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LOVE BY CONTRACT Chapter eighty three: His emergency contact
KAMARIA POV “What!”The whole family looked shocked at the news of Damien’s accident. I was still processing it and didn’t know how to react. I mean I just saw him few minutes ago, even though he was being a dick, now to hear this. “Is he alright mum?” Davina asked, her voice low and terrified.I went to her and pulled her into my arms. “Don’t know baby, but I am sure he is alright.”I said the words just to shield her from the pain of knowing that her father is hurt. I shouldn’t have blurted out the news in her presence. “What are you going to do?” Bobby asked patting my back in comfort. I looked confusingly at him, not sure what I should do at this moment. Would Damien even want me there?“You don’t own that bastard anything, and I don’t care if he lives or dies!”I glared at my father for his careless angry words. I know he is pissed at Damien for the shitty way he treated me, but he is still my daughter’s father and shouldn’t say such things in front of her. Even though I ha
LOVE BY CONTRACT Chapter Eighty four; The dark haired beautiful one
DAMIEN POVI opened my eyes and the first thing my brain picked up on was that everything hurts, and the second thing was my unfamiliar environment. A lot of questions were running through my mind. What happened? Where am I? Why does it feel like I have been run over by a truck twice? I couldn’t coordinate a response to all these questions because my head feels muddled and did I mention that it hurts. The bright light of the room hurts so I shut my eyes, breathing in relieve when the pain reduced. That is one problem taking care of. I don’t need Einstein to tell me that I have been hurt. It is the how that is taking time to come to me. I opened my eyes again. It didn’t hurt as the first time. I looked around me to realise that I was in the hospital and I wasn’t alone. My mother was sitting on the hospital chair dosing. “Mum!” My voice came out croaky and my throat felt very dry. She didn’t hear me, so I tried again, pushing through unused muscles to sound louder. I succeeded. She
LOVE BY CONTRACT Chapter eighty five: Unexpected visitor
KAMARIA POV A month later. Monday morning. At the office things got a little crazy. We have another contract for a technology company and we will be doing the presentation in few days time and we have yet to come up with the theme of our presentation. I wanted fresh ideas so I have gathered the team for us to brain storm together. I want to hear what they have got. So far nothing catchy from the ideas they have dropped. They are all very common ideas that have been used over and over again by others for this particular advertisement, and I don’t believe using something very common is going to win us the contract. “Anything else?” I asked after discarding everything they said. We have been at it all week and this morning, and I can see they looked exhausted. Everyone in the room kept quiet, looking out of ideas to peach in. My creative team is made up of five people. As the company is still starting up there aren’t that many employees. They all looked around at each other waitin
LOVE BY CONTRACT Chapter eighty six
KAMARIA POVShe didn’t hesitate to answer. “I want you to come back,” she stared directly at me as she said the words like her eyes will help me understand what the hell she is talking about. “Excuse me!” I was confused. “I know you two are divorced, and I know you have got no reason to help us, but I am asking.”Though her demeanour was softened she still tried to maintain her haughty nature so as not to come off like she was begging me for something. I believed that is the best please I am going to get out of Carolyn Black. She has had said everything she wanted to say, but there was still something missing out. “And his wife?”Carolyn’s expression turned sour. Oh oh. Trouble in paradise. Am I a bad person for feeling a little giddy that Damien’s marriage might be experiencing trouble? I think God will understand. “That skank left him,” Carolyn growled, her eyes full of anger and retribution. “Oh” That was the only thing I could say. Not that it surprised me that the model
LOVE BY CONTRACT Chapter eighty seven: The elephant in the room
DAMIEN POVI am tired of being poked and probed by every strangers that walks through my doors like I am piece of meet without any consideration for my feelings. They all act like I should be grateful that I didn’t die in the accident. I get it, but being in the wheelchair and being told what to do isn’t fucking easy also and I wish someone will fucking get it. This isn’t me! Being this weak and pathetic is eating into my soul.I just fired the last fool that tried to control me. The imbecile thought because I was in a chair that he could get away with running his mouth rudely. I am going to make sure he never works again. I lifted the wine bottle from the floor and took another heavy gulp. Alcohol have been my saving grace since I came home from the hospital, especially after Lily walked out. The inside of my heart felt as if it was on fire, the rage swirling inside me at the thought of that ingrate made me see red. I can’t believe she abandoned me so callously. “Fucking wheelch
LOVE BY CONTRACT Chapter eighty eight: Is he alright?
KAMARIA POV I am honestly shocked at the state I found Damien. I knew he was going to struggle with having to be in the wheelchair, but I didn’t know it was going to be this bad. Not only has he lost weight, he looks to be in the worse state I have ever seen him. I did my best to make sure he doesn’t see the pity I was feeling inside. He will order me out and this time never let me back in again. No one likes to be pitied, especially someone as proud as Damien. I dropped the glass in my hand on the shinny artistic centre table and relaxed back against the sofa. I didn’t want drink much because I will be driving back. “Your mother asked me for help,” I answered his question, chancing a look at him. He choked on his drink and proceeded to gawk at me with a dramatic shocked look on his face that I found very funny. I laughed. “My mother, Carolyn Black came to you for help!” he interjected in between my laughter sounding like he couldn’t believe it. “Shocked me as well,” I stopped
LOVE BY CONTRACT Chapter eighty eight: Jumping to the wrong conclusion
DAMIEN POVI felt lighter after she left. Shocking right? I didn’t expect her but her being here made me feel better. I took out my phone and dialled my mother’s number. “I can explain,” she said immediately she came on the phone. I guess she already knows why I am calling and thinks I am mad. I don’t blame her. I was livid but it turns out that it wasn’t all bad the few minutes we spent together. I don’t think Kamaria and I have spent that amount of time with together without being at each other’s throat before. Being with her today felt different. We might have started on a wrong foot but it straightened out as the day progressed. Maybe because I didn’t see the pity in her eyes that the others give me. “I am listening ma,” I said in a flat tone, not sounding mad, not sounding happy either. My neutral response confused and rendered her speechless. “I am not mad mum,” I said into the phone when the silence lingered. “You are not! Does that mean she didn’t come? That bitch! I kno
LOVE BY CONTRACT Chapter ninety: He said the magic words
KAMARIA POV I woke up this morning with certain feel of excitement that I couldn’t pin point the reason why, but I had this bout of energy that had me up very early and on the move. I woke Davina, whom as I predicted yesterday looked tired and grumpy. I got her ready for school and called the office to inform them that I wouldn’t be coming in today. I will be helping out Damien with the hire this morning. I forgot to tell him when I will be dropping by, but I figured it doesn’t matter since I am going to be early anyways. I ignored the little spark of excitement that hit my inside at the thought of seeing him. Whatever that is it is just gladness from not having to be in bad terms with the father of my kid. At least now I can rest without having to watch my back wondering the next stunt Damien will pull. I don’t know where this our budding truce will lead, but I am willing to see how it goes. “Mum, why haven’t uncle Reign called us in a while?” Davina asked as we drove towards he
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