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Mr.CEO’s Contract Bride is a Hidden Heiress Chapter 13 Surprising News
(Sybil’s POV)John’s grandfather sat back down. “Let’s eat,” he said coldly. I had always thought that he and John were alike in so many ways. They had similar personalities. Now I noticed that both were prone to anger when things weren’t going their way.John was also his favorite. He clearly favored John over both of his sons, whom he considered to be useless.There was an awkward silence in the air as the first course was served. We were all shaken by John’s grandfather’s outburst. Willa had contributed to the awkwardness with her shenanigans as well.I looked down at the bowl of soup that had been placed in front of me, and realized that my appetite had gone. The soup looked and smelled good, but I just couldn’t eat. I concluded that it was probably due to all of the stress I had gone through lately.Grandpa broke the silence, in a much better mood all of a sudden. He turned to Willa. “How are you doing, kid?” he asked, patting her hand.“Oh, I’m fine now.” Willa gave him a small
Mr.CEO’s Contract Bride is a Hidden Heiress Chapter 14 The Fake Story
(John’s POV)I saw Sybil get up from the table. “Excuse me,” she said, then walked out of the room. I couldn’t understand what her problem was lately. She’d been acting strangely ever since I got back from my business trip. I mean, there was the whole thing with the condoms, but that was no longer a problem. If she wanted a baby, I was on board. She didn’t have to be sneaky about it.I didn’t see why that would make her want to leave me. One little spat, then there she was, shoving divorce papers at me.I also was beginning to think that she misunderstood the situation with Willa. It was all an act. Willa had called me a few days before she came home. She told me that she was pregnant, but that she couldn’t go public with the news, at least not yet. She couldn’t tell me who the father was. I suspected that it was another celebrity who didn’t want the public to know. Maybe he didn’t even know.In any case, it wasn’t any of my business. It was her secret to keep.We had come up with a
Mr.CEO’s Contract Bride is a Hidden Heiress Chapter 15 Reflections
(Sybil’s POV)I started feeling nauseous after leaving the dining room, so I ran straight to the bathroom. I dry heaved for a few minutes, then rinsed my mouth and splashed cold water on my face. Afterwards, I stared at myself in the mirror, wondering why I felt so bad.I knew that there was no way I could be pregnant. John and I were always careful, every single time.Well, not the last time, I remembered. That was just a few days ago, though. I wouldn’t be experiencing symptoms this early. He was away for a month before that. It could have happened before he left. I racked my brain, trying to remember the last time we had sex before his business trip. It was possible, I mused, especially if his mother had already started poking holes in the condoms. When did the doctor start talking about a bone marrow transplant? I couldn’t remember, but I could find out. Maybe just slip the subject casually into a conversation with John’s parents. They didn’t really like me, but I knew that they
Mr.CEO’s Contract Bride is a Hidden Heiress Chapter 16 Brawl
(Sybil’s POV)I let out an exasperated sigh when I opened the door to find my husband and his cousin on the floor, beating each other up. I could see that John had a gash on his jaw, as well as a few bruises. It looked as though Alex had punched him.Alex didn’t look much better. He had a black eye.“I can’t believe this!” I shook my head at the sight of two grown men behaving that way. “Honestly, you guys can be such children sometimes!”John glanced up at me. “Well, he started it!”“Did not!” Alex protested.“Did too!” John grabbed Alex by the collar.I rolled my eyes. They had fought like this all the time in high school. I could see that even though they were older now - chronologically, anyway - nothing had changed.John was two grades higher than me and Alex, but you wouldn’t know it from the way he’d behaved back then. Or even now, come to think of it.I’d actually had a bit of a crush on John in high school. I’d found him much more attractive than boys my own age. Two years ca
Mr.CEO’s Contract Bride is a Hidden Heiress Chapter 17 Emergency
(Sybil’s POV)Bewildered by the sudden change in John’s personality, I struggled to find the right words to say to him. “Why won’t you sign the papers?” I finally managed to ask.He looked at me. “Come here,” he said, pulling me down onto his lap. Then he held me close and tried to kiss me.I pulled away from him, grabbing his injured jaw and squeezing it. He winced, but didn’t let go of me. “Is that your answer to everything these days? Sex? Can’t you be a little less obvious?” I sighed. “Look, I know how much you love your little sister. I love her, too.”He gave me a confused look at the mention of Amelia. Had Willa been giving him acting lessons? “What does Amelia have to do with this?” He was very convincing. You’d think that he really had no idea!I went on. “I know what you’re trying to do, and I completely understand why you think this is a good idea. I just don’t feel right about bringing a life into this world just to…”John cut me off. “What are you talking about?”“Just
Mr.CEO’s Contract Bride is a Hidden Heiress Chapter 18 The Worthingtons
(Sybil’s POV)As John led me out to the car, I could see that almost everybody was leaving the house and getting into their own cars. I felt like laughing at the image of an entire convoy following the ambulance to the hospital. All of this for Willa. If I were the one in that ambulance, would the whole family insist on going to the hospital to support me? I seriously doubted it.I glanced over at John, who looked tense. He didn’t seem to want to say anything, but that was fine with me. I didn’t even want to be with him at the moment.I understood why he would want to be there for Willa. She was his fiancée. I still wasn’t sure if her baby was definitely his. Either way, he would be the father in every way that mattered.What I didn’t understand was what I was doing there. John had insisted on my going with him, but why? It certainly wasn’t for Willa’s benefit. He knew that Willa and I hated each other. He’d known that since our school days.There was one way that I could be useful i
Mr.CEO’s Contract Bride is a Hidden Heiress Chapter 19 Out in the Open
(Sybil’s POV) I didn’t see the point in staying with the others. Unlike the rest of them, I couldn’t care less about how Willa was doing. I snuck away when I was sure that nobody was looking.I decided instead to take advantage of the fact that I was at the hospital, and go visit my brother. Charlie was one of the few people who were always happy to see me. When I got to his room, I saw that he was asleep. I didn’t want to disturb him, so I tiptoed into the room as quietly as I could and sat down in the chair next to his bed. Just being close to him was enough to make me feel a bit better. While sitting there, I noticed how thin and frail he looked. He also sounded like he was having trouble breathing. I hated what his disease was doing to him. I couldn’t help it, and I started crying. I tried my best to not make a sound.Charlie opened his eyes and looked at me. “Hey there, princess. What are you doing here at this time of night?” He was slurring his words. With visible effort, he
Mr.CEO’s Contract Bride is a Hidden Heiress Chapter 20 Confusion
(Sybil’s POV)Mr. Worthington smiled at me and Charlie, although I noticed that he and his wife both looked overwhelmed. “Hi, Sybil. We thought we might find you here.” He turned to Charlie. “How are you doing, Charlie?”“Oh, I’m as good as I could be right now,” Charlie replied.I stood and walked over to them. “How’s Willa?” I didn’t really care, but I just felt that it was polite to ask.“She’s fine,” Mrs. Worthington said, “and the baby seems to be healthy.” She and her husband glanced at each other, confusion evident on both of their faces.I felt so bad for both of them. They had to find out about their daughter’s engagement on the news, then they probably just now learned about her pregnancy by talking to the doctor. They both looked so bewildered, all because Willa had kept such important information from them. If they were my parents, I wouldn’t shut them out of my life. They would hear about every significant aspect of my life from me, nobody else. How could Willa do this t
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