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THE WIFE'S GAMBIT: CONTRACT MARRIAGE The Game He Enjoyed
Lenora's pov:Could it have gotten worse?“Mom, has your illness worsened?" I asked, staring at my mother, who suddenly went quiet after a while.“Why would you think that?” She finally voiced out after a long silence.“I’m totally fine.” Mom said and spun around, trying to act like she was okay, but I knew she wasn’t.I looked over to dad, who also gave a reassuring smile. I knew he was only trying to cover up too, but I didn’t want to ruin the moment. I smiled back at mom and went to my seat.I passed mom another tissue, which she used to gently wipe off her mouth. I mean, the little stain of blood that I saw, was she coughing out blood?Her health must have deteriorated more when I wasn’t around.“Do you want seconds, son?” Mom broke off the silence that was resting between us."No, mother, I’m okay. I’m feeling full already." “I can’t believe I almost ruined the blissful moment.” Mom said and chuckled quietly.“You didn’t.” Richard smiled back at her, while Dad nodded in agreemen
THE WIFE'S GAMBIT: CONTRACT MARRIAGE The Game Got Her Begging
Lenora's Pov:I laid on the soft mattress, staring at the old ceiling. Memories of rainy days flooded back, when the leaks would drive me to silence, fearing to bother Dad and Mom, only to catch a cold the next day. I pushed those thoughts aside and found myself thinking about Richard. A crazy giggle escaped me as I remembered being behind a closed door with him.His words, “I own you!” echoed incessantly in my mind. His face, his lips so close to mine, lingered in my thoughts. "Did he really mean that?" I wondered.His image kept replaying in my mind, mixed with my own wild imagination.“You need to snap out of it, Lenora!” I scolded myself, hitting my forehead. But then, a sudden realization stopped me in my tracks. Was Richard occupying my thoughts because I had feelings for him?“That’s impossible!” I shook off the notion.I definitely won’t cross the line, I won’t break the rule. I’m quite sure I don’t like him; I’m just almost swayed by my stupid imaginations. I guess it’s becau
THE WIFE'S GAMBIT: CONTRACT MARRIAGE The Game To A Picnic
Lenora's Pov:“What do you think you are doing?” I asked, squinting my eyes as I stared at him in confusion. He ignored me, making himself even more comfortable on the bed. “You can sleep on the floor.” Richard said, throwing a pillow at me without any consideration."I'm expected to sleep on the bare floor." I scoffed, unable to believe my ears.I got on my feet, regaining my composure.“What do you think you are doing?” I yelled, but Richard ignored me, and rolled over to his side. I tried to push him off the bed, but boy, did he weigh a ton. ************The sun rays emitted on my face, waking me from sleep. With my eyes partially open, I rolled over on the bed, snuggling closer to my pillow. The surface of what I slept on felt soft, wasn't I sleeping on the floor last night, how had I ended up on the bed? I sat up straight rubbing my eyes, I scanned through the empty room, and began to wonder where on earth that stupid man could have gone. Jus
THE WIFE'S GAMBIT: CONTRACT MARRIAGE The Game Brought A Cousin
Lenora's Pov:As I spun around in front of the mirror, trying on two dresses – one brittany blue, the other primrose yellow. I turned to my mom for advice on which one looked better.“I thought you weren't in on this picnic thing,” my mom pointed out, arms folded as she eyed me.“Just because I'm picking a dress doesn't mean I suddenly love the idea,” I shot back, studying my reflection. But then, there it was – the perfect purple dress that just clicked with my accessories.“Finally,” my mom sighed impatiently. “Can we go now?”Ignoring her, I focused on getting ready. My hair fell nicely around my face, and the dress really pulled everything together.Exiting the house, I was surprised to find it empty. Confused, I turned to my mom. "Where is everyone?""Waiting in the car," she informed me, clearly annoyed. "You took forever to get ready."Then came the bombshell question. “Are you dressing up for Richard?” my mom blurted.Rolling my eyes, I brushed off her assumption and headed o
THE WIFE'S GAMBIT: CONTRACT MARRIAGE The Game To Mark A Boundary
Lenora's Pov:I stretched my body the moment I alighted from the car. We were at a park, a familiar one at that.Looking around the Park's environment, I noticed that for some strange reason, there wasn't any sign of life in it—by that I mean people. No doubt, Richard had something to do with it; he'd probably reserved the park for us and already had our picnic spot set up. The day was warm, sunny and perfect for a picnic. I inhaled the fresh air produced by the plants in the park. Turning, my gaze landed on Richard who had a frown on his face, normally I wouldn't care less but with my family around I had to make it seem like I did. Mom and Dad were having an out-of-the-picture conversation between themselves, it seemed intense which had me wondering what they were conversing so seriously about. Ghislaine kept on taking snaps of anything and everything while Remo was nowhere to be found. Soon Remo came back with two workers who carried baskets of fruits and snacks. Richard really
THE WIFE'S GAMBIT: CONTRACT MARRIAGE The Game Surprised Her
Lenora's Pov:“Your family will be living here from now on." Richard had driven me to a different part of town, the upscale neighborhood part of town. At first I wondered what on earth we were doing here but then I thought maybe he had errands to run or knew someone in this part of town. He is a wealthy popular man anyway. We had stopped in front of a house, it seemed empty and I wondered what he wanted in an empty house, till we got in and he made the statement that left my jaw hanging. ”Wait, what?” I asked, ”Do you feel uncomfortable in our old house?” I blurted the first words that came to my mind. I was still shocked, as I never expected such from him. “I think this will be better for your parents, my in-laws.” He responded with an accomplished smile on his face. “You skipped my question.” I glared at him and he shrugged in response. Ignoring his nonchalance, I scanned through the house interior. “How could you buy a house this quickly?” I asked, instantly regretting why I
THE WIFE'S GAMBIT: CONTRACT MARRIAGE The Game To Pretend
Lenora's Pov: “I mean, no… we're only surprised to see you here.” I replied, trying to clear whatever misconception she already had.“Really? That look on your face looks like you don't want me here, are you hiding something?” Giulia said teasingly but Richard and I didn't take it the way she did, at least not immediately. I cleared my throat and chuckled moving closer to the stairs. “What secret could we possibly be keeping from you, mother?” I said jokingly, and moved towards her, gesturing to Richard for backup, but what more did I expect?He ignored me, and moved towards his mother, like a good wife does, I followed behind him.“Why are you here? I thought you were supposed to be in Italy right now.” Richard said to his mother.I didn’t get what she said next, but it was in Italian, so naturally, I didn't understand it.Richard's brows scrunched and it was obvious he was displeased with her response. I wondered what it could be?“What did she say?” I asked Richard in a low tone,
THE WIFE'S GAMBIT: CONTRACT MARRIAGE The Game To Not Kiss
Lenora's Pov:I stood frozen in the same position, realizing how misleading my words were. “Huh?" He asked, stifling a laugh. I shook my head frantically before rephrasing what I had just said. “I mean, do you really want me to sleep right next to you?”“You'd rather sleep on the bean bag?” He asked, shooting up his eyebrows.“Not really.” I muttered, inaudibly. “What was that?” He asked, arching his brows in curiosity. “Just get on the bed.” He added rather calmly.“We can just make a space between us to avoid disturbing each other, if you want that.” He shrugged, and divided the bed with pillows. Didn't he disapprove of the idea the last time I did it?But was it even necessary? His bed was king-sized, four people could sleep on it without any trouble.“Thanks.” I mumbled before reluctantly getting into the bed next to him.I laid on my side of the bed, staring at the chandelier without batting an eye. Seconds turned to minutes, and I was unable to sleep. Maybe because I'm no lon
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THE WIFE'S GAMBIT: CONTRACT MARRIAGE The Game's End
Epilogue Richard's POVThinking that meeting Lenora when we were little was the most surprising thing ever, I was so wrong. This, that I am seeing right now in front of me, was worse. I was sitting in a chair not to make myself comfortable but because my legs couldn't carry my weight as I was experiencing the shock of my life. “Remo?” Tears welled up in my eyes as my heart shattered over and over again. This has to be a dream, this cannot be true. My best friend is the mastermind behind everything that has been going on.How can I explain to anyone who knows the both of us that Remo is the spy, the betrayal in my life? What did I ever do to deserve this from him? What's my offense? Since when has this been happening? Questions kept ringing in my heart as I stared at the man tied to the chair. His feet and hands were tied up but his eyes stared right back at me. Blood was dripping down his dangerous-looking face, He had been tortured by the men, until he confessed to his crimes.
THE WIFE'S GAMBIT: CONTRACT MARRIAGE Checkmate
CHAPTER 145Lenora's Pov:I snuggled deeper into Richard's arms. It had been more than two months, everything had been going smoothly. Remo had been able to fish out the spy in the house, it only turned out to be one of the kitchen maids which we couldn’t think of.My eyes scanned through the face over me, I was suddenly tempted by the reddish lips. No matter how I have it, I can’t just get enough of it.Richard's eyes quietly opened up meeting my gaze.“Tempted by my lips?” He smirked.“Of course, I’m not.” I scoffed turning sideways I heard him abruptly over my head.I got out of bed and stepped into the bathroom. I suddenly felt dizzy but ignored it. I had been feeling the same way for a couple of days and I instantly felt it was all because I had been overworking myself.“You okay?” Richard glanced at me. I had stopped halfway trying to regain my balance.“I’m fine,” I mumbled, walking back to him.Later, Vanya came with our breakfast and we ate on the balcony.After breakfast l
THE WIFE'S GAMBIT: CONTRACT MARRIAGE The Game That Led To The Game
CHAPTER 144Lenora's Pov:My life so far has been really surprising, I kept finding myself at the least expected places. I never imagined I would find myself at a different house calling the mother of the house, my mom.I washed the cabbages with a big smile on my face.“You aren’t done with that yet? Are you thinking of Richard again?” I was teased by my Grandmother again, my real grandma.I instantly smiled hearing her voice.“Mom, you should tell her to stop involving Richard every time.” I pouted childishly, turning to the woman who was smiling the whole time.At this rate, I don’t think we are going to eat our breakfast at the appropriate time. I had decided to spend little time with my newfound family, Richard agreed to it and that was why I had come to spend the weekend with them, I must confirm that it was filled with love and happiness.After taking most of our time In the kitchen, we finally set up a dining table and sat around it to have our breakfast.Being an only child,
THE WIFE'S GAMBIT: CONTRACT MARRIAGE The Game To Her Family
CHAPTER 143Richard's POV:After ending my conversation with Remo, I walked out of my room heading for Lenora’s room. I was stopped slightly by Yara again but this time she announced that Lenora was up.I pushed the door open revealing the young lady who was slipping out of her bed.“Babe, I’m just about to come see you. I heard you came here for me.” Lenora's face flushed seeing me.I forced a little smile at her before walking over to her side.“Lenny, what do you know about this?” I suddenly asked bringing out the sketch she had given RemoSeeing it, she looked a bit shocked and absentmindedly.“Where did you get that from?” She asked, looking perplexed.“How did you find that?” She got up completely from the bed walking closer to me.Of course, she must have thought Remo snitched on her and told me.“It’s not what you are thinking. Remo didn’t betray you, I found out by myself.” I added it instantly.Lenora sighed quietly.“I had been having a memory frequently these days and In t
THE WIFE'S GAMBIT: CONTRACT MARRIAGE The Game Of Investigation
CHAPTER 142RICHARD'S POVThe car finally stopped in front of the building, I slipped my phone back into my pocket and alighted from the car, I stepped on the marble floor before proceeding to the door.Lenora must have missed me, I walked in the direction of her room feeling a bit bad, I had felt a bit bad though, I had promised to stay with her the whole day but I got an urgent call that required me to leave the house instantly.Feeling a bit hot, I decided to head to my room first, I walked directly into the bathroom and took a cold bath. Getting back to the room, I changed to a more free wear before getting out of my room and heading to Lenora’s room.I made an apologetic expression the moment I got to her door but I was stopped by Yara who was smiling all over.“You are here for Ma’am?” She inquired and I nodded slightly.“What about her?” I raised my brow slightlyI had been expecting to meet her, probably on the balcony outside or inside the living room but I was a bit surprise
THE WIFE'S GAMBIT: CONTRACT MARRIAGE The Game Of Secrets
CHAPTER 141Lenora's PovRichard used to have nightmares?I instantly remembered he talked about them a long time ago when we visited my parent's house, but I didn’t think it was something serious.“You didn’t know about it?” Vanya raised her brows slightly.“He told me one time but I didn’t know it was something serious.” I slightly lowered my head a little.I thought I knew everything about the man I married but there was still a lot that I didn’t know about him.“I understand, He hardly talks about it except to his doctor, and also he stopped having them three years ago but I think they are back.” She added, getting me a bit worried.“Why are they back?” I raised my brows even more.I mean why would they be back now?“I don’t know, something might have triggered it.” She said but I was even more confused.What could have triggered them?“What was his nightmare always about? Did he ever tell you about it?” I inquired“He started having them when he was very young and back then he to
THE WIFE'S GAMBIT: CONTRACT MARRIAGE The Game's Nightmares 2
CHAPTER 140LENORA'S POVAfter Remo left, I went to the bathroom and took a warm scented bath, in a bathrobe I walked back to my room which strangely felt empty to me, or maybe I was the one who felt empty.My mind suddenly went to Richard, remembering the way I asked to be alone the other time and remembering his expression, I felt a little bad.I took my cell phone and instantly walked out of his room and walked directly to his room. I ran into Vanya who had an expression on her face that I couldn’t read, her face was a little filled with guilt and resentment.“Are you okay?” I asked out of concern.Seeing me, she instantly forced a smile on her face.“I’m fine.” She mumbled.I nodded slightly even though I wasn’t convinced. She instantly left.Ignoring my thoughts, I took my feet and walked to Richard’s room.I placed a knock on his door and strangely he was the one who came to open up. He looked angry the moment he opened up like he was being disturbed by someone, but seeing it w
THE WIFE'S GAMBIT: CONTRACT MARRIAGE The Game's Nightmares
CHAPTER 139Richard's POVI walked in the direction of my room after Lenora asked to be alone. I was slightly hurt by that but I tried not to show it, I was hurt but yet I was a little worried. Ever since she woke up from her concussion, Lenora had been acting a bit strange and weird. Out of curiosity, I asked her in the car but she said she was okay. I knew Lenora always tried to keep things bothering her to herself and sort it out by herself but I didn’t like that. What if she ended up getting hurt along the way?I walked into my room which was already arranged by Vanya, and my eyes scanned through my arranged clothes.I pulled off the shirt I was wearing and changed into my blue pajamas. I sat at the edge of my bed bringing out my cell phone and checking the internet for the latest update.I suddenly felt a little bored, I felt a terrible headache and decided to take a bath. The headache had begun the previous night but I didn’t think much of it.I made my way into the bathroom a
THE WIFE'S GAMBIT: CONTRACT MARRIAGE The Game To Find A Necklace
CHAPTER 138Lenora's PovI thought I would be able to dive out by myself since Richard had taught me some basic things, but that was a lie. I found myself battling to breathe and fighting for my life.I flayed my arms and legs, attempting to reach the surface, but it seemed too far away.I waited for someone to dive into the pool and help me, but it appeared no help was coming.I started to lose my energy, and quietly, I hit the bottom of the pool. A memory suddenly flashed in my head; I couldn’t understand what it was, but I could see that it was a continuation of the memory I had back at Richard's family house when Tara pushed me into the lake.This time I saw a necklace, very unfamiliar, yet I felt it was connected to me.With that, I slowly passed out, losing consciousness completely. ******“Lenora, are you okay?” I heard a familiar voice over my headI grunted from sleep and managed to push my weak body up. I was lying on a hospital bed, with Ri
