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.”

for Miss Adkins?” Melvin

“Yes.”

me pack

him appreciatively and replied, “Melvin,

this house. Anyway, I won’t say more. Take an umbrella and take

“Okay.”

hurriedly made her way

something was off with the taste. “Grace, you didn’t

the entire villa, no one could match

Upon returning, it would have taken too long if I had cooked it from scratch, and you would have

I don’t want to eat this. Could you please get me a takeaway

her, and after a brief pause, she stood up.

was almost constantly on the

found various reasons to send her out to buy this

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the evening, as the sun began to set, a breeze swept through, bringing a slight coolness to the

I want to feel the

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implication of “carry” in her words and instead went to borrow a

up.”

her. “Are you asking

Can’t you sit in a wheelchair?” Grace didn’t

sit in a wheelchair?” Louise looked

to go

say it? Carry me outside on your

eyebrows furrowed

“Grace, do you think I’m fat? Are you afraid I’m too

“No,” Grace replied.

big deal if she weren’t pregnant. However, she really couldn’t

me? Fine, forget it. I’ll wait for Brian to come

seemed to harbor deep resentment towards her now. If Louise were to complain in front of him, Brian might make her do even more extreme things.

these thoughts in mind, Grace walked over and

succeeded in her scheme, chuckling triumphantly. She slowly moved onto Grace’s back, putting her

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

now, considering the baby in her

reaching the garden outside, Grace carefully placed her on

panting heavily, and