Falling for My Contractual Wife

Brian furrowed his brow slightly, his gaze fixed on the top of her head as he made his way inside.

Three seats separated them.

Grace kept her head tilted toward Brian the entire time, propping it up with her hand, so he couldn't even see her profile.

Brian glanced at his hand, and his mind flashed back to what happened just now.

As the movie officially started, he gathered his thoughts and focused on the screen.

The movie had been meticulously crafted under Grace's supervision, with stringent requirements for the actors' performances and the plot, resulting in an overall impressive viewing experience. The comic was based on many real-life events from Grace's life, and certain scenes brought tears to her eyes.

By the end, tears streamed down her face, and she intermittently sniffed as the tears flowed.

Brian glanced sideways and then surveyed the other moviegoers, who were all engrossed in the film. Yet, the only person visibly moved to tears was the woman in the hat.

As the movie concluded and the credits rolled, the audience dispersed.

Grace and Brian remained, the only two occupants left in the theater.

In the final moments of the credits, Grace's pen name and Brian's name slowly ascended from the bottom of the screen side by side.

Grace's tears instantly ran down her cheeks.

Brian stood up and exited the theater. Grace noticed him approaching, lowered her head, moved her legs aside, and let him pass. However, Brian paused before leaving, pulled out a tissue, and handed it to her.

"Thank you," Grace whispered as she accepted it.

Brian then left.

She sat alone in the theater for a long time before getting up to leave.

As she descended to the ground floor of the mall, she noticed Brian standing by the entrance.

Grace hesitated and glanced out of the door, realizing it was pouring rain outside.

brought an

a crowd huddled by the doorway, some with umbrellas hesitant

looked at Brian, snapping photos with their phones from

walked up and positioned herself farthest away from

if she took a taxi, she would have to pass through the plaza in front of the mall. By the time she made it to the road,

approached and shyly asked,

didn't even look at her and replied

"You're engaged, not married! So

evident on his

could hear Brian's

turned cold, the girl and her friends quickly

yelled,

back and saw a masked man rushing out of

crowded, and with some pushing and shoving, Grace stumbled a few steps and fell heavily into the rain-soaked

the street. Grace frowned and attempted to rise when an umbrella

hold of her

meeting briefly, before she quickly

of the road, trying to hail a taxi, her

I go

approached Grace with the umbrella, a taxi pulled up, and she hurriedly

saying with a smile, "Mr. Francis, the young lady has left, so I'll head back first. Take

his brow furrowing slightly. He put his hand on

car and unconsciously wanted to catch up with her just as

upon seeing the name flashing on the

voice from the other end. "Brian, are you going to

came out hoarse. "No, I'm

today, and I'm feeling a bit scared.

briefly before

ceased. Louise awaited him at the door. He parked his car nearby. She hurried over and linked her arm with his. Brian

nestled into his embrace endearingly.

a chair, seating herself on his lap and wrapping her arms around his

eyes betraying a swirling