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,

“No Gabe, I’m

is no Sam.” Gabriel’s voice was stern, a little cold, making me turn towards

I blinked. “Then Grandpa?”

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

his suggestion. “Why were you

working late at

“Why?”

with

“Why?”

to the UK and the

“Why?”

who was su

to rent me his warehouses may be backing

glance. “You’re

“You’re an infuriating sober.”

quite hear because I was busy changing the settings of his

parked, Gabriel got out,

to sleep in the

to the passenger seat.

is my seat. I want to

his eyes. “It’s nearly two in the

of my chest, I stare

will be your seat tomorrow

ON

or I will

in place, not voicing out how I was afraid that if I leave the seat and go to sleep, Lily would come and sit here. It was

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I could even process it, he took me out and swung me on his

he carried me upstairs in front

stop trying to get away, I will spank you Freckles.

after that. My

I was kept on the bed, taking

ask Luna to bring you your nightwear and help you

“I want

sleep

to sleep in

his nightwear from

on

him. “You must hate

don’t hate you. What is going on,

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

in between anyone. I am an adult and I made

you were

repeats. “Now look at

you

to me. I stare at the floors even as his thumb traces

moment. I gulp. I don’t want to be

rebound sex.” A humourless

Then what was it?”

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

been disloyal

of my face and a shock covers his features. “I haven’t seen Lily, met Lily or even

shook my head. “That’s not the kind of disloyal

“Then what?”

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 tell

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