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

Gabe, I’m

stern, a little cold, making me

I blinked. “Then Grandpa?”

either,” He softens. “If you miss him, pay him

shrug, dismissing his suggestion. “Why were you

working late at

“Why?”

a… complication with one of

“Why?”

to expand to the UK and

“Why?”

who was su

to rent me his warehouses may

offered me a glance. “You’re

“You’re an infuriating sober.”

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

and the car was parked, Gabriel got out, waiting for me

didn’t. “I want to

the passenger seat. “Freckles, don’t be

seat. I want to sleep

“It’s nearly

front of

be your seat

ON

or I will

out how I was afraid that if I leave the seat and go to sleep, Lily would come and sit

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further. Before I could even process it, he took me out and swung me

my feet, wriggling as he carried me upstairs in

I will spank

up after that. My

only when I was kept on the bed, taking in the

mine.” He said, “I will ask Luna to bring

head. “I want to sleep in

we’ll sleep in

meek. “I want to sleep in

me to remove his nightwear from his wardrobe paused to turn to me.

on

at him.

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

the floors of his room, the lump

am an

were forced

he repeats. “Now look at

you

him. I hear his footsteps, feel his presence close to me. I stare at the floors even

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

was anything but rebound sex.” A

Then what was it?”

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

been disloyal

seen Lily, met Lily or even talked to her since I stood

shook my head. “That’s not the

“Then what?”

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. “You asked me if I have feelings for Sam but didn’t think it was necessary to

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