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

Pharmacy on Drake Road,”

after confirming with him, he went out to start preparing for the

after 5 o’clock, as Brian 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

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

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

ultimately returned to his office and sat

on the second floor of the

raised a few glasses with the people at the dining table, and after a short while, he planned

quite domestically controlled by Mrs. Adkins right after announcing the engagement, haven’t you?”

the remark. He raised his glass and

to handle if it were just a cooperation with Mr. Wilson. After all, involving several political figures made it tricky for him to simply

a bit, and when he finally left, it was already

this

drunk and blurry eyes, glanced at his phone screen. There

impulse, Brian clicked into the sent messages

indicating that the last message sent to her was

her, cautioning him to

him any messages since

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

mind, which was

discomfort swept over his chest, and he couldn’t quite fathom why he kept thinking about her

himself, it was the effect of having a bit too much to

room after the car stopped

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

okay? Let me

gesture, signaling him

him enter the living room before

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directly. He didn’t turn on the lights, but in the faint glow

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