All Chapters of The Contract Bride: Falling For Fury : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Ciara had never felt so insulted in her life. This would be like the first time someone would talk about her appearance indirectly in such a manner. Actually, this was the first time she would be in a fancy restaurant such as this one. And Ciara felt something else as well; jealousy.She struggled to push aside the feeling, and when it persisted, she denied it vehemently in her heart. It could not be. Why would she be jealous that Samuel brought another woman out, or has been bringing a more fashionable, or even more beautiful woman to this restaurant. Ciara felt somewhat saddened by the fact that if her stomach hadn’t rumbled so loudly, Samuel would never have thought to bring her here. Ciara shrugged off the feeling.The least thing she needed now was feeling the way she was feeling when she had a truckload of other important things to worry about. Also, regardless of whether she had been insulted or not, she would not dwell on that. Instead, she would eat to make her baby happy a

Samuel entered his penthouse tired as hell. He flopped on his couch and released a breath he did not know he had been holding. The last couple of hours had been strenuous for him, and he hated that Ciara had to make him go through such hassle. If Samuel could hate the Summers girl any deeper, he would. For a while now, Samuel had rested a little from everything that required him to stress himself. The last time Samuel had gone through this kind of stress had been when he was fighting to get his legacy back from the Fury’s. Lately, he had been worrying about his mother’s health, and that had been enough stress for him, because it drained him physically, emotionally, and mentally. But to go through this stress for someone he did not like with such a bad record did not sit well with him at all. If not for his vow he made to his mother and what the doctor had prescribed, he would have gladly allowed her rot in jail. People like Ciara Summers deserved to be punished for their crimes, bec

Ciara grabbed a chair and sat close to Aunt Mary’s bed. She had dried herself and even applied some strawberry flavored hair shampoo and oil to add to her sweet scented perfume. Samuel had told her, not that he explained explicitly, that Aunt Mary needed everything good and nice to feel better, and so Ciara had put up her best.She hadn’t used those lovely scented things for weeks now. In fact, she had almost forgotten that she had them, but thankfully, she could still use them; anything to make Aunt Mary feel better.“Hi, Aunt Mary, I am here,” Ciara started with a shaky voice. She had never done this before, and being used in such a way was new to her. She did not know exactly what to do or say, but since her presence might make Aunt Mary feel better, Ciara was willing to try, although she hoped that Aunt Mary would not sense her uneasiness.Tears welled up in Ciara’s eyes as she watched Aunt Mary lying almost lifeless on the bed. It must really suck to just watch your life ticking

“We have a bigger problem on our hands now,” Ruby admitted finally as they all sat in their living room and deliberated on the information they had gotten from the local hotel receptionist, Lottie.Linda became agitated at the sound of her mother’s voice. Ruby’s confidence and ability to handle every kind of situation always boost her confidence in such a way that no one knew. So hearing her speak that way meant that they were actually in a deep shit.“We cannot let this happen, mum,” Linda said. She willed her voice not to come off as shaky and scared, but she could barely handle that.Ruby turned and looked at Linda when she sensed the fear and agitation in her voice. “Uh, sweetie, come here,” Ruby said tenderly.For a moment, Linda was surprised. She grew up to take Ruby as her mother, respecting and looking up to her, as well as doing her bidding and trying her best to fill her shoes, but one thing Linda had lacked from Ruby was emotional understanding and support. Whenever Linda

A reconciliation dinner, Ciara thought to herself. She could not shake off Ruby’s invitation. It was the first time she had heard Ruby sound so genuinely nice and polite.Ciara swallowed the rest of the food in her mouth, dropped the food, and got up. “Why?” Ciara could not help but ask.“Like I said, dear, my husband and I had a long talk about you, and we realized how horrible we have been to you. You did not deserve any of it. We are sorry, and we would like a chance to rebuild a better relationship with you,” Ruby said. She sounded as though she was at the verge of tears to Ciara.Something was definitely going on, because even when Ruby forcefully took Ciara away from her mother, she had not been the least remorseful about it. “Please, do not say no to us,” Ruby pleaded.Tears gathered in Ciara’s eyes. For years, especially after she was separated from her mother, all thanks to Ruby, she had yearned for the love that a family gave. Even growing up, she had loved the idea of a fu