Falling for My Contractual Wife

Chapter 27

Louise Adkins felt like she had thrown caution to the wind tonight.

She had lived here for over half a month, yet Brian Francis had never touched her.

Although Brian meant to wait until after marriage to touch her, these days, she had a lingering worry; it might be better to make things official sooner rather than later.

She couldn’t believe that despite her intentionally alluring demeanor tonight, he managed to maintain self–restraint.

Brian’s brow slightly furrowed, yet his gaze remained indifferent without the slightest change.

“Brian…” Louise seized the opportunity to hook her arm around his neck, her eyes glazed as she leaned towards him.

Brian remained motionless, yet his body visibly tensed for a moment. “Louise, you still have a wound on your waist. It’s easy to strain it like this.”

His voice was calm, devoid of any hint of desire, as if his sole concern was for her waist injury.

“Don’t leave, stay with me… Brian, don’t you want me?” Louise disregarded all boundaries and clung to him. Moving closer, she used a seductive tone, ‘Brian, please don’t go, okay?”

“Louise, you’ve had too much to drink,” Brian’s gaze darkened as he grabbed her wrist.

Louise’s heart sank, she thought,

‘Drank too much?

‘So, he still refuses to sleep with me?‘

He forcibly removed her hand from himself, placing it on the bed, and tucked her in with the blanket. “I’ll stay here with you. Go to sleep.”

Having been handled this way, Louise lacked the courage to push further, it would only make her appear undignified.

Seeing she hadn’t opened her eyes, Brian sat for a while before getting up and quietly leaving, treading lightly.

Louise opened her clear eyes as the faint sound of the door closing echoed.

After showering, Brian lay in bed but couldn’t fall asleep for a long time. He couldn’t fathom why, even though he hadn’t slept well in the past few days at the office, tonight was no different despite returning home.

After tossing and turning for two hours, Brian got up, went downstairs to the liquor cabinet, grabbed a bottle of alcohol, and took a big gulp straight from the bottle.

The intense alcohol spread down his throat, yet he seemed oblivious to the taste as he gulped down another large mouthful.

nearly half of the alcohol in the

mind seemed to sharpen further amidst the alcohol

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room to rest, but his steps,

he thought, ‘Why on earth

Goodness gracious!

the floor. He had picked it up from the trash can

struggling against him, resisting with all her might as if it had just happened.

through his mind ignited a faint anger within

and forcefully yanked her belongings from the bed, throwing them onto the floor before storming out and slamming the door

nearby butler,

saw Brian heading toward the living room, seeming to know what had transpired. “Mr. Brian, if you’re missing

are you talking about?” Brian’s brow furrowed, and his expression darkened as

her, take the initiative to bring her back. She’ll be delighted,”

are you trying to read

“Not at all,”

all,” Melvin hastily replied,

Melvin, mind your own business! This is

his departing figure, not daring to say anything

the doorknob, and found the bedsheets all over

gather the bedsheets and taking them to the laundry room. Pouring Grace’s preferred detergent into the washing machine and starting it, he sighed again, muttering to himself,

of them can pretend

got up early and went to

at his bedroom, recalling the scene from last night where she had desperately tried to entice him, but he

tips turning white as she

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she thought, ‘last night was because I was drunk. Starting today,

polsed in front of Brian Francis, the Louise Adkins as

she noticed Melvin Duncan, the butler,

Grace Sherman mention when she’ll

Adkins, I’m not aware of that either, Melvin replied respectfully, pausing his actions.

by, and suddenly, Louise caught a whiff of a fragrance in the