Perfect Marriage with My Substitute Wife

Kathleen was having a fitful sleep when she was awoken by a bitingly cold presence.

Her gaze landed on Samuel, who was standing by her bed.

She was overcome with nerves and disbelief that he had actually returned.

Samuel regarded the squeamish Kathleen in an icily condescending manner. “You’re pregnant?”

“No. Who told you that? Do you deny the lab test results?” Kathleen bit back as she worried her bottom lip.

“Then what is it that you’re looking at?” retorted Samuel as he pointed at the tablet.

Kathleen pursed her lips. “I had promised to help Gemma out tomorrow by volunteering at a charity home advocating for autistic children. Do you find fault in me doing some background research beforehand?”

That managed to convince Samuel.

“What time will you be leaving tomorrow?” asked Samuel dispassionately.

“I plan to reach by ten o’clock.”

Kathleen secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

That was a close call. Her pregnancy was almost revealed.

“Are you certain you’re not pregnant?” Samuel reiterated.

“Of course. When have I skipped my birth control pills?” deadpanned Kathleen.

“That trip to the hot springs two months prior.” Samuel could still recall it vividly.

Well, that was true indeed.

Kathleen had decided to head to the hot springs on a whim while Samuel had been there on a job inspection. Neither she nor Samuel had an inkling that either party would be present, yet both had met out of sheer coincidence.

It had only taken Samuel one look at Kathleen, enticingly flushed and bundled up in a bathrobe, for him to ravish her completely in his room.

In the heat of the moment, Samuel had forgotten to bring along his condoms.

He rarely used them, as a matter of fact, and relied on Kathleen’s regular intake of morning-after pills.

After their night together, he had urged Kathleen to take her pills on time and hastily left for work.

Kathleen was so wrung out after the night’s exertions that she failed to act on it immediately.

She had brushed off the reminder since she wasn’t ovulating and promptly forgotten all about it.

a condom the subsequent few times they slept together. Hence, she did not see the need in taking

had been planted in her

I was taking my plan B pills the last time,” explained Kathleen coolly. “I’ll ingest them right now

proceeded to retrieve a box of morning-after pills

I trust you. You haven’t been feeling

won’t let me suffer through this, unlike you! All you

Samuel was incensed.

truly act irresponsibly? Still, it is true that Kathleen often has

proper contraceptive measures, would you prefer to be as fecund

a man were to truly love me, he

No man would commit such

your opinions are skewed. I swear I’ll prove it to you by finding a good man

me, Kathleen, when I say that such men are a mere

to spend. Besides, her needs and wants, both in bed and in day-to-day life

there are a dime a dozen. I can’t believe my poor luck to have met the only bad egg out there.” Kathleen

we’re fated

“As if! Curse my rotten luck. I must

to have pined after him for ten

Samuel huffed in displeasure.

sensed that something

it seemed that she had inexplicably become more prone

research, however, it could be that

eyebrows,

proceeded to flop onto the bed, pull up the

Samuel grimaced.

her to instigate my anger then promptly snooze off like nobody’s business. She would

the heavens for her quick wit

to take them right before Samuel

eventually drifted off and succumbed

on

rid of it. How am

his actions in not allowing her to

would use a condom from

bed and turned to his side, taking in the

peach and

wonder everyone seems drawn to her. Especially Christopher. The way he looks at Kathleen does not belong to that

mere thought of that did not sit well with Samuel, and he was compelled to wrap Kathleen

of me you scum!” Kathleen shrieked as

the commotion,