Contract With The Billionaire

Alex kept a pillow on Bryan’s side so that he wouldn’t roll over and fall, and the next minute he was by Mia’s side, as he scooped her in his arms.

“Mr. Ian, what are you doing? Put me down!” Mia whispered yelled, dangling her legs but Alex paid no attention as he walked towards the door.

Just as he reached the door, it opened and Chloe walked in. She stared at Mia in Alex’s arms and gave a blank look, “what was going on?” She asked, confused.

“Good that you’re here, I’m taking her out to have a chat, till then, stay with Bryan.” he ordered, as he walked out without waiting for her reply.

Chloe was still standing there clueless when Bryan stirred and turned to the other side, which caused her to sprint towards the bed.

She carefully settled down on the bed and adjusted the pillow properly before smiling down at him.

Outside, as Alex reached his car, he set her down and she immediately stepped away from him glaring all the time.

“What do you want, Mr. Ian?” She hissed, and he sighed looking calm as ever.

“You heard everything.” It was a statement, and Mia could only stare at him dumbfounded, how blunt this man can be?

“Yes, I did. And thank God I did or else I would have never known that you wanted Bryan only for some property.” She spat, and he crossed his arms only staring at her.

“So? What wrong did I do, to you and him?” He questioned, and she opened her mouth to say something but then closed it when she couldn’t find anything.

“I… you could now that you’ve acquired the property.” She stuttered, and he raised his eyebrows looking amused.

“What could I do?” he asked.

“You can throw me out of Bryan’s life.” She answered, and the man didn’t even change any expression. She couldn’t understand how he remained so blank.

“Then why did I marry you?” he asked, this time she sighed tiredly and leaned on his car.

“I’m scared, Mr. Ian. I don’t know why you have included me in your life and I don’t care about myself. But now that I have Bryan, I am always terrified that one day you’ll have enough of my presence and kick me out.”

“I know you married me for Bryan’s future and your reputation in front of the whole world, but no one knows about me as of yet. You can easily ask me to leave because you don’t find me fit to be Bryan’s mother.”

“I can fight for my baby but you and I, we both know that in the end, you’ll win because you have the money and power.” she continued staring ahead with a lost look, and Alex watched as her eyes brimmed with tears.

“I don’t trust you, Mr. Ian,” she whispered shakily, and she looked at him only to find him staring at her.

It was an intimate moment because the deeper they looked into each other’s eyes, the more puzzled she got and the more pain he could see.

“I am not going to take Bryan away from you, Mia. If I had to do that, I would have never married you in the first place.” He began.

“Yes, I agree that I needed a child because my grandfather’s will held a condition for me to acquire his property but the more I would look at your protruding belly, the more attached I would feel to him.” He continued

“It is only because of Bryan that today I am married to you. For me, he will always come first. My first priority will always be Bryan and his happiness, I’m willing to do anything.” the sincerity in his eyes startled Mia, but she knew how much Bryan meant to him.

“Now are we going back to the penthouse?” He asked, and she contemplated whether she should agree or not.

“What if I don’t want to?” She questioned back, and he sighed before shrugging his shoulders.

“Then I take Bryan with me, you can return whenever you wish to,” he said, she knew he was going to take Bryan back with him.

“Alright, I’ll come.” She agreed, and he nodded just as she turned to leave, Chloe walked outside with Bryan in her arms.

He was already awake and looking around for his mummy.

“Look who is here? Mummy and Daddy are both waiting for Bryan.” Chloe smiled, as Bryan looked at Mia and gave her a toothless smile.

He leaned forward, and Mia smiled before taking him in her arms.

“Aww my baby is awake, did Chloe scare you?” She teased, looking at Chloe who glared at her in return.

Bryan giggled and all three stared at him amused.

“Let’s go,” Alex announced, and Mia nodded before giving a nod to Chloe.

They left in his car and Chloe walked back inside. Once they reached the penthouse, Mia looked at Bryan who had no plans of sleeping.

In fact, he seemed to be in a playful mood.

“Ouch,” Mia winced, as Bryan pulled her hair and Alex looked at her. She pouted at him and he touched her pout with his tiny fingers.

“Ba.. Ba.. Ba.. Ba” He babbled, and both of them looked at him surprised.

It was the second time he was speaking, though gibberish but at least both of them were present when he spoke.

“Here, give him to me so that you can freshen up.” Alex came forward, and Bryan automatically leaned towards his father.

After he took him in his arms, Bryan continued to babble, rubbing his hand on Alex’s stubble. It tickled him and Alex giggled, but didn’t stop his movements.

He was enjoying it and Alex only smiled at his son. Mia stared at Alex’s smile and felt her lips curving into a smile, his smile had that effect on her.

It was beautiful, though he didn’t show it often but it was only for Bryan and she didn’t mind that.

When she came out of the bathroom, Alex had already changed Bryan’s clothes along with his diaper.

He looked tired but that didn’t stop him from spending some time with his son.

“You know bud, you’re the first one to be this precious in my life. I’m going to give you everything that I couldn’t get when I was a kid.”

His promise seemed to have a deep meaning, which made Mia wonder.

Why did he live alone? Where are his parents? Did he have any siblings? Too many questions, but she knew she had no right to ask them.

“Mr. Ian,” She called out, and he looked at her.

“You can go freshen up now.” She informed, and he nodded looking back at Bryan and kissing his small fist which was wrapped around his forefinger.

He didn’t leave until she was beside Bryan and once the bathroom door closed, she sighed and turned to him.

Bryan hummed with his hand in his mouth while looking up at his mother.

“Why is your father so cold? Why can’t he open up? Should I ask him?” As the last question, Bryan smiled and Mia chuckled.

“Why are you so cute?” She cooed, taking both his tiny hands in hers and leaning down to peck his nose.

He blinked as she did that and kept his hands on both her cheeks. She kept her face close, as he kept kicking his legs.

Pulling her face closer, his lips landed on her nose and he nibbled on it making her giggle.

She moved back, staring at him with all the love, “I love you.”

“Do you have to feed him?” Her head snapped in his direction, and a blush appeared on her face seeing him half naked.

What the hell? Why was she blushing? Bryan was rubbing his eyes tiredly. She had fed him at the orphanage, but it had been more than three hours to that.

She just nodded at him and he simply slipped on his t-shirt before walking out and closing the door behind.

She stared at the door for a few seconds before Bryan’s cry took her attention. She quickly picked him up and settled on the bed to feed him.

Two months passed with the same routine.

Everyone’s bond with Bryan had been strengthening but not their relationships.

Mia had been seeing a completely different side of Alex and it intrigued her more as to why he was so cold and aloof with her and the others.

His emotions would only pour out for Bryan and he made no attempts to hide them.

He was a good man, she had concluded just the one who didn’t know or didn’t want to display his emotions. Maybe he was afraid? Maybe he had been hurt before which caused him to be this closed off.

There were too many maybes, and she would only know if she asked.

As for Chloe and Mark, things were complicated and the only person responsible for it was Chloe herself.

Mark was every bit professional with her and outside work, he wouldn’t even spare her a single glance. It hurt her too much, but it was what she had chosen for herself.

Bryan is now six months old, and he would crawl around everywhere.

The first time he had crawled, Mia had been busy reading a book and Alex surprisingly was at home but in the bathroom.

Bryan got on all fours and located his toy which was a little away. He would wobble, but determined to reach his toy he let out a squeal gaining Mia’s attention.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Her eyes widened seeing him and she immediately ran to him in case he wanted to fall.

Just as he was about to crawl ahead, Alex stepped out, and his eyes fell on Bryan. Bryan looked at his father before returning his attention to his toy.

Alex watched as Mia stayed behind to hold him, but she wasn’t going to stop him.

Bryan gurgled and crawled a little, making Mia shocked, as she looked up at Alex, she found him staring at his son in awe.

But the moment turned into a scary one for Bryan, as he took his toy and gleed happily sitting on the floor as he directed the toy towards his mouth.

“No!” they both yelled, scaring him, and he looked at his mother with big innocent eyes.

His lips trembled, and his chin wobbled as his eyes filled with tears.

“Aww baby, don’t cry.” she chuckled, and picked him up, and Alex came closer as well.

“I’m so proud of you, bud.” Alex wiped his eyes, smiling down at him.

Seeing his father smiling, Bryan smiled back amidst his tears, which caused both of them to chuckle.

It seemed like a happy world for Alex when he was with his son, but how long is this happiness going to last?