All Chapters of His Contract Wife: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Leila grabbed the phone, but it slipped from her grasp and crashed to the floor. Her heart beat against her chest as she retrieved it, ignoring the new cracks on the screen. Setting it back on the desk, she forced her lips into a smile.Lily threw a worried glance at her. “Are you okay?”“Yeah.” When that didn’t assure Lily, she murmured, “I think the pressure of the new role is getting to me. But I’m fine, thank you.”“Relax,” Susan chirped. She would as soon as they were gone. “You don’t have to work today since it’s his first day. He can’t expect us to, right? We are sad to see our colleagues go.”Their laughter grated on her ears. They left soon, and the rest of her day resumed with no hiccups. She was the last one to leave the office. It was a big room separated by desks. Hers was by the window. If she received a promotion, she would get an office to herself.She was at the door of her old apartment when she realized she was now a married woman. Making her way downstairs, she hai

“I meant what I told you at the restaurant,” Kelvin said. Leila’s mind took her down memory lane to their first date before the wedding. She sucked in air through her teeth as he closed the gap to take her hands. “Me and you are very compatible, Leila. We can have kids and lead a normal life.”A lot of things could go wrong along the line, but if he wanted to focus on the positive, she would do the same. She pulled her hands back, hating how they tingled from the brief contact.“I guess so,” she replied.“Thanks.”She had not the faintest idea why he was thanking her, but she said, “You, too. Thanks.”Kelvin walked her to the room, and she hid her surprise when he stepped in after her. He sat on the bed while she went to the bathroom. On her return, he was still there. She yawned, her eyes growing heavy with exhaustion, but she didn’t know how to ask about their sleeping arrangements. Sex was part of the contract, but she wasn’t ready. They might get along now, but he was still a fami

The crisp morning air carried the scent of flowers. Two potted plants stood on either side of the door, their vibrant green leaves wet with droplets of water. There were two cars parked at the front, and Amara stepped out of the unfamiliar one. Kelvin noted how his wife tensed at the sight of her.“That’s your ride,” he told her. He moved to her left and grabbed her hand, ignoring the startled glance she sent him as he tugged her to the car. Amara opened the back door for them, and she slipped in. Before she could shut the door in his face, he kissed her cheek. She flushed to her neck. “Have a nice day, Leila.”Amara collected his briefcase and started for his car. She opened his door and hurried to the other side to join him. He waited for Leila’s ride to leave first. Once their car rolled out the estate gates, Amara passed him a thick blue file. He pushed a button on the side of his door and a screen slid up to separate them from the driver. In the privacy of the backseat, he flippe

Though he couldn’t see her, she gulped. She had done nothing wrong. Was he mad at her for not sending him a thank you note for the flowers? But she didn’t ask for it. She arranged her files and shut down her laptop. Her steps were slow as she meandered to the door.Lunch break was over, and she didn’t get a chance to eat. Her stomach reminded her of her negligence with a painful twist. The office door opened by an inch but there was no one in sight. Leila stepped out, about to dial Kelvin, when she saw Amara. The lady nodded in greeting. No smiles.“Hi,” Leila murmured after a few seconds of awkwardness. She didn’t know if to ask her about her husband. What would she state as the reason? Finally, she said, “Can I help you?”Amara chuckled. “Yes, you can.” With her short heels, they were nearly the same height, but the woman exuded a confident aura Kelvin’s call had taken from her. Amara started for the elevator. “Please come with me. He’s waiting.”“Is he okay?”“Yes,” Amara replied.

“One million dollars?” Leila snickered at Mikey's reply, telling him, “You’ll be lucky to get more than fifty bucks from me.” Mikey laughed. “We will talk about it when you’re ready.” Her phone rang before she could reply to him, and her heart jumped when Freya popped up on her screen. Entering her office, she dumped her load on her desk and escaped to the bathroom. Freya had helped set up her Tinder account, but she didn’t know she was married now or had moved from her old apartment. “Leilani,” Freya said once the phone touched her ear. “Where are you? What’s going on? Why is your landlord telling me you moved?” Freya was the only one who knew about the situation at home. She had visited Nightfall Hills to see how the new city was treating her best friend but ended up falling in love with the place. So, she stayed back in California because of her husband, and it strengthened their friendship. If anyone should be the first to know about this marriage, it had to be Freya. Leila m