Falling for My Contractual Wife

Louise was visibly nervous and quickly pulled Marshall aside.

Grace paid it no mind and turned to leave.

After some thought, Louise called a car and sent Marshall back home, while she stayed to chat with Jasmine. Having failed to gather any useful information and finding the banquet uninteresting, Grace decided to leave. Just at that moment, Justin called her, asking when the event would end and offering to pick her up in his car.

Grace did not refuse and told him she was about to leave.

Justin arrived in his car shortly after, and Grace, having put on her coat, left the hotel.

Upstairs in the hotel, Brian stood in the dark, watching Grace from below as she skillfully got into Justin's car.

He held a cigarette between his fingers, which remained un-smoked for quite some time.

As Justin's car disappeared into the traffic, the burning end of the cigarette in his hand singed his fingers.

Camren's voice suddenly rang out. "Mr. Francis, the award ceremony is about to start."

Brian nodded slightly, tossed the cigarette butt into the ashtray, and returned to the banquet.

Inside the car, Grace, thinking of the incident with Vivian the other day, couldn't help but ask, "How are things between you and Vivian?"Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

At the mention of Vivian, Justin's eyebrows knitted slightly. "I've made my position clear to her. I think she needs to cool off/ When it comes to matters of the heart, it always depended on ones involved. Grace didn't know what to say.

After hesitating for a long while, she finally spoke up. "After your argument with her that day, Vivian went to a bar by herself. She was very upset. Actually, I think you really could give it a try with her...".

"No need to try," Justin interrupted her before she could finish.

"Grace, as far as I know, Carson seems to like Vivian. You wouldn't be unaware of that, would you?"

Grace nodded. After all, he was her brother, and having grown up together, she could tell his feelings.

However, she felt that Vivian was more suitable for Justin than for Carson. Men naturally mature more slowly than women, and with Vivian being two or three years older than Carson, she couldn't quite imagine her brother pursuing a girl. "I think, as a sister, you could help him." Justin suggested.

Grace said nothing further.

Since the anniversary celebration, Louise had been frequently inviting Emily out for coffee to build their relationship. The enemy of one's enemy was one's friend. Emily quickly teamed up with Louise to discuss how to deal with Grace. "Do you know where she lives?" Emily asked.

"I do," Louise replied, stirring her coffee with an innocent-looking expression. "But I don't know the exact apartment

number."

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Emily sneered. "We don't need to know the apartment number. Just follow her."

Louise, with her head down, gave a satisfied smirk.

On Saturday, Grace had made plans to have dinner with Vivian and was just about to leave when she received a call from Brian.

Brian asked her to come to the company, claiming that there was an issue with his computer. He had asked her to go to the president's office the previous day after work, but Grace had left at the end of her shift.

He had called her again, and Grace had said that she hadn't seen his message.

Brian threatened her, demanding that she come in on Saturday to work overtime. Grace, however, disregarded his demand as if it were just idle talk.

Now, seeing Brian's call, Grace hesitated for a moment before setting her phone to silent mode.

Then, she happily pushed Austin out the door for their dinner.

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