Contract marriage: My billionaire’s cure

“What are you doing here?” That was the first thing that came out of my mouth.

“Camilla” Madeline looked back and forth at me and Lara.

Lara gave me a smirk warning me about her next words.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

” I’m pregnant with Marcus’s child ” with that she touched her stomach showing me the small baby bump.

I felt my world crumbling around me. I wanted to shrink into a corner and cry. Everything I built, my company, my reputation, my friendship with Marcus all going down just like that.

If media gets this news everything would fall apart. I was walking on thin ice at the moment.

They wouldn’t care about what really happened to Marcus. They wouldn’t care if he’s the victim of not. The media always portray us as the predator of the society. And they would do anything to keep it like that.

Even though Lara did a crime the child is innocent. If it’s really Marcus’s child I wouldn’t separate a father from his child. The child already got a shit mother so at least he deserves a good father.

I looked at Lara with anger burning inside me. But I didn’t want to argue with a criminal so I turned around and walked into my room.

“Is she that scared?” I heard Lara chuckle.

“Get out of this house” Madeline shouted.

“Why should I? I’m not going to raise my child alone. He’s also Marcus’s responsibility. So I’m staying here” I heard Lara’s annoying voice yell back.

“You fucking rapists. Get out of this house. If that child is Master’s he will keep it. Not you. So get out. You are lucky that he didn’t sue you”

“Shut up! You have no power to kick me out” Lara screamed louder shaking the entire house with her ear piercing voice.

” Where are you going bitch?” I heard Madeline yell louder.

“To Marcus’s room” Her footsteps rushed up the stairs into Marcus’s room.

My mood soured suddenly. I had only been to Marcus’s room once and that was to scold him. So I didn’t even get a good look at it but now another woman was sleeping in it.

I took my phone out to call Marcus but then realized that I didn’t know what to say to him. Should I ask him to kick her out or should I ask him to be responsible?

For some reason I wanted us to work out. I wanted to understand him but now I had to give up and it pains me.

I broke into a sob as grief engulfed me. Without changing from my work clothes I slept, hoping this was just a nightmare.

…

Next morning I woke up to a loud knock on the door.

“Camilla please open the door” Madeline knocked again.

I opened my door because I didn’t want to make her worry more.

“Camilla don’t worry. I believe in karma and that bitch will pay for what she has done. Take a shower and come down to eat”

I gave her a small reassured smile and closed the door. I quickly took a shower and changed into another set of clothes.

As I got down I saw Lara sitting at a stool in the kitchen drinking coffee. She smirked as she saw me.

” Did the princess cry herself to sleep?”

I ignored her and sat at the dinning table. Lara took a chair across from me and snatched the breakfast Madeline made for me. She started eating it and moaned several times, enjoying the meal.

“This is really good Madeline. After I become Marcus’s wife I think I will have to get use to this kind of high standard stuff”

I scoffed in disbelief. “Look at the way you are eating. You don’t even have table manners and you think you will fit into the upper class society?”

I know I was showing off my money but this woman was more vicious. She was using the child as an advantage to climb up the steps to be Marcus’s wife.

“Shut up I bear the child. Not you”

“Yes except for that I have everything unlike you”

“You bitch. You only have money. If you weren’t so rich I would have taken you down already”

I kept my arms on the table and leaned in. “You know the only thing that keeps me from slapping you is that child. I don’t want you to do a dramatic fall that causes a miscarriage and then blame it on me”

Lara suddenly stood up and gritted her teeth in anger.

I smiled seeing her fury. “And yes as you said I am rich. So I have the power and money to make you disappear from the face of earth. But I don’t harm children so that belly of yours is the only thing that keeps you alive” I spat and walked out of the house.

I drove off to my office and quickly strode into my room. Everyone in the company noticed my bad mood so they tried their best to avoid me.

After working for hours I called Ally who landed back in New York.

“Hello Camilla”

“Hey” My voice was sore. Even though I acted strong I wasn’t. Neither Marcus nor I can put Lara in jail because of the media and it made me frustrated.

“Camilla what’s wrong?” Ally asked, concern laced in her voice.

I didn’t want to tell her about Marcus’s private life so I just told that a woman came home claiming she bears his child.

“Are you okay? Don’t worry Marcus will come today. He will take care of it. Just relax. I have a meeting now but I will surely visit you. Don’t give up yet” As usual Ally tried to cheer me up.

“Thank you Ally you are the best”

“I know. Anyways did you call him?”

“No”

“Well…” There was a pause in her voice.

“Well I think you shouldn’t worry. He won’t let her take the wife position that easily. And RJ’s wouldn’t give up their business partner without a fight”

“Very funny” I said sarcastically and she chuckled.

I felt a bit relaxed after talking to her. After talking to her for hours I check the time and it was already seven. I took my bag and drove off to our house. Marcus was supposed to land at 5 so I hoped he would be home right now.

As I walked in Madeline opened the door.

“Where’s Marcus?”

Madeline looked down in guilt.”Camilla he didn’t come home. I tried calling him several times after he landed but he won’t pick up”

Does he not want to come here? Why?

I heard a notification go off on my phone. I looked at my phone to see who it was and it was Anna from my office.

She had sent me a picture. I loaded and saw Lara holding my husband by his shoulders in a hotel. They seemed to be talking. There was Steve and another guy in the picture but I didn’t care . I felt my throat becoming dry.

Ma’am your husband is with another woman. They talked a lot and then Mr. Anderson pulled her outside. I read Anna’s message over and over again, all the hope draining away from me.

I need someone. I need something to get this out of my head.

I called Ally and she picked up on the third ring.

“Ally please come here” I was in the verge of tears. Is this the end of our relationship? I just gave a chance to this marriage and now everything is crumbling down.

Ally reached here within a few minutes. In a rush she dragged me up the stairs to my room and started rummaging through my closet.

“What are you doing?”

“We are going clubbing”

“What? No-”

“Getting drunk makes you forget your worries. Specially when you are in grief it’s a good remedy”

“I’m not in grief but fucking boiling with anger. And also getting drunk is never a remedy”

Ally threw a short backless dress at me. “Go and get changed. I need a drink too. Shoo shoo”

I rolled my eyes and changed into the clothes she gave me.

I told Madeline where I was going to ease her worries. Then Ally took me to a club banging with loud music filled with people who were dancing like they lost it.

She grabbed my hand and pulled me to the bar. We both ordered vodka and got ourselves drunk just like the old times back in college.

“Ally” I tapped her shoulder to see if it was really her. I was so drunk that I could see spots in my vision.

“Ally! I want that woman gone but I feel bad for the child. Will a child break the bond that I have been trying to build up with him?” I hiccuped.

“Ah here comes the grief” She drank another shot.

“Ally I don’t know what to do” Now I was a crying mess. This is why I hates drinking. I pour all my emotions out.

I leaned back to look her in the eyes and saw Marcus standing by the entrance.

His eyes searched the crowd for a while until they fixated on me. Ally looked behind her and saw Marcus walking towards us.

She told Marcus something but I couldn’t focus on what they were talking about. My mind was elsewhere.

Ally gave Marcus a nod and walked away.

“You really drank a lot” Marcus said as he sat on the stool next to mine.

“You go back to your child’s mother. Let me drink” I looked down, hurt.

I was so drunk that I couldn’t control the words coming out of my mouth.

“Camilla I’m not the child’s father”

“What?” Did I hear it right or had I really gone insane with too many shots of vodka.

” She was faking it. Her child is just 3 months old and she forced herself on me nearly 5 months ago. ”

I looked at him asking him to continue.

“Madeline called me as soon as Lara came home. I came to the states yesterday to find the child’s father. Sorry I didn’t call you. I needed to confirm everything before giving you any hope. I found the man and made Lara confess everything. Don’t worry she won’t be bothering us again”

I felt a sense of relief pass through me.

“So that means that child isn’t yours?”

He shook his head.

I felt so happy and high that I didn’t properly think of my actions.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him on the lips.