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.

the caller ID and promptly called in his assistant, Camren.

Seven Star Pharmacy on

but after confirming with him, he went

wall 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

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cooperation with Summit Sphere Group is quite crucial, a project worth over ten million dollars. It’s important

couldn’t quite explain why, but today, he just

for a moment, he ultimately returned

the private room on the second

glasses with the people at the dining table,

you’ve become quite domestically controlled by Mrs. Adkins right after announcing

nor denied the remark. He raised his

if it were just a cooperation with Mr. Wilson. After all, involving several political figures made it

bit, and when he

this

him back, and 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

impulse, Brian clicked into the sent messages in his inbox.

the bottom of the list, indicating that the last message sent to her

late, he would always receive messages from her, cautioning him to drink less and

him any messages since Louise returned.

played on the lips of Brian. Grace was indeed a dutiful

face of Grace suddenly flashed in his mind, which was cold, stubborn,

he couldn’t quite fathom why

was the effect of having a bit too

Brian headed straight to Grace’s room after

couldn’t help but step forward to support

you okay? Let me help you

his hand in a gesture,

him enter the living room before

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didn’t turn on the lights, but in the faint glow from outside, he saw her lying on her side in bed, seemingly

wait for him in the living room whenever