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.

can assure you, Freckles,

I’m sure that’s

Gabriel’s voice was stern, a little cold, making me

I blinked. “Then Grandpa?”

either,” He softens. “If you

suggestion. “Why were you with

late

“Why?”

with one

“Why?”

trying to expand to the

“Why?”

who was su

rent me his warehouses may be

glance. “You’re an

“You’re an infuriating sober.”

something under his breath I didn’t quite hear because I was

was parked, Gabriel got out, waiting for me to

didn’t. “I want to

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

my seat. I want

eyes. “It’s nearly two in the morning.

of my chest, I stare ahead.

will be your seat

ON

out, or

that if I leave the seat and go to sleep, Lily would come and sit here.

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even process it, he took me out and swung

me upstairs in front of Luna

I will spank you Freckles. Right here, in front of

up after that. My head was spinning too

was kept on the bed, taking in the

to bring

shook my head. “I want to sleep in my

we’ll sleep in

“I want to sleep in my

from me to remove his nightwear from his

on

look at him. “You must

eyebrows knit. “I don’t hate you. What is

the floors of his room, the lump

am an adult and I

were

repeats. “Now look at

you

presence close to me. I

any moment. I gulp. I don’t want

anything but rebound sex.” A humourless chuckle

Then what was it?”

doesn’t reply. I don’t think it’s because he

disloyal

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

my head. “That’s not the kind of disloyal I’m talking

“Then what?”

me, almost catching me. Almost. His hand drops and falls back to

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