Contract Marriage; Fated Love

“Excuse me, Miss. Are you Emily Muxin?”

“Yes, I am. Is there any problem?”

“This way Miss. I was instructed to call you.”

Emily and her son followed him with a confused look on her face. She didn’t want her flight delayed for anything. She wondered why the flights were suspended for a while.

The man stopped in front of a familiar car. That was Noah’s!

He tapped on the driver’s door and said,

“She’s here sir.”

The glass was wound down and Noah’s handsome face appeared.

The man bowed and left.

Noah stepped down from the car and held her hands.

“Where are you going to again when the contract time isn’t over yet?”

Emily looked for the right words to say.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

“Don’t go, don’t leave.”

Emily couldn’t comprehend what was happening. Just two days ago, he had warned her never to show her face to him and today, he was coming after her to stop her from travelling out.

“But you asked me to…”

“Shhh!” he placed his hands on her lips.

“I will replace the money for your flight and take care of other things. Just wait till the holiday is over.”

“Thank you, but don’t worry. I want to return.”

“I am asking you not to. Wait more.”

She was speechless and Noah who always had his way, did so again. Noah drove them back to the house and returned the keys to her.

“Go back in. I will take him to work with me.”

Emily nodded and entered inside, still finding it difficult to believe this was reality. It was an order and he gave her no room for counter opinion.

Naoh took Liam to the office. He took him to the topmost part of the company which stood out in the city and could be seen from anywhere.

“This is the place where you see from wherever you are.”

“Wow! The building is really tall. I am so happy I finally climbed up here. It’s a good view from here, but everything is so small.”

“That’s how it should be when you look from a height.”

Noah showed him some beautiful pictures and finally took him home.

“The flowered are beautiful. I love them. Can I touch them?”

“Yes, but don’t squeeze them and be careful, some have thorns.”

“Why do you have a garden? There isn’t any in our house.”

“That’s because I like it. Some people keep and tend gardens while others don’t.”

“Do you look after your garden yourself?”

“Partly, I do. On the other hand, I don’t. I have servants who do the job.”

“What about your mummy and your daddy? Your wife and children, do they live with you?”

Noah smiled. He brought the child with him and would patiently answer his questions and satisfy his curiousity.

“No, I don’t. My mum is no more and I don’t live with my dad. I am also not married, I don’t have a wife yet, so, I have no child.”

“Although your mother is my ex wife,” he added within.

It then occurred to him that he didn’t know the child’s father.

Maybe he too was somewhere in China or Emily didn’t want to take the child to him or talk about him.

He took Liam to what ever place he mentioned and by the time they returned, he was very tired but there were still some places he longed to go but was yet to. Noah promised to take him another time.

He took him home and waited for his mother to put the tired child to bed. Gu Yanxi wasn’t around. She had gone to spend some time with Jessy. When she returned to the sitting room, she thanked Noah for taking care of her child and bringing him home. She wanted to ask why he stopped her from travelling but didn’t know the right way to say it. She wanted to let him know that he had no right to stop her movements and that she must travel back within the week.

The scent of baby bath gel filled the air, she had just finished helping her son with his bath. Noah loved the scent.

As she was still thinking of the right choice of words, he showed up in front of her. He held her face and sealed her lips with his.

His lips were soft and Emily wondered how something that looked so hard and firm could be sweetly soft.

His mouth was hot and It tasted of strawberries. He pried her mouth open and slid his tongue into her mouth. She tried to resist him but he held on. She let him take control of the kiss. He kissed her thoroughly and disengaged to give room for breath. He turned and left the house without looking back.

Was this the reason he asked her to return? Does he have feelings for her? It couldn’t be. She decided not to believe it. She wouldn’t love him for any reason and wouldn’t want him to do so either. If this was it, she would quickly go back to China. There was no way to verify except to watch. If she asked him about it, he was capable of turning issues and making her look like the one in love. She thought it best to let sleeping dogs lie and watch and see if it happens again.

Noah sent her a text, reminding her that she still had to report to his office. This time, she saw less of him as he had become largely busy. His new project was taking much of his time.

When Benny learnt that Emily was still going to Noah’s office everyday, she decided to strike one last time. Their wedding was only a few days away.

Unknown to her, Noah had been questioning himself seriously about getting married to her. He was only marrying her now as a sense of responsibility from that night and because he promised. There was no love between them. The feeling from that night was no longer there. He felt more around Emily but didn’t feel anything for her. In the beginning, he thought it was stress and that he would love her more with time but he was mistaken. Till that moment, he still didn’t love her.

“Baby, I have missed you so much. Do you even miss me? Noah, you no longer make me happy.”

“If you are not happy, you can leave. I will release you, call off the marriage and let you leave.”