Falling for My Contractual Wife

Chapter 16

Grace frowned upon hearing her request. “Miss Adkins, there are no strawberries available this season.”

“Grace, could you please go to the trouble of finding them for me? I really crave strawberries,” Louise said, not lifting her head from her phone as she spoke.

Grace could only resign herself to standing up and looking for strawberries.

After Louise watched her leave, she sneered. “Are you thinking of hiding in the hospital room and enjoying the air conditioning? Dream on!”

Grace spent a little over two hours running around outside before finally finding a place that sold strawberries.

After buying them, Louise ate two strawberries and then threw the rest into the trash. “Grace, what kind of strawberries did you buy? Why do they taste so bad?”

“Miss Adkins, as I told you, there are no strawberries in this season. Even if there are, they’re out of season, and out–of–season fruits generally don’t taste good,” Grace explained.

“It’s because you couldn’t find them, yet you’re making many excuses. Forget it. I won’t argue with you. It’s already noon, and I’m hungry. Hurry back and make me lunch. It took you so much time just to buy some strawberries,” Louise said.

Grace nodded, took a deep breath, and asked, “Alright, I’ll go back and make it for you. Miss Adkins, what would you like to eat?”

“Your culinary skills are excellent. I’ll enjoy whatever you make.” Louise smiled as she looked at her.

Grace stood up, preparing to leave. She hadn’t even dried the sweat on her forehead from the last run, and now she had to head out again.

Just as she was about to leave, Louise called her again, “Grace.”

“I asked you to buy strawberries and make me lunch. You’re not mad at me, are you?” Louise inquired.

Louise’s expression seemed innocent as she continued, “Don’t be angry, okay? That’s just how I am, straightforward. Even though you accidentally caused my fracture, I won’t blame you. Please don’t hold a

grudge against me.”

Grace didn’t know what to say. She glanced at Louise, then turned and left.

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Hurrying home, Melvin looked at her and asked, “Miss Sherman, why did you come back so soon? And in this hot weather, why didn’t you bring an umbrella?”

“No problem.” Grace wiped away some sweat. “Melvin, I still need to cook.”

Miss Adkins?” Melvin

“Yes.”

pack it for you. Please take it to

him appreciatively and

what? You’re the mistress of this house. Anyway, I won’t say more. Take an umbrella and

“Okay.”

made her way back.

off with

quite unique. Throughout the entire villa,

had someone prepare it. Upon returning, it would have taken too long if I had cooked it from scratch,

you please

after a brief

was almost constantly on the go.

to send her out to buy this or that under the scorching

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sun began to set, a breeze swept through, bringing a

looked outside and said, “Grace, carry me outside. I want to feel the breeze and

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her words and instead went to borrow

up.” Grace

her. “Are you asking me to sit in

wheelchair?” Grace didn’t understand and found her question a bit

Why would I need to sit in a

to go outside,

I just say it? Carry me outside on your back,” Louise

furrowed

I’m fat? Are you afraid I’m

“No,” Grace replied.

a big deal if she weren’t pregnant. However,

slightly. “You don’t want to carry me? Fine, forget it. I’ll wait for Brian

Brian seemed to harbor deep resentment towards her now. If Louise were to complain in

over and crouched down by

moved onto

of the ward slowly. Although she had been accustomed to physical labor since

steps now, considering the baby in her

Grace carefully placed her on

heavily, and drenched in sweat.