His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 80

When Gabriel got back, it was as if a flip had switched in him. His eyes were distant, cold, angry,

“If I wouldn’t have come here today, I would have never known about my kids?” He demanded.

“Your kids?” I raise my eyebrows. “I carry them for eight months, and they’re suddenly your kids?!”

“You

know what I mean.”

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“No, actually, I don’t.” I scowl, “You chose to give me divorce papers. I left you a voicemail telling you I’m pregnant and that you’re welcome to be a part of the kids’ life and I don’t want anything from you if you don’t want to be around for them.”

“What voicemail?” He asked, cutting off my little rant.

curled up fists. “The one I left you, about

didn’t get

at the coldness in his tone. I called you and you never picked up. I thought maybe it’s because I called from an unknown number, so I left you a voicemail but

wished to inform

you after you served me divorce papers and when I called you, your f*cking ex

and not cross the distance between us. “I ran into Lily at a local cafeteria the day before you came home. We accidentally exchanged phones, and I didn’t even realise it till I wat at my grandfather’s, who told me you were home. And when I rushed

actually believed him. “Why are you

me Freckles in that little, surprised gasp hurt. “Why… Why would lie

I her. You left me there and had to return because she called. You lied to me about it being a

and you

into

and stops in his way when I squeeze myself further aback into the chair, not wanting

I shake my head.

reason I didn’t tell you that was because you were grieving your grandfather and I didn’t want to upset you more. But I didn’t he to you. I didn’t come back for her. It was my grandfather on the other end, calling from Lily’s phone. He called me back. He was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. I spent the three days that you weren’t there flying to the best oncologist in America, and then meeting Lily’s uncle Dr. Michael Grant at that cafe because if the paparazzi would’ve snapped me at his clinic, it would’ve been a PR disaster. That’s why I met him at the cafeteria and that’s where I met Lily. She just wanted to know if was leaving you and going back to her, and I told her

blink, processing every word he said. Unable to find a proper response, I settle

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