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, your Grandpa is not

pout. “No Gabe, I’m sure that’s

voice was stern, a little

I blinked. “Then Grandpa?”

He softens. “If you miss him, pay him

suggestion. “Why were you

working late

“Why?”

was a… complication with

“Why?”

trying to expand to the UK and the

“Why?”

who was su

his warehouses may

glance. “You’re an inquisitive

“You’re an infuriating sober.”

muttering something under his breath I didn’t quite hear because I was busy changing the settings

reached and the car was parked, Gabriel

want to sleep

the passenger seat.

my seat. I

“It’s nearly

hands in front of my chest,

be your

ON

get out, or I will pick you

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

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let me throw, the tantrum further. Before I could even process it, he took me out and swung

feet, wriggling as he carried me upstairs in front of Luna and

I will spank you

I shut up after that. My head was spinning

when I was kept on the bed, taking in

Luna to bring you your nightwear and help you freshen

head. “I want to sleep in my

sleep in

voice was meek. “I want to sleep in my room”

was turned away from me to remove his nightwear from his wardrobe

on

couldn’t look at him. “You must

knit. “I don’t hate you.

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

between anyone. I am an adult and

were

it, he repeats. “Now

you

look at him. I hear his footsteps, feel his presence close to me. I

eyes stare into my very hollow ones threatening to cry any moment. I gulp. I don’t want to be your rebound sex, or whatever this

but rebound sex.” A humourless chuckle escaped his

Then what was it?”

reply. I don’t think it’s because he doesn’t want to, more because

disloyal

seen Lily, met Lily or even talked to her since

head. “That’s not the kind of

“Then what?”

reflexive step towards me, almost catching me. Almost. His hand drops and falls back

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