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

wear in the wedding, which is why

and then my eyes followed his gaze

absent.

I tell him, my voice fim. “I do wear our wedding band from time to time. I just

you like too much to forget

told

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

for the next five months anyway.”

His eyes darkened.

add. “You don’t

“What?”

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Chapter 24

wedding band. You don’t

for me too. Since I picked my own wedding band

like my wedding rings

say anything, Ralph returned with an assortment of differing rings, from small with a single diamond

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 rings to my husband, who

going to tell Ralph what we just spoke

a smile

turned to the

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

have just one wife, let me pamper

have wasted

both are so adorable. Ralph commented, a toothy grin on his lips.

better.

tight smile. “You said these are some of

They are, Sir.”

enough. Pack all

my socket. “These are thirty rings,

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