His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 38

Ever since the police man announced casually that my husband was coming, my heart was beating so loud in my chest that I could hear it.

Anna seemed nonchalant though. She kept pacing around, making plans. The policeman waited with us at the road, making sure we didn’t do something s*upid till someone sober came,

I had a feeling I was going to be in trouble.

About fifteen minutes since the phone call, two cars parked. I recognised one of them as Gabriel’s red sports car, and the other was a Range Rover.

Gabriel got out of his and Zach out of the other. Zach rushed towards us while my husband went towards the police officer.

“Zach!” While Anna put her arms around her husband, I could see Gabriel and the police man shaking hands before my husband walked towards us.

“Hi, Sofia.” Zach greeted me while holding his wife steady by her waist, and I smiled at him. If I thought my heart was beating fast earlier, I was wrong because now, it seemed like it was doing a marching fest.

I shouldn’t be this nervous.

I shouldn’t.

But I was

And when I turned towards my husband and his eyes met mine, my heart summersaulted in my chest. Gabriel looked immediately at Zach and a look was passed, and then a nod.

“Bye, Sofia.” Zach said before picking up his wife in a bridal style who was calling after me telling me how we will meet tomorrow and do this again, and that she loves me.

I waved back with a grin, not having it in me to return her enthusiasm because of the man standing beside me.

After they got into the car, I turned to Gabriel.

He was staring at me.

“What?” I glared, wrapping my hands around my chest.

There was amusement in his tone. “You’re drunk. Let’s go home

“No.

“What?”

“I said, no. I’m not going home with you!”

“Yes, you are.”

I will go

home with someone else!”

His eyes narrowed. “I was planning on entertaining your tantrum, but if you have thoughts of going home with anyone man or woman, you’re mistaken.”

I huffed. I had no idea what the time was, but I was aware it was well past midnight. I didn’t have any friends in the city except James and Anna, and Anna was just as drunk as I was if not more.

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I can if I want to. I flipped my hair, “You’re lucky I don’t.”

“So lucky” Gabriel concealed a smile while he followed me to the car and huffing. I got into the passenger seat.

He drove, while I stared out of the window, enjoying how everything looked at a speed when you feel the world is spinning. “Gabe, I think that’s my grandpa.” I pointed from the window at an old man walking with a younger guy.

assure you, Freckles,

Gabe, I’m sure

voice was stern, a little cold, making

I blinked. “Then Grandpa?”

softens. “If you miss him, pay him

his suggestion. “Why were you with

working late at

“Why?”

complication with

“Why?”

to expand to the UK and the

“Why?”

who was su

his warehouses may be backing

offered me a glance.

“You’re an infuriating sober.”

breath I didn’t quite hear because I

was parked, Gabriel got out, waiting for me

didn’t. “I want to sleep in the

door to the passenger seat. “Freckles, don’t be

my seat. I

“It’s nearly two in

of my

be your seat tomorrow

ON

either you get out, or I will

if I leave the seat and go to sleep, Lily would come and sit here. It was st*pid, I knew. It was st*pid even in my

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throw, the tantrum further. Before I could even process it, he took me

1 kick my feet, wriggling as he carried me upstairs in front of Luna and other staff members. Why were they

I will spank you Freckles. Right here, in front

that. My head was spinning too much to talk

opened my eyes only when I was kept on the bed, taking in the unfamiliar

mine.” He said, “I will ask Luna to bring you your nightwear and help you freshen up. Sleep

shook my head. “I want to sleep in my

we’ll sleep in your

“I want to

remove his nightwear from his wardrobe paused to turn to

on

look at him. “You must hate

knit. “I don’t hate you. What is going on,

staring at the floors of his room, the lump in my throat returning. “I came

an adult and I made the decision

you were forced

chose it, he repeats. “Now

you

feel his presence close to me. I stare at the floors even as his thumb traces my before jerking it

confused eyes stare into my very hollow ones threatening to cry any moment. I gulp. I don’t want

sex.” A

Then what was it?”

think it’s because he doesn’t want to,

been disloyal to

covers his features. “I haven’t seen Lily, met Lily

my head. “That’s not the

“Then what?”

to your room to tell you I didn’t have feelings for Sam got up from the bed, almost stumbling. He took a reflexive step towards me, almost catching me. Almost. His hand drops and falls back to where he was while I steady myself.

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