Falling for My Contractual Wife

Chapter 2

The next day, Grace sat in the outpatient clinic of the OB/GYN department of the hospital, listening to Dr. Bobby Gildon’s lengthy explanation. She held her phone, jotting down every detail he said.

“That’s all. The baby looks good. Take care of yourself,” Dr. Gildon concluded.

“Thank you, thank you!” Grace hurriedly expressed her gratitude.

Feeling in high spirits, she put the folic acid and prenatal iron supplements into her bag and happily walked out. However, in the hospital lobby, she encountered Brian and Louise. Louise linked arms with him, a beautiful smile on her face. They both noticed Grace.

In the brief moment their eyes met, Grace saw extreme displeasure in Brian’s cold gaze. She could only awkwardly force a smile and bravely approach.

“Mr. Francis, hello. I’m feeling a bit of low blood sugar. I just came for a checkup. Don’t worry. It won’t affect my work.”

Brian stared in the direction she came from, coldly asking, “Low blood sugar? But then, why did you go to the OB/GYN department?”

Brian felt that Grace intentionally showed up at the hospital and suspected she had planned to run into them. He thought Grace was probably playing some trick, perhaps feigning illness or pretending to be pregnant, using these cheap tactics to gain more benefits from him.

Grace’s face froze with an awkward smile, then quickly understood his insinuation.

“What’s so strange about it? The OB/GYN department is specifically for women’s health. As a woman, it’s normal for me to come here for a checkup.” Grace’s heart raced rapidly.

Brian, finding her explanation reasonable and not making any additional demands, gradually lost his suspicion. He thought perhaps Grace was really just here for a medical checkup. He didn’t say anything and, without a glance back, entered the hospital with Louise. Only Louise couldn’t help but turn around, looking at Grace’s retreating figure with a complex expression.

Grace remained oblivious to Louise’s gaze, rushing out of the hospital. Just thinking about almost being caught, she felt extremely nervous.

Back home, Grace immediately poured out all the folic acid from the box. She tore the empty box and instructions into pieces and flushed them down the toilet. She then transferred the folic acid tablets into a vitamin bottle. At that moment, the room door suddenly swung open.

“What are you doing?” Brian’s ice–cold voice made Grace shudder, and the tablets scattered all over the floor.

“I–I’m taking vitamins.”

giving what she thought was a firm response while holding

vitamin bottle.

looking at the vitamin bottle in her hand, began to grow suspicious, his gaze intensifying.

to gain benefits. He couldn’t help but let out a mocking laugh in his mind. Though Grace had appeared well–behaved during the past three years, he had long felt she wasn’t genuinely obedient. Now, she was finally about to

deduct any money. Just don’t cause trouble for me.”

but didn’t have time to dwell on it. She quickly

the next morning, Grace received a message from the butler, Melvin Duncan, informing her that Brian wanted her

Brian had revealed everything to her six months ago and ceased pretending to love her, they had never shared a

attire and applied light

side of the long table, observing Brian on the

for dinner?” she asked casually. It seemed odd to her, as Brian should

your

calmly replied, “I had something on the day of birthday and couldn’t accompany you. Today, I’m compensating you. Even though our marriage is just a deal, as your nominal husband, I’ll do what’s expected. I’ll provide

thousand reasons not to have dinner with her, he would do it anyway, playing the role of a tender and doting husband. However, Grace

substitute for Louise, and now that Louise had returned, she soon wouldn’t even qualify for that. Thinking about this, Grace felt an indescribable bitterness in her heart. Just then, the waiter brought in the food, and a greasy smell invaded her nostrils. Instantly, her stomach churned, and a desire to

use the

and quickly fled

attention by playing tricks. The more he thought about it, the more

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she crouched by the toilet. Simultaneously, she grabbed a pre- prepared box of sour plums from her bag and started shoving

door swung open at that moment, revealing Brian’s tall figure. He looked down at

What are you

pulled out a lipstick, responding calmly, “I dropped my lipstick behind the

if nothing had happened and

at her. He couldn’t understand why she had taken such a vibrant shade of lipstick

returned to the table, staring at the array of dishes laid out before her, feeling absolutely no appetite. She even started to feel a

need to figure something

arrived to serve her, standing beside her

her eyebrow, Grace made some subtle movements with her hand under the