All Chapters of The Marriage Contract: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

(Six days later.) 16th. November. Tuesday.Phoebe let out a breath of relief and collapsed on Alexa's couch. She was looking extremely tired, and completely exhausted.Alexa sat in front of her with a smile on her face. "Today was really splendid."Phoebe scoffed and looked at her. "Splendid? Not everything went as planned you know? Thanks to your killjoy husband.""You should understand him. Nothing is really going as planned at the moment."Phoebe nodded. "Well, I'm thankful it was a success. Everyone had fun, and most importantly, Leo lost a lot of money."Alexa chuckled. "Yeah. I was surprised you billed him for everything."Phoebe nodded. "Of course. He's the man of the house. The head."Alexa just shook her head and looked out her window. Leo and Emily are busy having a heated conversation."Leo is definitely not going to be calm til his dad is caught," Phoebe stated the obvious.Alexa looked at her. "Yeah. I can't wait for things to be better. I hate seeing him this way. It ann

18th November. Thursday.Leo couldn't help but worry all through the day upon receiving information about his dad cooking a bad plan. It made him uneasy. He couldn't relax.Alexa could sense it. He was too around, and although she liked it, she knew there was a different reason."Relax, Leo. Pacing around makes me feel uneasy." Alexa told him.He looked at her, nodded, and sat beside her.Alexa looked at his feet and frowned seeing as he was tapping them. It made her wonder exactly what was going on. The behavior is sudden.Meanwhile, Emily was busy in her office thinking about the information she received from Leo. She was also disturbed by it.What is it that Mr. Renard Hodge hasn't done? What kind of bad plan is he trying to execute?It was so frustrating having no clue, and just sitting still, and doing nothing about it.She sighed, and slide her hand on her desk causing her cup of coffee to fall and splash on the ground. It gave her a bad vibe as she stared at the floor.A delive

"I think I'm ready to know how you guys met," Leo informed, as he got on the bed.Alexa looked at him with a sad face. "It was a very long time ago. I was four. We were four."Leo nodded. "Okay.""Me, my mom, and dad went out on a family day when we almost ran them both over. They were scared to death, and they were very small, dehydrated, and unhealthy. They were pitiful. My mom wondered where they came from, but they couldn't answer because they were shaken up. Out of pity, my mom decided to help. We took them to a hospital, treated them well, and after that my mom called social services. In the end, we discovered the foster parents taking care of them were neglecting them. I was already loving them, they were my age, and I wanted them close. Since then, we kept tabs on them, my parents took care of them, I always visited them, and just like that, we grew up together as best friends."Leo nodded in understanding. "It's a really long story.""I summarized it, Leo.""I'm sorry again,

"So she remembered?"Leo nodded feeling uneasy. "She did, and now she hates me."Emily sighed as he sat down restless. "She's going to be fine, Leonard. And the both of you will talk things out."Leonard didn't know what to reply, the only thing he wished for at the moment is her safety, and that of his babies, because he'll be at fault if anything happens to either of them. He won't be able to take it.The doctor came out of Alexa's ward, and towards them making them both stand up. "How's she doctor?"The doctor shook her head. "Not in a good state, Mr. Hodge.""What's wrong with her?" Emily asked."She's diagnosed with preeclampsia. Somehow she developed gestational hypertension."Leo blinked knowing he was at fault."So what happens next?""We're gonna have to perform a c-section on her, and don't worry, since she's up to thirty weeks, the babies will be fine." The doctor assured.Emily looked at Leo wondering what he should say about it."What about her? Is she going to be fine?"

Leo stared at his mom's dead body, his heart filled with pain, tears snaking down from his eyes as he looked at her face he hasn't seen in a long time.He's trying hard to hold himself not to burst into crying, but it really hurts. He wanted to save his mom, not find her dead and tossed around.He shook his head, closing his eyes shut, while Emily tried to console him by touching, and rubbing his shoulder."I'm sorry for your loss, Leonard. This was...unexpected." Emily made it known.Leonard looked at her. "It seems like my dad has given up."Emily nodded. "His giving up doesn't seem to be a good thing. It's obvious before he gets caught, he wants to ruin your life."Leo sighed and looked back at his mom. He was so angry that all he could think of was getting revenge. He's gonna show him exactly what he's capable of.He looked at Emily. "Excuse me.""Where are you going?" Emily asked as he was leaving, but she didn't get a reply.She came out of the door. "Leo!!" But no reply.She si