Falling for My Contractual Wife

Chapter 7

Louise had finished her drip, and it was already past three in the morning. She had fallen asleep. Brian did not wake her up and managed to rest on another bed for the night.

By six in the morning, Louise woke up. Brian, unable to sleep well in the hospital, decided to take her back to the villa carly.

Grace hadn’t slept well either, plagued by dreams of Brian’s cold warnings. As Brian’s car approached the villa, she woke up. Unsure of what to do upon waking, she aimlessly got out of bed, slipped on her slippers, and walked out of her room. Standing on the second–floor corridor, she saw a tender moment between Brian and Louise as they entered from outside.

Louise seemed fine, with rosy cheeks, holding Brian’s hand, and they strolled into the living room with laughter. Catching the sight of Grace from the corner of her eye, Louise suddenly stumbled and cried out, “Oops! Brian, my foot!”

“What happened to your foot?” Brian anxiously crouched to check on her.

“I twisted it just now, and my ankle feels numb.” Louise stood on one leg, looking pained, and stared at Brian.

“Why are you so careless? Acting so recklessly like a child.” Although Brian seemed to be scolding Louise, his voice was filled with love.

Hearing his words made Grace’s heart ache.

“I want to lie down for a bit. I didn’t sleep at all last night,” Louise cooed, clinging to his neck.

“I’ll carry you up,” he said, lifting her effortlessly and heading upstairs, leaving Grace petrified in her spot. As Brian ascended the stairs, seeing Grace in disarray, still in her nightclothes with tousled hair, he paused briefly.

“Well, up so early to check if Louise survived your cooking?” His words cut into Grace’s heart. She stared at Brian like he was a stranger. His gaze was cold, and he walked past her, carrying Louise straight into the guest room. Only then did Grace turn slowly and mechanically head back to her own room.

Brian settled Louise onto the bed and spoke softly, “Get some more rest.”

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“Brian, wait.” Louise hastily grabbed his hand.

“What is it?”

Louise bit her lip, appearing hesitant to speak.

“What’s wrong? Just tell me.” Brian sat at the edge of the bed.

She hesitated and spoke. “Promise not to be mad at me. I’m just sharing my feelings.”

brow, smiling faintly. “Of course not.”

Chapter 7

morning. She had fallen asleep. Brian did not wake her up and managed to rest on

sleep well

she woke up. Unsure of what to do upon waking, she aimlessly got out of bed, slipped on her slippers, and walked out of her room. Standing on the second–floor corridor, she

rosy cheeks, holding Brian’s hand, and they strolled into the living room with laughter. Catching the sight of Grace from the corner of her eye, Louise suddenly

anxiously crouched to

just now, and my ankle feels numb.” Louise stood on one leg, looking pained, and stared

Although Brian seemed to be scolding Louise, his voice was filled with love.

his words made

want to lie down for a bit. I didn’t sleep at all last night,”

you up,” he said, lifting her effortlessly and heading upstairs, leaving Grace petrified in her spot. As Brian ascended the stairs, seeing Grace

if Louise survived your cooking?” His words cut into Grace’s heart. She stared at Brian like he was a stranger. His gaze was cold, and he walked past her,

settled Louise onto the bed and spoke softly, “Get some more

Louise hastily

“What is it?”

lip, appearing hesitant

wrong? Just tell me.” Brian sat at the edge of the

spoke. “Promise not to be mad at me. I’m just sharing my feelings.”

smiling faintly. “Of

“Does Grace like you?”

confusion. “Why

“I’m not saying she shouldn’t live there. I mean, perhaps Grace might think you placed her on the second floor as a special

deeper, but

live on the second floor? What makes her different from the other staff?”

and a difficult childhood. I just felt sorry for her.”

you think of her as a person?”

from work, and helping him with his tie and shoes. She always played the role of a devoted wife. If he had to say what kind of person Grace was, he couldn’t find any faults in her. Yet, there was one thing that bothered him greatly.

even

just terminate her contract then?”

it now would mean compensating

further and

smiled. “Oh, nothing. I

“What’s peculiar?”

just find it irregular. After all, all the staff in our house live in the servant quarters