Falling for My Contractual Wife

Chapter 22

“Later, she forgot about it.”

Now, thinking back, Grace’s reaction that day did seem quite suspicious.

Brian discussed some cooperation matters with Marshall downstairs and then returned to the company shortly. Before leaving, he sent a text message to Louise.

At the Francis Group.

Brian had just sat down when he received a call from Melvin.

“Mr. Brian, Miss Sherman had a good appetite today. She finished all the soup that was prepared for her.”

Brian responded with a faint “Hmm” and then asked, “How are her feet?”

“Still the same as usual.”

Brian furrowed his brow slightly, saying, “Got it,” and then hung up the phone.

He browsed through the orders he placed on his phone yesterday, and with his slender fingers, he tapped on the review section. He left a negative review without any accompanying comments.

At around 4:30 in the afternoon, his phone suddenly received a call from the merchant.

“Hello, Mr. Brian, this is Seven Star Pharmacy. We noticed that you gave us a negative review. May I inquire about the reason for your dissatisfaction?”

Brian paused with his fingers on the mouse, then leaned back in his chair and coolly said, “Your medication is completely ineffective!”

After saying that, he promptly ended the call.

Shortly after, the customer service called again, inquiring whether he had used the product in the correct manner. They emphasized the effectiveness of their medicine, stating that they had never received a negative review before, and Brian was the only customer who had given their store a negative rating. They went on to request him to consider removing the

review.

Brian responded sarcastically, “If you still want to run a pharmacy, stop bothering with phone calls!”

Unaware of the identity of Brian, the customer service, under pressure from her manager, dialed his number once again.

at the caller ID and promptly called

the Seven Star Pharmacy on Drake Road,”

with him, he went out to start preparing for the

and prepared to leave work a bit early, his assistant suddenly walked in. “Mr. Francis, there’s a dinner at 6 PM tonight at the Platinum

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sensed his reluctance. He said, “Mr. Francis, this cooperation with Summit Sphere Group is quite crucial, a project

irritable, tugged at his tie. He couldn’t quite explain why, but today, he

for a moment, he ultimately returned to his office and sat

on the second floor of the Platinum Hyatt Hotel.

with the people at the dining table, and after a

Mr. Wilson joked, “Mr. Francis, you’ve become quite domestically controlled

the remark.

a cooperation with Mr. Wilson. After all, involving

and when he finally left, it was already past

this

Brian, with slightly drunk and blurry eyes, glanced at his phone screen. There was a missed call from Louise and two text messages, while the rest

strange impulse, Brian clicked into the sent messages in

of the list, indicating that the last message sent to her was nearly a month ago.

whenever he came home late, he would always receive messages from her, cautioning him to drink less and inquiring

she hadn’t sent him

smile played on the lips of Brian. Grace was indeed a dutiful wife, always attentive and

his mind, which was cold, stubborn, devoid of the

sudden wave of discomfort swept over his chest, and he couldn’t quite fathom why he kept thinking about her tonight.

a bit too much to drink,

straight to Grace’s room after the car stopped

couldn’t help but step forward

Let me help you

his hand in a gesture, signaling him

him enter the living

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was not locked, and Brian pushed it open directly. He didn’t turn on the lights, but in the faint glow from outside, he saw her lying

room whenever he had social engagements outside in