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.

hadn't brought an

a crowd huddled by the doorway,

discreetly looked at Brian, snapping photos with

walked up and positioned

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, she would likely be soaked to the skin. Grace pondered her options and decided to wait there

then, a bold girl approached and shyly

at her and replied in a low

persisted, "You're engaged, not married! So I still have a

evident on

could hear

Brian's face turned cold, the girl and her friends quickly left

inside the mall yelled, "Catch the thief! Catch

and saw a masked man rushing out of the mall toward the

pushing and shoving, Grace stumbled a few steps and fell heavily into

rise when an umbrella appeared over her

hold of her arm,

before she quickly got up and hurried

stood on the side of the road, trying to hail a taxi, her

standing next to him, asked, "Mr. Francis, shall I go give the umbrella

umbrella, a

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

drive away, his brow furrowing slightly. He put his

his car and unconsciously wanted to catch up with her just as

seeing the

Louise's delicate voice from the other end. "Brian, are you going

out hoarse. "No,

a bit scared.

hesitated briefly before replying,

Louise awaited him at the door. He parked his car nearby. She hurried over and linked her arm with his. Brian gently stroked her head, asking, "What's

embrace endearingly. "I'll tell

on his lap and wrapping her arms around his neck. "Brian, your mom has set a wedding date for us. It's at the

together, his dark eyes betraying