All Chapters of His Wife: Chapter 51 - Chapter 57

I have done my best to ignore Maxwell since the kiss. Maybe it is my lack of experience, but the kiss felt real. Kendra’s plan of playing along might be the smart move, but I can’t do it.Max gets home as I’m finishing up the food for his game night. “The food is done, I will be in my room if you need me,” I tell him.“Ellie, before you go, can I ask you something?” Max seems nervous.“Of course,” I reply in a calm tone.“If I gave you an out of your contract, would you take it?” Max asked.I look at him puzzled, “What do you mean?”“My contract states that I’m supposed to consummate our marriage. Does yours?”I feel my heart pounding, “Yes.”“Does it explicitly say that?” Max pushes.“I don’t remember the wording, but I’m to be your wife in every sense of the word; emotionally and physically.” I reply looking at my hands.Max nods, “Very well, I will try to get him on something else.”“Who?” I ask.“My father. I’m trying to end our contracts,” Max replies. Seeing my fear he says, “I

I watch as Max heads to his room. Annoyed, I yell, “What did the necklace mean to you?”Max doesn’t stop, “It doesn’t matter Ellie.”“Maxwell,” I call out to him.Max pauses, slowly turning to look at me, he says, “I thought it meant you wanted a real marriage. I thought it meant you forgave me. Now I realize it was you being the sweet and kind woman you are. You wanted me to have something of my mother and wiped out your savings to do it.” Max takes a deep breath, “You won’t even call me, Max because of how I treated you.” I feel tears burn my eyes, but refuse to let them fall. Max in a soft voice says, “I told you not to cry in front of me because I knew it would break me. I was horrible to you.”“I don’t hold it against you,” I tell him.Max doesn’t say anything for a moment, then says, “It would break my heart, if I had a daughter and someone treated her the way I treated you.”“My dad would disown me if he discovered what I’m doing. He believes I’m working and that’s how I’m payi

I wake to find Max’s arm around me. As I pull away, I wake up Max. “Ellie, I’m sorry. I didn’t realize…,” he says as he pulls his arm away.“It’s okay. I just realized it also,” I tell him.Max slowly sits up in bed, “I didn’t do it intentionally.”“I move a lot in my sleep. Maybe you just got annoyed and tried to keep me still,” I tease.Max doesn’t reply. He grabs his clothes, “I’m going to shower.”“I will make your coffee,” I tell him.As I begin making coffee, Tom comes out of his room. “Good morning, Ellie.”“Good morning, Tom. I’m making coffee, would you like some? Or is there something else I can make you?” I asked.Tom smiles, “I will take a cup of coffee. Do you mind asking Max if he has all the files he needs today?”“I can do that. As soon as he gets out of the shower, I will ask.” I reply.“No, I need to know now. If we need copies or any other materials, it may take a while. We don’t want to keep Mr. Alester waiting,” Tom said. “You’re his wife, just run in there and as

MaxEllie and I walked back to our hotel. We did the carriage ride my father suggested and took plenty of pictures, but I don’t feel it was as romantic as he thought. Ellie spent most of the time covering herself. She relaxed slightly when I gave her my jacket. I hate that she is self-conscious.“There is a restaurant not far from here that is famous for their desserts. Would you be interested in trying it?” I asked.Ellie nods, “Sure, I didn’t get to finish dinner.”We walk to the restaurant and decide to order different desserts to share. I ordered a sea salt caramel cheesecake while Ellie ordered a passion berry and mint dessert. Once they arrive we try the passion berry first. We look at each other, then back at the cake. “What do you think?” Ellie asked.“It doesn’t taste like anything. There might be an after taste of mint,” I reply. Ellie takes a sip of her tea. “What do you think?” I ask in a teasing tone.“It isn’t something I would choose again, but it is nice to try somethi