His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 108

[MIA]

Alex didn’t have to work a day of his life for his good looks. His father didn’t even look like his father, he could easily pass as his elder brother.

Alex was an identical copy of his father- his height, body, face, hair, everything except for his eyes. His entire family had brown eyes except for

him.

And, his parents were normal people.

They didn’t glare, they didn’t look murderous, they weren’t arrogant and they certainly didn’t walk like everyone else was just dust beneath

their shoes. Unlike a certain someone, who had a manufacturing defect it seemed, because he turned out nothing like his family.

“Oh no, Mia, call me Sofia,” Alex’s mother told me when I called her Mrs. Whitlock, after they called me in and asked me to sit in the living

room where they were all settled previously.

“Sofia,” I smile at her, “Thank you.”

“So, who are you?” Aurora eyes me, Gabriel’s twin. They were fraternal, and looked so different but when she gave me that suspicious look, I

could swear I saw exactly how related they were.

“Mia?” I offer.

“She’s a colleagues sister,” Gabriel lies effortlessly, not even blinking. “He asked me to take care of her for a few days till he’s… busy.”

“Hm,” Aurora frowns, not buying her brother’s lie.

“So, Mia, what do you do?” Alex’s father asked.

am a baker,” I reply in a small

eyes shone. “I loved baking too,

things, how Sofia loved to bake before how troublesome the twins were as toddlers. There were even stories about how Alex was so jealous Ronan was going to be born that he

e and

ended, and the older Whitlocks ushered us to sleep since Gabriel had

morning.

for you?” Sofia asks me

I grew up without parents, she had taken an extra liking towards

father’s eyes had softened.

“Of course it isn’t.”

“The guest room’s AC

“Huh?” Sofia asked, confused.

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third one, Ronan turned into a man- den

wanting to a burden. I had been thrown out of foster homes for being an inconvenience

Aurora dismissed it. “I’ll prep

almost twenty–one year old brother that had come up in conversation multiple times but wasn’t around

glared at

with a smug smile. “He’s partying. He’s going to most likely not even make it home. And I’ll leave him a text to pass out in the

“No.” Alex refuses.

to do and I’m going to be up till like 3 AM, and

can

with

“She will?” Aurora smirked.

eyes widened. “I

both exchanged amused smiles,

her till her brother’s busy, don’t I?” Alex offers. “How can I do that if she’s not where I can keep

danger to Mia,” Aurora muses, her

she glares back till Alex sighs and shakes

Alex. Goodnight Mia,” she grinned. “Our room is just adjacent, so keep down the noises, if there are going to be any.” She

and I think I turn as red as a

I