The Contract

Chapter 163-The Supportive Wife

PEARL'S P.O.V

"And so we flew to Bora Bora to finish our honeymoon..." Bethany said and Kourtney squealed in excitement while I nodded. "Well, how was the event yesterday?" She inquired.

"It was all good. Though Travis and Pearl had to leave early" Kourtney pointed out and she turned to me. "Something came up"

"Something came up, alright" Bethany teased and they both chuckled. There will never understand, something did come up—a lot.

"Enough about me" I waved it off. "Look at you, you're glowing" I praised and she flicked her hair. "If anything, I would have loved to stay by the beach much longer but life has to continue" she said.

"You could have taken two weeks off, it is your honeymoon" I reminded and she grinned. "I missed you guys honestly, how are things over here?"

"Things have been quiet, boring even, since after your wedding" Kourtney admitted and I nodded in agreement.

"I'm so sorry, you guys. You know what? We are gonna paste flyers all over town once again!" She declared and I laughed, "oh come on , you guys. We are bigger than that" I waved it off.

"Remember,  months ago, we were on the verge of bankruptcy" Kourtney reminisced and I chuckled. "Yeah, Pearl had multiple panic attacks"

"Multiple?" I repeated in disbelief. "But a lot have changed since then, it's been 6 months" Kourtney pointed out and I let out a sigh.

A lot had changed in these 6 months. I got married, Bella lost her child, Kourtney began dating Davis, Bethany got proposed to, Hillary got pregnant, Natalia gave birth and now... Bethany was married and... I was married still, it should be over at the end of this month but... I didn't even know where things were headed, honestly.

After the argument outside Vega's Place. I returned back home and I wasn't sure he got back too but he did. I caught a glimpse of him this morning before he left again.

I didn't know where things stood between us, the tension was still palpable. He didn't deny anything I said yesterday, Darren opened all of it to me. I did wonder how he knew all of it.

But I realized that Darren was also a member of the Society. He made it quite clear that everyone was part of this Society, making it seem inevitable.

It made my skin crawl and made me look over my shoulder every second. "Pearl!" I was snapped back to reality by the girls, they shot me a narrowed look and I brightened up immediately.

"Yeah?"

"Are you okay?" Bethany inquired and I nodded. "Yeah yeah, what were we talking about?"

"Lunch, we were talking about lunch, are you down?" She asked and I pushed out a bright smile.

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I let out a sigh and shut my laptop before looking up, I glanced at the clock beside, it was past 8 pm. And I've been up working but now I was tired and sleepy but I couldn't go to bed knowing he was still up.

He have been home but I hadn't seen him, he has been in that study all day.

I hissed and got out of the bed, fixed the little silk top I wore before heading out of the room. I paused at the hallway, contemplating if I should go meet him but I decided to help out in some way.

I headed downstairs and there was Evelyn stepping out of thekitchen, "Mrs Ferrari, is there anything I could get you?" She inquired.

If he was gonna pull an all nighter, I should help him out. "Coffee"

Moments later, I pushed open the door to the study and walked in, he looked up from his desk, surprise in his eyes.

I ignored it and walked to his table before placing it down, he glanced up at me. I rolled my eyes, my fingers trailing up his shoulder as I stopped behind.

I began slowly massaging his shoulder and felt him ease up in my hands. "Is this a set up?" He asked, his voice lacing with interest. "It might be, it's a warning though"

"A warning"

"I might snap your neck any second from now if you spend another hour on this desk"

"I'm working, Stélla"

I then hit his shoulder and he laughed. "You  brought me coffee to keep me awake"

"Well, not to work" I interjected and he hummed, turning to face me and I knew what was coming next. I wanted to make a run for it but he pulled me down to his lap.

"Explain yourself"

"Explain myself?" I scoffed. "You're the one spending more time on numbers and deadline"

"Are you jealous?"

"Oh please, your career will always be your first love" I replied, rolling my eyes. "I have to stay on Forbes billionaire list in a way"

"I hate you" I mouthed and chuckled, leaning back on his seat,  staring at me. "What?"

A smile appeared on his lips, "If I got this treatment every evening, then work wouldn't be so troubling" he admitted and I grinned.

"In your dreams, this treatment is special because it's rare"

"Yes, it is," he concurred. "Now, return to your tasks and complete them," I instructed, standing up and swiveling his chair to face the table once more. He chuckled before sitting upright and resuming his work.

This was my way of support.