His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 117

[ALEX]

A storm raged inside my head, and there was one just one person at the centre of it. Mia Carson. Her st**y enchanting grey eyes and brown locks that had captivated my mind since the moment I first saw her. Every part of me wanted to go to her room and **k that mouth that had spewed accusations at me last night, but the sensible part of me, that part knew by all logic she was entitled to her own hurt and feelings and I needed to let her be.

I credit my mother for feeling all that empathy she had instilled inside somehow when I was a child while all I wanted to do was watch things burn.

And they will.

Xander will pay for making my Mia cry.

Nobody gets away with f**g with me the way he did, and he did it intently. He made my Mia cry.

“Thanks for meeting me,” I say to Hannah with no real gratitude once she gets into my car.

She shakes her head, dismissing my thanks. “Why did you call me?”

“I just felt like seeing my beautiful fiancée.”

She stares at me like I had grown two heads, shifting her weight uncomfortably by crossing her legs. Her skin which was usually caked with layers of make-up was bare, her eyes sunken and her blonde hair braided into messy locks resting on her one shoulder. “What?”

I smile. They’re as fake as they come, but she doesn’t need to know that. “We were set to marry early next year, but… I was thinking we should push the date up. How about… next month?”

“You want to marry me?” Her eyes were wide. “I- I thought you were searching ways to call it off.”

“Changed my mind.”

“B- But why?!”

“Something about what Xander said last night, about how you’re beautiful.” I resist the urge to roll my eyes.

“Xander said that?” Her surprise was audible. “He said you should marry me because I’m beautiful?”

“Something on those lines.”

“That son of a…” She mutters, and then shuts herself up, looking at me. “I don’t want to marry you, Alex.”

I pretend to be hurt. “You’ve wounded me.”

She takes an exasperated breath, looking so done with my

可

can give you status, money, power. And I’d say I’m not bad looking.

love somebody else,” she plainly

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into my house last night

flashes in her eyes, and I knew that had little to do with the fact that I told her I was f** someone else. She blinks, covering up the emotions like the perfect robot

established. “And I’m going to blow your Ken up for suggesting he could

peoples lives for sport, I returned to my house, and more specifically to the girl who was sitting on the couch impatiently. She looked freshly bathed, her hair semi dried, but her eyes were distant. I don’t think she had gotten much sleep last night or eaten anything from the breakfast I had asked the chef to

behind her watching Mia closely, who springs up on

were you?” Her accusatory glance fell upon me, and she crossed her hands in front of

was cute when she was all worked

“Work,” I replied.

I’ll tell you everything.” She instructed me, and I blink slowly, taking my place on the couch. I don’t miss the way she intentionally puts distance between us and

Xander was going

a best friend. Her name was Alina. She and her family died in a fire in their house six months ago because of a faulty fuse.” Mia pauses, takes a breath to calm the shakiness in her voice. “She wasn’t even supposed to be there. She had shifted

jaw clenched. “So when you heard the me and

should say, since I’ve

you could be responsible for it and I wanted to get to the

“Okay.”

up, maintaining eye contact for the first time since morning. I hated the tears glistening

hearing her

It doesn’t ring any bells?” I hated how

I shook my head..

lying?” She confirmed

had established last night I am a liar, and I was playing you

retreats back into her

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truth if you don’t believe me

then closes. Her nose flares, anger visible when she gets up. “I told

“No.”

glares at me. “You can’t keep me captive forever, King.” She