Contract With The Billionaire

‘Gay? He’s gay? Oh my God, that is why he married me. Because he didn’t want to come out as gay in front of the whole world? Oh my God!’ Mia thought, as she started to breathe abnormally as she heard Mark’s words and silence from the other side.

She didn’t hear Alex accepting it, but neither did he deny it.

“Mia? Mia, relax.” Chloe tried to calm her down, but she wasn’t listening. Her breaths turned harsh, and she started gasping for air.

Hearing Chloe’s panicked voice, both Alex and Mark moved outside and saw Mia’s condition.

Alex moved forward and tried to hold her shoulders, but she kept pushing him away.

“Mia, what’s wrong? Breathe, just breathe.” Mark breathed deeply, asking her to do the same, and she tried to concentrate.

He held her shoulders, and she let him, which made Alex look at her and Mark.

A few minutes later, she was back to normal and sitting on the bed with Chloe by her side and the two men standing a little far apart.

She drank some water, because Chloe insisted she do, as she sighed.

“But what happened all of a sudden?” Mark’s voice cut through the tension in the room, and all eyes were on Mia.

“I just… I don’t know.” She sighed, closing her eyes, and tried to forget what she had heard, even though she knew she couldn’t.

“I need to talk to her alone.” Alex announced, staring straight at Mia.

Mark shared a look with Chloe, who was ready to argue, but he shook his head.

Huffing, she looked away before both of them made their way out of the room.

Alex closed the door, and walked back to the bed, as Mia was pretending to be asleep.

“Drop the act, I know you’re not sleeping.” He stated bluntly, and she muttered some curses under her breath.

“What happened?” He asked her, the question was direct, and it made her uncomfortable.

She shifted slightly, while Alex watched her every move with his eyes gawking at her.

“I heard what he said. I know the truth.” She stuttered and immediately closed her eyes after that to avoid seeing his angry face.

As for Alex, he grew confused as to what she was saying.

What truth was she talking about? And why does she look so flustered?

“Which truth exactly are you talking about?” He asked, and she shook her head in disbelief.

Was he seriously asking her to say it out loud?

“You know it. Why should I say that?” She asked ridiculously, and he just looked as calm as ever.

Did this man ever show any emotions? She tried to take a deep breath, not wanting to think about it anymore.

“You need to speak clearly, Mia, so that we can talk it out like adults.” He spoke after seeing her trying to calm herself, and she shot him an annoyed look.

“Adults? You’re talking about being adults when you hide this thing like a scared person. I mean, I know it must be difficult for you to get out of your shell, but you didn’t have to use me for that.” She accused Alex, who narrowed his eyes in his direction, as he was looking so confused.

Either she was crazy or her mood swings were taking a toll on her. Alex concluded as he watched her fiery glare directed at him.

“What happened to her suddenly?” Mark asked Chloe, as they walked out of the room, to give them some privacy.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Chloe was already annoyed, because she didn’t want to leave Mia alone.

“You didn’t let me ask her.” Chloe grumbled because she had just arrived a few minutes ago before Mia started panicking.

She didn’t know what Mia heard, but had wanted to ask about it.

“So you’re telling me you don’t know? Well okay.” Mark shrugged, and she shot him an annoyed glance. What is wrong with him?

“Why are you behaving so weird?” She snapped out of nowhere, and he looked amused at her outburst.

“What did I do?”

“Well, you… you are not behaving like yourself.” She stuttered, and he smirked inwardly, seeing that his indifferent behaviour towards her did affect her.

Before he could open his mouth to say something in return, they heard a yell from Alex’s room.

“You are the problem!” It was Mia’s voice, they gave each other a look, as they ran towards the room.

Without knocking, they entered and noticed her furiously staring at Alex, who looked every bit annoyed.

“Alex, what’s wrong?” Mark asked, and both their eyes snapped at Mark.

A breeze of relief washed over Alex’s face, and he sighed.

“I have absolutely no idea. Ask her if she tells you.” His voice was sharp, and Mia winced.

Chloe went towards her and sat beside her, trying to calm her down.

“Mia, will you tell us what has happened and why you are so angry?” Mark pleaded with her with his eyes, and Mia huffed, looking away.

“Mia,” Chloe called out softly, and she looked at her with tears in her eyes.

“My husband is gay!” She cried out, and they gasped in the room.

“What the fuck!” Alex yelled out, looking pissed, while Mia sniffed to herself.

Chloe sat there shocked, whereas Mark, who had been blinking, suddenly erupted into laughter.

The three of them stared at him dumbfounded, while he continued laughing until his stomach hurt.

“Oh my god! I’m so sorry, but this is hilarious.” He said, and finally composed himself.

Taking a deep breath, he looked at Alex, who was looking at him with a cold expression.

“Mia, I’m so sorry you had to know about this in this way.” Mark faked sympathy, and Alex balled his fists.

Mia looked at him teary eyed and then at Chloe, who glared at him.

“You knew? You knew, yet you didn’t tell us.” Chole accused him, and Mark raised his hands in surrender.

“It wasn’t my secret to tell.” He snickered, and pursed his lips to stop the laugh.

“You???”

“Enough!” Alex yelled, and they immediately shut up.

Mark gulped down on nothing, and without another word, pulled Chloe out of the room despite her protests.

Mia frowned and looked away, as Alex locked the door and walked towards her.

Her eyes grew wide when he leaned in and she carefully leaned back keeping a hand on her bump.

“So you think I’m gay?” He whispered, and she nodded a no, then a yes before repeating the same.

He smirked and pulled her forward gently making her breathe unevenly.

“Do you think I would’ve done that with you for this result if I was gay?” She was confused at first, but when he pointed at her belly she understood what he was talking about.

“I…you…this…” She stuttered, and he raised his brows staring straight into her eyes.

First his proximity was creating havoc in her heart, and she couldn’t even think properly.

Seeing her state he moved back and made her sit in a normal position but didn’t back down.

He had to make sure she knew the truth, but he didn’t even know why he was doing this.

For all he could care, she would believe he was gay and stay away from him for the rest of her life now that he already had his heir growing in her belly.

But he didn’t, he didn’t want her to think that he was gay, not her.

“Tell me Mia, should I kiss you so that you’ll know the reality?” He asked, threatening her, but seeing her eyes darkening a bit, he felt his own desires increased.

He moved his head close to hers, watching her reaction carefully.

He was slow, giving her enough time to pull back or push him away, but even after their lips brushed, she didn’t back down, his control snapped and he placed his lips on hers.

Her chest heaved up and down, and her hands instantly went around his neck as his lips worked his magic on hers.

It was like a dream, yet it was only lust, she knew it were the hormones which didn’t stop her from backing out but she couldn’t help it.

His lips were soft yet demanding, and she felt like a glass doll which could break any moment if he applied more pressure.

They parted in need of oxygen, and reality soon crashed upon her.

He was not even close to being gay, warmth flooded her cheeks as she pursed her now swollen lips and looked away from him.

He looked at her flushed cheeks and smirked before moving back.

“So now, do you still believe that your husband is gay?” He asked in a mocking tone, as she looked at him and her eyes widened seeing his state.

His hair was dishevelled from the artwork her hands performed, lips a bit swollen and eyes darkened.

The lust in his eyes was clear, and he made no move to hide it and she was sure he would’ve seen the same in her eyes a moment before they kissed.

“Alex? Mia?” Mark called, as he knocked on their door brought them back to reality.

Alex cleared his throat and stood up from the bed, while Mia looked away nibbling on her lower lip.

“Alex, Mr. Ian.” She called out, just as he was about to open the door.

He glanced at her with a questioning look, and she gestured towards his hair which looked messy.

He touched his hair and adjusted them well before opening the door.

“Oh thank God! What the hell were you two doing for so long?” Mark barged inside, followed by Chloe who worriedly stood by Mia’s side.

“Are you alright?” Chloe asked her with a concerned look, and she just nodded in return not trusting her voice.

“So Mia, what did he say?” Mark asked suspiciously, looking back and forth between the duo.

Mia’s eyes widened as she remembered their kiss and her cheeks reddened yet again.

“I’ll tell you, let’s go” Alex announced, and Mark chuckled nervously looking at the challenge in his eyes, he was so dead!

“Uh, well Chloe let’s go, our free time is over we still have lots of pending work.” Mark announced, as he jumped to her side and held her hand Chloe gave him a confused look and spoke, “But I checked your schedule and there’s no..” she stopped mid way.

“No, no need to worry, we’ll handle our work and let Alex handle his wife.” He forced a smile to Mia, and gestured for Chloe to keep quiet before they scurried out of the room.

Alex watched the drama unfolding before him with a bored look. He will surely have his hands on Mark sooner or later.