His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 58

We were late to Anna’s birthday the next day because once we started having sex again, there was no stopping. It was definitely easier when there was no staff around and the entire house could be used. Nothing was off limits.

It was hard to go to work after the shower session, and even harder to go to Anna’s birthday. We were late, but she was fine with it when she saw the gift I picked for her from Channel. All was forgotten and forgiven.

Zach and Gabriel did sneak off for some time for work things, leaving the birthday girl pouting. Apparently, the charity gala was scheduled the next weekend, a stark reminder that it had been five and a half months since I got married to Gabriel and would mark two months since I got to know about Lily. And got kidnapped the week after.

Time was passing so fast that I wanted everything to pause right as it was,

We stayed there that night because we were playing monopoly till four in the morning. Yes, monopoly. I thought it would be weird playing with two billionaires, but it wasn’t. Gabriel was oddly competitive though, and Zach self sabotaged because Anna was losing and apparently, she was a sore loser.

I was sleepy the entire day at work, but Gabriel wasn’t. He looked like he had slept for twelve hours straight, and I looked like a drug addict roaming around for coffee every hour.

At midday. Gabriel asked everyone to go home. I think he couldn’t see me moping around in sleep any more, and when he insisted that I should go home, I refused telling him I didn’t want special treatment just because I was his wife. So, he sent the entire floor home.

My new friends loved me and even more after their boss let them go home early because of me.

That weekend, I grabbed drinks with them. Gabriel knew and surprisingly, he was okay with it. My bodyguard was at a safe distance at all times and as long as I didn’t ditch him, Gabriel sail I could have all the fun I wanted. I didn’t tell him that I didn’t have any plans of ditching my bodyguard because as much as I pretend to be okay on most days, I still have nightmares about being kidnapped. I feel scared being alone in public without Gabriel and this was only the second or third time I had been.

I got dressed with the girls at their apartment. They insisted I wear a short dress but when I didn’t budge, they let me settle on jeans and a really s*xy black corset top that I borrowed from iv.

sip would knock me down.

While they all had shots, I had a LIFT. It was strong but not in the sense that one sip

By the time everyone was on their sixth shot, I had just finished my first drink, and the buzz started hitting.

I wish it would’ve been the good kind, but it wasn’t. I felt anxious and paranoid.

I immediately removed my phone and texted my husband. ‘Hi’

Before I could wait for a reply, my phone was snatched and placed on the table with a thud that made me cringe. “No phones allowed,” Mike all but yelled in my ear, and then added in a small voice, “Unless you were texting our boss in wh case I absolutely did not stop you.”

lying, “Nope.

lopsided grin, “You both actually seem pretty in love, you

“Yeah?”

there were some nasty rumours when you both

overtook me, and I had forgotten all about my paranoia. “Like what? I married him for

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too smart to get

furrowed. “Then

you were a witch that hypnotised him.” Baylen Benny chimed in from

not smart

Ethan replied, “No one can dodge a

cars and

of the conversation.

telling her about the nasty rumours we heard when

one!” Liv swayed a little because eight shots does that

sip of the melted ice water left in my finished LIIT.

had to marry you because of

lay it all on me. Why

them broke into chuckles. We know now that all of it isn’t true,”

like this. That’s why I won’t discard the witch theory.” Ethan teased, and I threw one of the plastic straws at him that he dodged effortlessly

heard it was an arranged marriage,” Eve

grin. “Nope. He saved me from kidnappers. And he bought me

eyes sparkled. “Your ring

skip over the part where she said kidnappers?” Mike asked

closely inspect my new ring. “Can I share your rings

nodded at

to skip over

ring though, I

course not” She replied in a duh

we are

out booth, and we all went