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.

you, Freckles, your

pout. “No Gabe, I’m sure that’s Grandpa and

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

I blinked. “Then Grandpa?”

He softens. “If you miss him, pay him

his suggestion. “Why were you with

late

“Why?”

a… complication with one of my

“Why?”

to expand to

“Why?”

who was su

me his warehouses

me a glance. “You’re an

“You’re an infuriating sober.”

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

the car was parked, Gabriel

didn’t. “I want to

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

I want

his eyes. “It’s nearly two in the

in front of my chest, I stare ahead. “My

be your

ON

get out, or

voicing out how I was afraid that if I leave the seat and go to sleep, Lily would come and sit here. It was st*pid, I knew. It was st*pid

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

my feet, wriggling as he carried me upstairs in

trying to get away, I will spank

and I shut up after that. My head was spinning too much to talk

only when I was kept on the bed, taking in the unfamiliar surroundings. “This

will ask Luna to bring you your nightwear and help you freshen up.

want

we’ll sleep in your

to sleep in my room” Emphasis on

remove his nightwear from his wardrobe paused to turn

on

at him.

don’t hate you. What is

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

I am an adult and I made the decision

you were

chose it, he repeats. “Now

you

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

I gulp. I don’t want

was anything but rebound sex.”

Then what was it?”

don’t think it’s because he doesn’t want

disloyal

features. “I haven’t seen Lily, met Lily or

my head. “That’s not the

“Then what?”

to your room to tell you I didn’t 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.

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