All Chapters of A Contractual Love : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Irene’s POV“And then she was like how dare you kiss my boyfriend” she tried to say it in a sassy tone. “And guess what happened next? They started slapping each other. Everyone was just laughing. But you know what? I just walked out of the class.” “Woah! That was dramatic,” I said, as I stirred the gravy. After thirty minutes of listening to her school drama, I finally commented. It wouldn’t have ended if she hadn’t walked out of the class. “What’s the occasion? BTW,” she asked as she tasted gravy from the saucepan. “Nothing,” I said, as I plated the steak. Its juicy texture was already watering my mouth. “Oh, so what about your job? I guess you got a better job.” Better? Yes, it is. “It is actually. The working hours are suitable for my schedule.” I had served everything. Since, I had no dining area. We were using my study table. I had cleared it up by putting my books on the bed. We were short of chairs. So Stacy climbed on the table. It was good. The smell of steak with the

Irene’s POVThe way he smiled when Mrs.Lancaster appeared, it was genuine. He felt soft. Mrs. Lancaster was a lovely woman. Her eyes had the same impression as her grandson's. But they were filled with love. The way she embraced me felt good. She was ill. Her body was showing several deficiency signs. The way she panted after taking some steps, I guessed her heart was definitely not in good condition. The whole day she was so nice. It would be a lie, if I said I was acting. I was feeling happy, genuinely. When she mentioned his grandson’s habit of  doing late night work. It just felt right to me to act like I know him. Also, I knew how I usually sleep. My sleep was always so deep. So If I was really his girlfriend it wouldn’t have bothered me. I was already feeling bad about leaving her. But the way she said she wouldn’t take the medicines. I got the feeling she is serious. I searched for his expressions. He was concerned. Her face was turning red.

Irene’s POVI didn’t know how to react to his pitying gaze at me. So I smiled, foolishly. Having almost zero social circle is sometimes beneficial. You don’t have anyone to ask you consistently about how you are doing? Or how is it going? About your family, or your life. It makes it easy, you don’t have to explain it all the time. But sometimes it gets a little lonely. Maybe a little bit more.  Why was he looking at me like that? with his dark gaze. Maybe it was darker than the dead of the night.After we were done with breakfast. Mrs. Lancaster suggested me to have a short tour of the town. To what I agreed, happily. I was sure, It won’t disappoint me. The beauty of Ashwell was something I always wanted to see with my own eyes. The car came with the driver. I followed Mrs.Lancaster with her maid helping her to walk to the car. Also she was holding a stick. I stopped and turned to see where he was. He was standing in the

 Irene’s POVMy body was feeling a little numb. Also my eyes were heavy. The scene in front of me was not very clear. Making it difficult for me to know where I was, actually. A painful groan left my mouth as I tried to move my body. My body was aching.  “Don’t move,” a very familiar voice hit my ears. As I tilted my head to see. The vision was becoming clearer now, it was Raven. It was not like I didn’t want to see him. But I felt a need to hear someone else's voice. Maybe his voice? I just looked at him numbly and listened to the information he gave me about my injury. I was not fully awake. Too tired to remember everything. And I felt the heaviness get over me again.  This time the smell of a very familiar cologne teased my sense of smell. I was feeling less weak. And this time when I opened my eyes I recognized it was a hospital room. As I turned my head, I saw him. His head w

Kian’s POV “Where are you?”“I am okay.”“I am saying, where are you  Kian?”“I'm spending some time alone, Raven.”“Why didn’t you bring your bodyguards with you?”“Because I wanted to be alone. Now can you please let me be?”“Just tell me where are you? Just in case,”She wasn’t in my sight now. Her window was shut down. Felt like my time to go.“Doesn’t matter, I am heading home,” I informed him on the phone. “Just please tell me, when you reach there,” his voice was irritated but he was pleading. “Okay, Mom!” I said as I took one last look to her window. No sign of her. I started the car and made my way back home. Irene’s POV I was absent for only three days. But the whole campus felt like I haven’t been there for years. I was feeling better. Not that I wasn’t almost limping around the campus, but still I was grateful that I was