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.

caller ID and

the Seven Star Pharmacy

he went

glanced at the time on the 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 Platinum Hyatt Hotel. It’s with Mr. Wilson from Summit Sphere

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

tie. He couldn’t quite explain why, but today, he just wanted to leave work early and

ultimately returned to his office and sat back down.

the private room on the second floor of the Platinum Hyatt

at the dining table, and after a short while, he planned

“Mr. Francis, you’ve become quite domestically

confirmed nor denied the remark. He raised his glass and continued drinking with the

Wilson. After all, involving several political figures made it tricky

to drink quite a bit, and when he finally left, it was already

this

at his phone screen. There was a missed call from Louise and two text messages, while

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

word “Grace” lay quietly at the bottom of the list, indicating that the last message sent to

came home late, he would always receive messages from her, cautioning him

seemed that she hadn’t sent him any messages since

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

of Grace suddenly flashed in his mind, which was cold, stubborn, devoid of the once

swept over his chest, and he couldn’t quite

was the effect of having a bit too much to

Grace’s room after

him walking unsteadily, Camren couldn’t help but step forward to support him.

are you okay? Let me help you

his hand in a gesture,

enter the living room before

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in the faint glow from outside, he saw her lying on her side in

him in the living room