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

caught many unprepared, with a crowd huddled by the doorway, some with umbrellas hesitant to

photos with their

and positioned herself farthest away from

By the time she made it to the road, she would likely be soaked to

approached and shyly asked, "Hey handsome,

look at her and replied in a low

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

evident on his

hear Brian's

face turned cold, the girl and her friends

mall yelled, "Catch the thief!

and saw a masked man

with some pushing and shoving, Grace stumbled

attempted to rise when an umbrella

her arm, asking, "Are

their eyes meeting briefly, before she quickly got up and hurried

of the road,

asked, "Mr. Francis, shall I go give the umbrella to that lady?"

umbrella, a taxi

Francis, the young lady has left, so I'll head back first. Take care on your

the taxi drive away, his brow furrowing slightly. He put his hand on his chest. This woman gave him a

to catch up with her just as his

darkened upon seeing the name flashing on the

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

voice came out hoarse.

today, and I'm feeling a bit scared. Could you come over and

hesitated briefly before replying,

had ceased. 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 made

his embrace endearingly. "I'll tell

walked inside and went upstairs, Louise guided him to a chair, seating herself on his lap and wrapping her arms around his neck. "Brian, your mom has set a wedding date for us. It's at the end of

together, his dark eyes betraying