All Chapters of Mr.CEO’s Contract Bride is a Hidden Heiress: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

(Sybil’s POV)When we finally got to the sitting room, John’s grandmother walked over to us. “There you are!” She hugged both of us, then smirked. “Still in the honeymoon phase, I see! You couldn’t even take the time to greet me before rushing upstairs,” she laughed.I could understand why she would think that. John and I were still a bit disheveled and out of breath from our argument. I started opening my mouth to protest, but John stopped me by squeezing my hand.“Sorry about that, Grandma,” he said, “but there was a reason why we were in such a hurry. We were going to wait until we actually had news to share with everybody, but I guess there’s no harm in telling you now.” He put his arm around me. “Sybil and I have decided to start trying for a baby!” He said this part loud enough for the entire room to hear, and there were startled gasps all around. I was equally startled.Why did he have to say that? This was even worse than pretending that we weren’t getting divorced.There w

(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

(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

(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

(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