Contract Marriage With My Billionaire Wife

“Aww it’s so beautiful, Nathalie. Thank you both of you.”

Mr Lancaster had been sitting placing the painting in front of him, he was zoned out perhaps in some deep thought.

“Grandpa, what’s so special in this one? You were so desperate to have this particular painting.”

Nathalie was curious why her grandfather wanted only this painting so badly. And now in that moment his face was creased with some painful expression.

The old man wasn’t in the position to answer.

“Grampa?”

He snapped out of his mind back into the present as he wiped off his tears, as soon as Nathalie called him.

“Are you alright, sir? Why are you…”

“Yes, yes, I’m fine.”

He glanced at the painting again and then towards the young couple, while he interrupted Luacs’ inquiry.

The silly couple had been fighting with their emotions rather than cherishing each other in this short life.

“It’s just… I… this view in the painting reminds me of something special.”

Lucas shot up from his seat and immediately crouched down in grandpa’s feet holding his one knee.

“Do you want to share it, sir? We are listening. Right, Nat?”

He suspected the memory from his past.

He waved to her as the lady followed and sat beside him on the ground.

“Yes, grumpa. We are listening.”

“Hum….. actually Nat your granny wanted me to take her abroad to Niagara falls. But I had started my business at that time. I went on busy but she never complained nor wished that again. Time passed and I struggled to reach the heights. But you know life is just a blink of an eye__and then…..”

He wiped the tear which fell off on his cheek.

His voice stuttered and cracked, while making Nathalie realize that she had been delaying for no reason.

“She left me… alone. I couldn’t get a chance to fulfil her wish.”Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

A muffled cry echoed in that quiet room.

“Oh, grampa. Don’t feel it that bad. I believe granny knew the reasons that you just started handling the business at that time. And everything you did, and struggled for…. was for her. I bet she would have understood.”

Nathalie added it was hard to see her grandfather like this.

Lucas held Mr. Lancaster’s hand and chirped making the atmosphere pleasant.

“I do believe she has forgiven you, sir. She loved you truly even if you weren’t able to fulfil her wish. Still she cherished many beautiful memories with you. That’s what matters. She knew your love was far, far more and still is.”

“Ah! yes, yes. I wish to rest her in peace soon. Before I join her, haha! This painting presents almost that scenery.”

The old man stood up for a nap, leaving them speechless. As he reached the end of the sofa something shot up into his mind and he turned back.

“Ah! I completely forgot. You both haven’t gone on your honeymoon. I want you guys to live every moment and cherish each other when you have time. Life is short, my children.

I have planned and set everything, you both are leaving tomorrow morning and going to Switzerland.”

“What!?”

Nathalie snapped and immediately stood up from the carpet. That was no less than a nightmare spending days with him alone, without any backup that too in the territory of Diego’s wife.

“But grampa, we can’t leave you here alone.”

Lucas was quiet as he had been aware of the whole planning, and perhaps the man knew something about Diego too. He knew that Mr. Lancaster had planned this intentionally so that he could get closer to her in no time.

“I’m not alone honey. Mr Miller would be my companion. And about work your secretary Mr. Rhodes will manage everything. Now no arguments, you both are going.”

He announced his decision and went towards his room.

No doubt he was her granddad. She may be the boss at the company but the decisions of her life___he was the boss regarding that. Well at least he had been good to her unlike her own biological father Boris.

“Why didn’t you refuse?”

She turned around while glaring at Lucas who was smiling with his arms folded, amused by her reaction.

“Why should I? I really want a break to spend a week with my lovely wife.”

He wrapped her and pulled closer.

“But I don’t. And definitely not….”

She threw spades from her eyes towards him as realized that she was about to spout the truth.

“Oh my! You are being hyper, it means you are feeling something for me even if it is denial. Your cold heart has started to melt!”

Since he was here and his teasing brought out some results as she was showing symptoms of being a normal human!

She struggled to break free, he was doing something unspeakable to her. Making her feel the love!

“Shut up, I’m not feeling anything and not going anywhere.”

She rolled her eyes and tried to growl, but the blush on her cheeks stated something else.

He knew she had been hiding herself behind that cold outer, and building these huge walls around her, but why?

“Then you should have refused him yourself. Well I’m not going to do that. So be ready we are going.”

He replied and carelessly moved towards the staircase leaving her in the lounge blank and dumbfounded.

Lucas left the lounge with a smirk over his face while Nathalie yelled from downstairs, loud enough for him to hear.

“Oh yeah? Then make me go with you!”

As soon as the words left her mouth she realized the meaning behind the context.