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 wedding, which is why you

and then my eyes followed his gaze onto my hare

absent.

cursed lightly under my breath. “Gabriel,” I tell him, my voice fim. “I do wear our wedding band from time to time. I just forgot it at the

you like too much to forget then, hun?” He gave me a

not needed.” I told him firmly, “Let’s go

not going home without a ring, Freckles.” His glare didn’t leave his face. “We cannot have you forget your

for the next five months

His eyes darkened.

add. “You

“What?”

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Chapter 24

wedding band. You

too. Since I picked my own wedding

going home. I like my wedding

returned with an assortment of differing rings, from small with a single diamond to large ones with multiple diamonds,

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 had to force my eyes away from the pretty

called him softly “Are you going to tell Ralph what we

me a smile

urge to roll my eyes as I turned to the

I decided that I don’t need

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

have wasted

so adorable. Ralph commented, a toothy grin on his lips. “I had read it in articles, but in person, it’s

better.

smile. “You said these are some of your

They are, Sir.”

good enough. Pack all

I was worried they would bulge out of my socket. “These are thirty rings, Gabriel!” If I

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