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 promptly called in

Seven Star Pharmacy

was momentarily stunned, but after confirming with him, he went out to start preparing for the acquisition.

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 Group and a few executives from the political

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immediately sensed his reluctance. He said, “Mr. Francis, this cooperation with Summit Sphere Group is quite crucial, a project worth over ten million dollars. It’s important for

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

a moment, he ultimately returned to his office

on the second floor of the Platinum Hyatt Hotel.

the people at the dining

his intention to leave, Mr. Wilson joked, “Mr. Francis, you’ve become quite domestically controlled by Mrs. Adkins

denied the remark. He raised his glass and continued

were just a cooperation with Mr. Wilson. After all, involving several political

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

this

back, and Brian, with slightly drunk and blurry eyes, glanced at his phone screen. There was a missed call from Louise and

strange impulse, Brian clicked into

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

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

sent him any messages

the lips of Brian. Grace was indeed a dutiful wife,

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

and he couldn’t quite fathom why he kept

reasoned with himself, it was the effect of having a bit too much to drink, always

headed straight to Grace’s room after the car stopped at the

couldn’t help but step forward to support him.

Let me

gesture, signaling

living room before

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pushed it open directly. He didn’t turn on the lights, but in the faint glow from

used to wait for him in the living room whenever he had social engagements outside in