Billionaire's Contract

The Contract

Amelia's POV

"Did you find anything?"

"Amelia, where are you?" I hear Simon ask me instead

"I'm out walking in the park, What's the issue?"

"I need you to go home, then we can talk"

"Simon you're scaring me" I reply my heartbeat increasing

"Just trust me, Amy"

"Okay... I'll be home in less than 30 minutes," I say ending the call, I've known Simon for 6 years now, We met at a summer boot camp, he was the nerd with bottle lenses who has grown up to be the tech guy, it's safe to say technology is his best friend as he hates associating with the outside world. I called him after I left the lawyer's office and got him to try and trace my Mom's whereabouts because everything I heard today wasn't making sense. Now this call was making me uneasy. Walking down to the car, I tell the driver to take me home.

"Simon I'm home now"

"Okay... What the lawyer and your neighbour told you is absolutely true, your Mom is currently in the Maldives with her boyfriend Raph, I was able to hack into her social media handles but apparently they preferred to communicate through Email. They've been together since before your Dad fell ill, and your Mom is deeply in love with him"

"Ralph was a worker in my Dad's company, he used to come home with my Dad before he got ill, They worked from home together sometimes" Tears kept rolling down my eyes as I thought of everything "Then when my Dad got ill, he was now meeting with my Mom, so they were having an affair?!!"

"Yes Amelia"

"I get everything, but why did she abandon her daughter, does she love Raph more than me?" I ask sobbing now and feeling very horrible

"Ummm Amelia?... There's more" I hear Simon say

"Go ahead..." but I notice him hesitating "Simon?"

"Amelia I read in one of the emails that your Mom is not your biological mother, you were adopted"

The silence that fell over me was scary, I couldn't understand what he was saying, Adopted? How?

"I'm sorry Amelia, are you okay? Do you need me to come over?" I could hear Simon talk but I couldn't respond "Amelia talk to me"

"Simon, I'll call you back later" Not waiting for his response I ended the call, The room was growing smaller each second, I couldn't breathe properly, and I needed to pour water on my head. I go into the bathroom and lock the door, turning on the faucet I sit under it and let it drench my clothes from head to toe, my whole life has been a lie, I was heartbroken, and I couldn't hold back the tears, I could feel the cold begin to creep into my body but I was too sleepy to stand, closing my eyes I let the darkness take over.

Robert's POV

"Sir, I think you should go check on Amelia" I hear my housekeeper say when I was about to head to my room

"Check on her why?" I ask confused

"It was unlike her to not come and help me prepare dinner, so I thought she was sleeping but I went to the room and she was not on the bed so I heard the tap running, I assumed she was bathing, but it's been more than 35mins now and the tap is still running, I'm worried"

"Okay, I'll check" I walked to her room, truly the tap was still on, I knocked on the bathroom door no response, knocked 3 more times louder this time around and called her name, but no response

Opening the door "Amelia are you... " My words are cut short when I take in the sight before me, Amelia was lying down on the cold and wet floor shivering from the cold, She looked up when she saw me and her eyes were red, I rushed in worried, carrying her up "Amelia what's wrong? Are you trying to kill yourself?!" I all but bark as I lift her, then I notice tears rush down her eyes and then she whispers "No"

Carrying her up all I thought about was how to get her body warm as soon as possible, I took off the gown she was wearing which was now like a second skin because of how drenched it was, holding her tightly 'cause she could barely stand, I take off her underwear too, then grab her thick bathrobe from the bathroom hanger and wrap her in it, taking her into the room I lay her down on the bed, using the intercom I tell my housekeeper to prepare hot soup for her.

"Robert..." I hear her tiny voice call me, Going to her side she says "I'm so cold"

"You'll be warm soon, let me get you dry clothes" Going through her closet I didn't see clothes thick enough for this situation so I rushed to my closet, got my clothes, came back to her room and dressed her up in my clothes.

"Sir here's the soup," my housekeeper said as she came into the room

"Thank you," I said to her

Trying my best to feed Amelia, she was able to take a few spoons

"Amelia, what happened?"

"I fell asleep"

"In the bathroom? On the floor?" It wasn't making sense "Is there something you're not telling me?"

"Robert, I want to sleep," she said rolling over to her side and closing her eyes

I noticed her phone kept beeping so I decided to check it to know if it was associated with what happened to her, I saw several missed calls from Simon and a message that said he was sorry about her Mom, keeping the phone and making sure the room temperature was warm enough and she was well covered, I leave her to sleep.

It's been 2 days since the Amelia incident and from what my housekeeper has been telling me, she's recovering quickly.

It's been a productive morning, coming out of the shower I heard a knock on my door, wondering why my housekeeper decided to knock on my door instead of using the intercom I wrapped a towel around my waist while drying my hair with another, I open the door to meet Amelia and I watched as her face turned red like a tomato

"I'm sorry I'll come back later," she said trying to turn away

"Come in, I'll just dress up" Leaving the door open I walk to my closet and put on some clothes, coming back to the room I see her sitting at my desk side

"So, Amelia, to what do I owe this visit"

"Firstly, thank you for the other day, I'm sorry I put you through such stress."

"You'll have told me you like water beds, I'll have provided it for you" I heard her giggle a little

"Thank you but I don't think I like it anymore, I was forced to drink ginger soup for 2 days straight," she said making a gagging face "Meanwhile, I have a business proposal for you"

"Music to my ears, let's hear it"

"I'll re-enter a contract with you, I will work for you, help you revive 2 of your weakest company links, and establish at least 5 new branches"

This made me smirk "That's very daring of you, and what makes you think you can?"

"I know I can and I will"

"What do you stand to gain from this contract?" I watch her face light up gradually in a knowing smile, and I hear her say

"Guess?"