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.

ID and promptly called in his assistant, Camren.

Star Pharmacy on

confirming with him, he went out to start preparing for

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

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cooperation with Summit Sphere Group is quite crucial, a project worth over ten million

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

ultimately returned to his office

room on the second floor of the Platinum Hyatt

a few glasses with the people at the dining table, and after a

become quite domestically

denied the remark. He raised

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

when

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

clicked

lay quietly at the bottom of the list, indicating that

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

she hadn’t sent him any messages

Grace was indeed a dutiful

flashed in his mind, which was cold,

swept over his chest, and he couldn’t quite fathom why he

it was the effect of having a bit too much to drink, always seeking someone

straight to Grace’s room after the car stopped at the villa.

unsteadily, Camren couldn’t help but step forward

Let

raised his hand in a gesture, signaling him not

living room

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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 on her side in bed, seemingly in a deep sleep.

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