His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 24

Chapter 24

The transparent glass doors opened to a jewellery store.

“Gabriel, why’re we here?” I asked him in a murmur, following higvinside nonetheless. All the employees in the shop stood up upon seeing us enter, all eyes on my husband, and a man who looked like the manager of the store stepped in front..

“Mr. Whitlock? Welcome back. We weren’t expecting you. Is this about the necklace you had your eyes on?”

I battled my eyelashes. A necklace? For who?

“No.” Gabriel seemed to have stiffen up upon hearing the question. “Ralph, this is my wife Sophia. Sophia, this is Ralph, the

store manager.”

“Mrs. Whitlock, it is such a pleasure to meet you,” The man with blonde hair who appeared to be in his mid forties stepped ahead and shook my hand, and I gave him a polite smile and a nod, too surprised to speak.

“How can I help the two of you today?”

My husband cleared his throat. “We’re going to be looking at rings, Engagement rings and wedding bands, both

“What is the budget, Mr. Whitlock?”

A smug smile settled on his lips. “When have I ever given you a budget, Ralphe?”

“Touche. This way please. Ralph chortles lightly, leading us into separate room, smaller than the original, dark wallpapers with a red leather couch and a marble table to display jewellery, While he pulled out rings to show us, I tugged at Gabriel’s

“Why are we here?” I asked him in a hushed whisper

“To select a ring you like, of course”

“But why?”

“Since you

you were made to wear in the

in utter confusion and then my eyes followed his gaze onto my

absent.

lightly under my breath. “Gabriel,” I tell him, my voice fim. “I do wear our wedding band from

just pick a ring that you like too much to forget then, hun?” He gave

I told

His glare didn’t leave his face. “We cannot have you forget your rings and creeps like Viktor

the next five

His eyes darkened.

add. “You don’t wear

“What?”

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Chapter 24

band. You don’t wear

me too. Since I

home. I like my wedding rings just fine,

diamond to large ones with multiple diamonds, different

we are catering to you, Mrs. Whitlock, and didn’t know about your preference. So I pulled all of my best pieces. He said, and I

I called him softly “Are you going to tell

speak about anything.” He gave me a smile

my eyes as I turned

decided that I don’t need a new ring just yet after

like that. Freckles. I have just one wife, let me pamper her.”

have wasted

so adorable. Ralph commented, a toothy grin on his lips. “I

better.

“You said these are some of your best pieces,

They are, Sir.”

Pack all of

bulge out of my socket. “These are thirty rings, Gabriel!” If I wasn’t in such a state of

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