YOKED TO A BILLIONAIRE BY VENNEH LISAH

𝐘𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐀 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐄

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐘-𝐒𝐈𝐗:

Just when he was pondering about it, an excited ear-piercing noise sounded from outside. "Mommy!"

Davon was slightly startled. Soon after, he got up from the bed hurriedly and put on some clothes before going out to check what had happened.

The three kids woke up in the morning and found out someone was staying in their mother's room. They thought she had returned, so they couldn't control their excitement and rushed to the room while yelling.

To their disappointment, it was Carol, who was staying in the room.When they saw her exiting the room in a wheelchair with the help of a medical staff, they froze and stared blankly at her.

Jason widened his eyes in shock and asked, "Miss Carol, why are you here?"

Disappointment was written all over Eliana's face, but she greeted Carol politely. "Miss Carol, are you hurt?"

Meanwhile, Ryan frowned and stayed silent.

Carol smiled and explained using sign language. "I got into an accident. There's a clinic at your house, so I am going to be treated here. I'll be staying here for a short while. Sorry for intruding."

Jason nodded and said, "Oh, so that's how it is. Get well soon."

Eliana gave the woman a smile and said, "Get well soon."

"Thank you, Jason and Eliana." Carol gestured with her hands to thank the kids.

"You're welcome." Right when the kids were replying to Carol, Ryan said seriously, "Miss Carol, please call us by our titles on our names. It's inappropriate for you to call us by just our names. It's reserved for our parents."

Carol's expression turned awkward as she immediately changed her way of calling the kids. "Alright, Young sir Ryan."

"Get well soon!" Ryan bowed at her before turning around and left.

Let's go downstairs for breakfast." Jason followed Ryan downstairs.

Only Eliana was friendly toward the woman. "Miss Carol, have you eaten breakfast?"

Carol shook her head while wearing a gentle smile.

"Then come downstairs with me. The head maid learned how to make hot cross bunnies." Eliana smiled and gestured in the air, outlining the image of a bunny. "They are shaped like bunnies and taste great."

"Is that so? I would like to try one." Carol motioned with her hands and her smile grew wider.

"Let's go. I'll take you there," Eliana invited the woman.

"Thank you, Young ma'am Eliana." Seeing how amiable the girl was, Carol ruffled her hair gently.

The two of them entered the lift and went downstairs. When they exited the lift, Eliana saw Davon standing at the entrance of his room and waved at him. "Good morning, Daddy!"

"Morning." Noticing the kids were rather calm, Davon closed the door and disappeared from view without sparing a glance at Carol.

The latter was in the middle of saying "good morning" with sign language, but the man had returned to his room, so she could only smile bitterly and put down her hands.

Ryan and Jason were heading toward the dining table.

Ryan's expression was cold. Jason leaned in and whispered, "Don't be like this. She saved Eliana before. Just see her as a guest at our house."

"I didn't say anything." Reluctant to heed his brother's advice, Ryan sat in his seat.

"Alright." Jason shrugged at his reaction. He knew Ryan's personality, and the latter was just like their father. Not only was he cold, he was also stubborn and did not heed others' advice.

Douglas pushed the wheelchair and took D'barl to the dining table, while the latter looked energetic when he greeted the kids, "Morning, Ryan and Jason."

"Good morning, great-grandpa!" Both Jason and Ryan took turns to greet D'barl. The former said it with a smile, while the latter was polite yet aloof.

Ryan's reaction was within D'barl's expectations. However, he thought it was inevitable for the kids to feel that way, and soon they would get used to it.

Their mother's dead and their father would've to remarry one day.

He didn't speak about it to the kids. He wanted Carol to build a relationship with them before telling them the truth.

"Good morning, great-grandpa!" At that moment, Eliana accompanied Carol as they headed toward them.

"Morning!" D'barl was relieved. 'At least Eliana doesn't repulse Carol.'

D'barl asked enthusiastically, "Carol, how was it? Are you comfortable staying here?"

"Everything's well. Thank you, Mr. Old Roman." Carol gestured slowly with her hands while she always wore a gentle smile.

Carol was just like a cloud in the sky. As she was always calm and kind, people couldn't bring themselves to badmouth her, even if they had some prejudice against her.

It was as if they would hurt her if they increased their volume when talking to her.

"Miss Carol, this is your breakfast." The head maid served her breakfast and smiled at her.

"Thank you." Carol smiled at her as she thanked her with sign language.

"You're welcome." The head maid and other maids in the house liked the woman very much, as she was always polite and humble.

In their opinion, Carol was perfect, except for the fact that she was mute.

Seeing how everyone was warming up to Carol, including the fact that D'barl had instructed the head maid to prepare a set of breakfast for her, Ryan frowned.

"Let's eat," D'barl urged after everyone had gotten into their seats.

"Enjoy your meal, great-grandpa and Miss Carol." Jason and Eliana greeted the elders before digging into their meal, while Ryan was silent as he furrowed his brows with thoughts in his mind.

Noticing something was wrong with him, D'barl tried to test the waters. "Ryan, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." Ryan replied and ate his breakfast.

The old man didn't press the matter any further. 'It's already good that Ryan didn't throw a fit when interacting with Carol.Maybe he'll open up to her after spending time with her for a while.'

After breakfast, D'barl sent the kids to school as usual. That day, Ryan went with them as there was a school celebration.

In the car, Jason and Eliana were playing some games with D'barl, while Finny was watching their battle at the side. The atmosphere in the car was lively and everyone was having fun.

Except for Ryan, who was sitting alone in his seat while placing his hand on his stomach. He went to the toilet soon after and when he returned; he leaned against the sofa, looking weak.

"Ryan, come and play with us," D'barl coaxed.

"I don't feel well." Ryan covered his stomach and furrowed his brows. "Maybe it was because of me drinking cold milk in my room this morning. It hurts."

"You must've eaten something bad." D'barl grew concerned and hurriedly instructed, "Quick. Get Immaculate here."

Ryan said slowly, "I should go back home. Even after eating the medicine Dr Immaculate gives, I won't have the mood to join the celebration anymore."

"Alright." D'barl frowned slightly and nodded while looking at the child. "I'll ask someone to send you back and Dr. Immaculate will be there. Rest well at home, okay?"

"Okay. Thank you, great-grandpa." Ryan nodded.

D'barl immediately started making some arrangements and instructed a few bodyguards to send him back home.

Hearing that, Ryan immediately suggested, "Great-grandpa, there will be many people at school. It'll be better to leave the bodyguards with Jason and Eliana to ensure their safety. A driver should suffice to send me back home."

Jason looked at Ryan deeply while a glint of confusion flashed across his eyes.

"I can't let you go with just a driver…" Before D'barl could reject Ryan's suggestion, Jason said, "Great-grandpa, during the sports day of our kindergarten, a group of people in black sneaked in and took me and Eliana away. I was so scared that time."

"Jason, is this about the chip?" Eliana recalled the incident and her face turned pale. "I remember everything. That person was so scary. He flung us into the car and entered our house to steal the chip."

Jason replied, "Yes. Luckily, Mommy and Mrs. Blake protected us."

"Right. He was trying to steal the chip in Finny's tummy." The two kids went on and on with their traumatic experience, and it left them shivering in fear.

"Sob, sob. Great-grandpa, I'm scared." Eliana hugged D'barl and whined, "I don't want to go to school anymore. I don't want to join the celebration."

"Don't be afraid. I'm here for you guys, and no one can hurt you." D'barl quickly comforted the kids and said, "Then how about this? Collins, you send Ryan back while others protect Jason and Eliana at school. You guys must never leave their side. You hear me?"

"Yes, Mr. Old Roman." The bodyguards bowed to D'barl.

"Here is close to home, so nothing should happen." However, D'barl was still worried, so he reminded, "Be very careful on the way back to the house. Ensure Ryan's safety no matter what."

"Please don't worry, Mr. Old Roman," Collins replied.

Before they split up, Jason reminded, "Ryan, rest well at home."

"Got it. Thank you, Jason." Ryan looked at Jason deeply, as he knew the latter was helping him with his plan.After that, the car stopped, and they split up.

Collins alone drove a Maybach and started to take Ryan home while the others followed Jason and Eliana to school.

"Drive carefully." D'barl waited until the car Collins drove disappeared from sight before retracting his gaze and instructed the bodyguard to continue driving.

In the car, Ryan furrowed his brows while looking outside the window as if he was making up a plan in his mind.

Right when the car was about to pass through the area between North villa and South Villa, Ryan covered his stomach and screamed in pain. "Argh! My stomach hurts."

Collins hurriedly asked, "Young Sir Ryan, what's wrong? Just bear with it a little more, we're reaching soon."

Ryan shouted in pain, "My stomach hurts so much. I can't bear it anymore, so please stop the car. I want to poo."

"Huh? Here?" Collins slowed down the car and scanned their surroundings. They were in the wilderness and of course, there wasn't any toilet available.

'Young sir Ryan is still a kid, so no one will blame him for this. Plus, there's no one around.' Seeing how much pain Ryan was in, the bodyguard changed his mind and decided to do as the child said.

"Alright." He stopped the car by the roadside near the woods to prevent Ryan from falling down the cliff.

Ryan carried his small backpack on his back before getting off the car. Covering his stomach while wearing his pain-etched face, he ran into the woods.

"Young Sir Ryan, please wait." Collins immediately chased after him.

Ryan commanded, "Don't follow me. Stay in the car."

"But…" The bodyguard sensed that something was amiss, but he didn't follow Ryan as he thought it was normal for the child to be embarrassed if someone was to be near him when he was doing his business.

'It should be fine since I'm just at his side.'

Just as Ryan went into the woods, he didn't stop in his tracks. Instead, he stopped pretending to be in pain and ran forward while pushing aside the plants in his path. When he got to an open space, he ran toward North villa.

'I have to find some clues and get Mommy back as soon as possible.Otherwise, some other woman is about to intrude on my home.'

" Young Sir Ryan, are you done?" Soon after, Collins grew anxious. "You didn't have tissues, right? I'll bring some for you."

With that, he took a packet of tissues from the car and walked into the woods slowly while looking around, searching for Ryan. " Young sir Ryan , I'm not trying to peek. I'm just here to give you some tissues."

After saying his words, only silence ensued in the vast forest.

Collins froze. Scanning his surroundings, his heart started racing as he yelled anxiously, "Young Sir Ryan… Young sir Ryan ? Stop playing and come out now. There are wild beasts here. It's too dangerous to play hide and seek."

He didn't receive any response from the child.

Collins started searching here and there in the vast forest, but Ryan was nowhere to be found.

Breaking out in a cold sweat, the bodyguard took in a deep breath and focused on his surroundings. On closer inspection, he noticed the thick bushes were messy as if someone had pushed them sideways while a trail of footsteps could be seen on the ground.

Following the footsteps, he quickened his pace and called Clyde. "Hello? Clyde, Young sir Ryan ran away!"

"What?" Clyde was in the middle of carrying out his mission. When he heard what Collins said, he immediately jumped and asked, "What do you mean by that? Explain."

"It went like this…" Clyde explained everything to him.

Meanwhile, Ryan followed the route he had investigated before and successfully reached the hill behind North villa.

Right when he was about to take out his laptop and drone to carry out investigations, an ear-piercing screech was heard from the sky.

Ryan lifted his head and saw an eagle soaring above. The eagle didn't seem as intimidating as it would and was losing its balance, as if it was...

Ryan was letting his imagination run wild while the eagle suddenly made a downward glide toward him. Its speed was so fast that it was almost like an arrow.

The child was so scared that he immediately started running and used up every ounce of his energy to run for his life.

However, it would be impossible for a child to outrun an eagle.Very quickly, the eagle caught up to him.

Glancing back at the eagle, Ryan quickened his pace and accidentally tripped over a stone. He fell to the ground with a loud thud. The child had no time to dwell on his pain, so he supported himself with his hands and wanted to get up.

However, the eagle was flapping its wings and launching its talon at him.Right at that critical moment, the eagle glided past Ryan's head and crashed to the ground. As its speed was too fast, it tumbled down the hill.

Ryan sprawled on the ground and trembled in fear.It was quite a while before he finally came back to his senses. When he lifted his head to scan his surroundings, the eagle was nowhere to be seen.

There were a few blood-stained feathers on the ground. The wind blew onto them, lifting the edge of the feathers.

Recalling the noise just then, Ryan looked at the long trial of bloodstain and finally understood what happened.

The eagle was injured initially, and it was trying to fly. When it saw Ryan, it wanted to attack him, but it used up all of its strength and fell down the hill. The child hurriedly got up and walked toward the hillside to check on the eagle.

It fell onto a big rock, while blood splattered everywhere. Laying lifelessly on the rock, the eagle could only move its wings slightly.

Ryan took out a telescope from his bag and saw his mother's black gold engagement ring on the eagle's talon.

He immediately kept his telescope and climbed down the hill carefully.Although the eagle was seriously injured, Ryan was still afraid of it. He took a small stone and tossed it beside the eagle to test its reaction.Its wings moved slightly, but it couldn't stand up while its sharp eyes looked dull.

Ryan heaved a sigh of relief before picking up a twig from the ground and inched closer to the eagle.

When his distance from the eagle was just one meter away, the eagle flapped its wings suddenly.

"Ah!" He screamed in fear and backed away quickly.

When he calmed down, the eagle was still laying down in the same position and could only move its right wing for a bit, so it was harmless.

The child heaved a sigh of relief before hurling another attempt at moving closer to the eagle. Keeping his guard up, he assured, "Mr. Eagle, don't worry. If you don't hurt me, I won't hurt you. I just want to retrieve my mommy's ring."

No one knows if the eagle understood a human child's words, as it didn't budge and stared at him coldly.

"That ring…" Ryan pointed at its talon and explained, "It belongs to my Mommy. You have to return it to me. Do you understand?"

The eagle's stare was still cold.

Ryan tried to move closer to it. Seeing how the eagle was just looking at him, he took another step closer and tried to use the twig to hook the ring.

At that exact moment, the eagle fluttered its wings and let out a ferocious screech, as if it was reluctant to submit to the reality of losing its power and might.

The twig in Ryan's hands was flung to the ground while his hands were scratched. Taking a few steps back, the child looked at his wounds and was scared to try it again.

'It seems impossible to take the ring back.'

Ryan gritted his teeth and made up his mind. He found a rock and got ready to hurl it at the eagle. 'If it passes out, I can get Mommy's ring back.'

However, when he was about to strike the animal, his conscience kicked in. Seeing the eagle's blood-stained body and broken wings, the child hesitated.

'This eagle has a mother too. If its mother sees him like this, it will be heartbroken.What if I accidentally kill it? I'm going to be a murderer.'

With these thoughts in his mind, Ryan put down the rock