Contractually Yours: The Billionaire's Unlikely Bride
Chapter 74: RECUPERATION

Chapter 74: Chapter 74: RECUPERATION

"Logan, are you sure that I am okay?" with a shaky voice Briar asked as she leaned weakly against Logan inside the ward.

She had just ’woken up’ twenty minutes ago and until now, the shock of falling unconscious when she was supposed to get a checkup lingered on her.

Logan, seeing Briar trembling and her voice shaking with fear, felt guilt towards her.

He wasn’t a good person. That was one thing that he knew. He had so many reasons for what he had just done and yet when seeing her like that, not knowing what she just went through, he felt like a big villain.

However, that thought quickly left as soon as it came. It wasn’t the first time that he was like this. Rather than feeling guilt, he might as well just give her what she wants.

He would compensate for everything and make sure that he gave her the best.

After all, with his greatest problem solved, his heart was now at peace.

He patted her hand coaxingly, a glint of affection in his eyes, saying, "You are fine. You were just tired and ended up sleeping," lying with a straight face.

Briar’s eyes lit up when she heard that. She heaved a sigh of relief as she responded, "That’s good, then. I was worried that I might not be well, as the doctors said before."

Logan, seeing the foolish girl accepting such a reason, chuckled lightly, his eyes shining as he found her more to his liking.

Selena was too intelligent and clever. Having Briar, whose brain at times didn’t seem to function well, would be a good change.

At least, she won’t dare look outside and make his head green the way Selena did. Having a wife that he could control and manage was what he aimed for when he targeted her in the first place.

And a lovestruck fool was the best person to control as well. He didn’t have anything to worry about.

Fortunately, he didn’t have a single clue about the person he was looking down on. If he knew, he would be making countermeasures, or getting rid of her as soon as possible.

Thankfully, Briar didn’t know what he was thinking about. Otherwise, things might get crazy when he least expects it.

***

Briar was brought home after the whole fiasco. Since she was told to get enough rest, she was going to do it.

Apart from visiting the hospital a few more times in the future, there was no need for her to do much anymore.

With that, Briar’s life would surely be more comfortable. Or so that’s what she thought.

Two days after the hospital visit, a not-so-friendly middle-aged woman graced the mansion. Just looking at her, Briar had goosebumps all over.

The lady looked stern and a bit scary. It made her wonder why she was brought to the mansion.

However, when Logan enthusiastically introduced the lady, Briar knew that she was doomed.

"Briar, meet Lady Diana. She will be in charge of your etiquette class. Learn as much as you can from her during your recuperation. In a month, there will be a banquet and you will be attending with mother. So let us be prepared."

Etiquette! Etiquette!

How much she loathed anything related to this word.

She remembered clearly how Lyra, Cade, and Tiana were always complaining about this etiquette thing. She hated being restrained by some laws that someone had made in the past.

However, she understood the importance of learning. She was no longer a nanny who could survive being in the background.

Being Logan’s wife, she was getting pushed into the spotlight. If she messes up, the brunt would fall on the family. Her actions would make Logan and the Meyers a laughingstock. She didn’t want that.

Regardless of her hate for the lessons, she could only smile weakly at Lady Diana, her eyes sparkling with agony though those watching saw otherwise, her thoughts concealed perfectly as she said, "I will be in your care, lady Diana," her voice very pleasant to the ears.

Lady Diana, who was expecting to see some iron lady or someone spoiled and hard to deal with, was a bit taken aback by Briar. She didn’t expect the other to be so weak and agreeable.

Her eyes were shining like diamonds, and filled with anticipation. It made her who was disliked by many to have great fondness towards Briar.

’I guess I will be not too strict. I don’t dare scare her away!’ it wasn’t easy to find someone eager to learn after all.

Logan, seeing Briar’s eagerness, was happy. At least unlike his kids who complain left and right, Briar was very cooperative.

Thankfully, none of them knew her real thoughts exactly.

With the arrival of Lady Diana, started the strenuous etiquette lessons.

Briar was very strict with herself. Since she got a chance to improve herself, she wasn’t someone who would take it for granted.

No matter how much she disliked the lessons, she seriously attended her lessons and did her homework.

She didn’t forget to take a proper rest in the process as well.

It was a long month, but one that yielded results.

With each passing day, Briar found herself getting more confident and no longer doubting herself.

She might be powerful and could retort against the ancestor spiritualists, but when facing people of nobility, she couldn’t help but feel small.

But with Lady Diana’s earnest nurturing, all that changed.

She was very confident that once she attended that banquet with her mother-in-law, she would manage whatever would be thrown at her.

With how eager and earnest Briar was at learning, Lady Diana also found it easy to teach her. As a result, in that short month, she managed to teach everything that she could.

As for the rest, that could be learnt through practice.

The more she attends such events, the more she will learn and engrave the lessons in her bones.

The whole family saw the results, and Logan was the most satisfied of all when he saw how changed Briar was.

Lady Diana received a lucrative transfer to her bank account. When she left the mansion on the last day, she kept looking at it lingeringly, wondering how nice it would have been if she added another month as well.

It wasn’t easy to get such a good student after all.

Besides, the money was good.

Who didn’t like to earn more?