Scene 69: Inheritance img
Chapter 70 Scene 70: Fire and Thread img
Chapter 71 Scene 71 – What Remains img
Chapter 72 Scene 72: Broken Oaths img
Chapter 73 Scene 73: The Collapse img
Chapter 74 Scene 74: The Final Thread img
Chapter 75 Scene 75: The Wedding Clause img
Chapter 76 Scene 76: Afterlight img
Chapter 77 Scene 77: The Rebuild img
Chapter 78 Scene 78: Fractures and Forgiveness img
Chapter 79 Scene 79: The Missing Code img
Chapter 80 Scene80: Obsidian Legacy img
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The billionaire's contracted wife

Raphaella Herbert
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Chapter 1 Lena

Hey Lena, stop smiling foolishly. You have been like this all day long, it's almost frightening. Can you please cut that off? It scares me."

Lena, who had been all smiles before, frowned all of a sudden.

"Eh! What nonsense are you saying? What do you mean by that? How can you say that I'm foolish, Ella? That's very cruel," Lena complained.

"I didn't say you are foolish. I said that you are smiling foolishly," Ella argued.

"What's the difference?"

This time, Ella was speechless.

"Alright, you won. Now tell me, what's making you all so happy? You won some lottery?"

"Well... I think Richard is going to propose tonight," she said happily.

"Tcht! That moron. What makes you think he's going to propose? Did he tell you himself?"

"No he didn't. But tonight is our third-year anniversary and he promised to give me a special gift, something that I have always desired. Come on, think about it. What else have I desired all this while if not this?"

Ella scoffed and decided not to comment. "Anyway, I'm running late. I have to go now, I'm not going to do the night shift today. Please cover for me sweetheart," Lena said, putting on a pitiable face.

Ella's face darkened immediately.

"Fine, I will allow it just this once. Just remember you owe me a favor," she replied after a moment of silence.

"Thank you sweetheart." Lena happily hugged her and hurried off.

Ella glanced at her clothes and shook her head helplessly. 'She's even dressed huh? I hope that son of a bitch doesn't do anything that will upset her again.'

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A few minutes later, Lena stood in front of the Wellington Hotel. It was the venue Richard gave her and also the time. After looking at the table number he sent to her, she quickly went inside the hotel. She met one of the staff and showed her the table reservation. The staff helped her to the reserved table, but Richard was yet to arrive.

She glanced at the time, tapping her fingers on the table. 'Why is Richard not here yet? What could possibly still be holding him?' Anyway, it was just a few minutes' wait so she didn't mind that much, or so she thought.

Richard arrived forty minutes late. He was wearing a small smile on his face and quickly apologized.

"I'm sorry for making you wait babe. I got caught up in the studio, you know, trying to wrap some shit up," he explained.

Lena forced a small smile. 'Interesting, he delayed such a special day just to spend more time in the studio. Was it that important?' Richard was a musician-or so. He couldn't be considered much because he wasn't even well-known outside the studio.

Lena had to admit, he didn't have any talent in music. She had listened to some of his songs, and they were all wack. But seeing how much work he put into his craft, she didn't dare tell him that to his face. She had even borrowed him money a lot of times.

"No, don't worry. You don't need to apologize. I do understand how important your work is to you," she replied with a forced smile.

Richard nodded happily and continued talking.

Somehow, she felt Richard kinda wasn't the same tonight. He was still his talkative self, but somehow he seemed agitated or nervous. She couldn't put her hand on what it was exactly. He always avoided eye contact with her. It was very surprising.

Somebody you have been with for the past three years-there was no way you wouldn't be aware if he or she started acting out of place, and that was exactly how he was acting now.

"Are you sure you are alright Richard? Are you sick?" she asked worriedly.

Richard just laughed and claimed he was a little bit tired from working in the studio and that it was nothing much. What he said didn't sync, but she decided not to comment, being a considerate girl.

They ordered drinks and other refreshments as they continued to enjoy themselves. A few minutes after her first drink, Lena started feeling kinda funny. She couldn't describe how she was feeling at the moment.

Her body felt like it was on fire. A strange heat coiled in her veins, spreading all over her body. Her vision blurred, colors melting together, and her breaths came in small, desperate pants.

Lena swore this had never happened to her before. She wasn't an alcoholic, but she had drunk alcohol on some special occasions like this, so she was familiar with her body system and knew that what she drank wasn't enough to induce such a change in her system.

She immediately knew that something was wrong.

Richard came forward and asked worriedly,

"Are you alright babe? Seems like you are drunk. Come let me take you to the room I had prepared before," he said, offering his arms.

Even in her strange condition, she was still able to register what he said clearly.

'Wait, can it be that he purposely drugged me so he can have sex with me? No way that can be true, right?' Lena felt amused. She had been a chaste girl and hadn't allowed Richard to copulate with her.

Originally, she had decided to be more open today and give in to Richard if he proposed to her today, but alas, Richard wasn't patient and had already resorted to underhanded means, greatly disappointing her.

With the help of Richard, she was able to stand. She grasped his shoulder tightly and balanced her shoulders over his body. Maybe she was thinking a lot after all.

Perhaps this was all an accident, and she was really drunk. But then, how she was feeling now couldn't be described as simply being drunk. At the moment, her mind felt fuzzy, and she could no longer think straight. She was completely defenseless.

Unknowingly, she was resting her head on Richard's shoulder and didn't see him smile triumphantly. At last, he had succeeded. He had a look of pity when he looked at Lena, but then his face brightened up as if he thought of something.

He could feel Lena's hot breath on his shoulder. Her breath grew hotter and hotter as she clung tightly to his body like a koala. Richard frowned.

'I need to hurry up.'

            
            

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