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

“No Gabe, I’m sure

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

I blinked. “Then Grandpa?”

you miss

his suggestion. “Why were you

was working late at

“Why?”

a… complication with one

“Why?”

expand to the

“Why?”

who was su

rent me his warehouses may

a glance. “You’re an inquisitive

“You’re an infuriating sober.”

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

we reached and the car was parked, Gabriel got out, waiting

to

passenger seat. “Freckles, don’t

is my seat. I want to

rolled his eyes. “It’s nearly two in the

my hands in front of my chest,

will be your

ON

or I

to sleep, Lily would come and sit here. It was st*pid, I knew. It was st*pid even in my head. But I didn’t want her to sit in my

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

my feet, wriggling as he carried me upstairs in front

will spank you Freckles. Right here, in

after that. My head was spinning too much to talk

only when I was kept on the bed, taking in

said, “I will ask Luna to bring you your nightwear and help

want to

we’ll sleep in

want to sleep

was turned away from me to remove his nightwear from

on

couldn’t look at him.

hate you. What is going

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

am an adult

you were

it, he repeats.

you

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

cry any moment. I gulp. I don’t want to be your rebound

anything but rebound sex.” A humourless chuckle escaped

Then what was it?”

I don’t think it’s because he doesn’t

been disloyal to

His fingers let go of my face and a shock covers his features. “I haven’t seen Lily, met Lily or even talked to her since I stood at

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

“Then what?”

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. “You asked me if I have feelings for Sam but didn’t

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