All Chapters of Hired Wife: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Allison The engagement party was only two days away.With each passing second, everything became even more real.I was getting married to Christopher through a contract.For the next two years of my life, I was going to be with a man I didn't love and play by the rules of his world.And what the hell had happened last night?Was he drunk?After I walked out of that dressing room in that dress, the air shifted.I could not pretend I didn't notice his lingering gaze.I had thought he only loved the dress because it fit his style and he would have the same reaction if another woman wore it.But he had tried to kiss me.I wasn't imagining it. Christopher had tried to kiss me.He couldn't bear to see me yet he had touched me, he had leaned in to kiss me.When I walked away, I had expected him to leave but he remained there.Even after I had left, he left the car door open and continued watching me.I had seen him from my room, through my window.All night, I kept tossing in my bed, imagin

Allison Christopher and I didn't speak to each other nor crossed paths until the engagement party.Just like the last time, Francesco helped me get ready, singing my praises as usual.I could barely pay attention to anything he said as I kept reconsidering returning Christopher's ring to him and ending all of this crap.I was getting cold feet all of a sudden and it wasn't just from becoming someone I wasn't and maintaining that identity for the next two years.No.This feeling.....it was unexplainable.I suddenly felt.....scared of the contract.That question returned to my head, "Why the fuck did Christopher need a contract wife so badly that he had to get someone that wouldn't try to cling to him after the contract came to an end?"And like getting a contract wife wasn't suspicious enough, he was so desperate for one, he went as far as framing and blackmailing me into signing his contract.What exactly did he desperately need to get out of all of this that he was willing to go so

Christopher I threw my suit jacket on a couch nearby before storming out of the room.I knew Allison was going to argue against the arrangement despite knowing about it and I wasn't interested in her unnecessary arguments tonight.I saw Charles waiting at the end of the stairs and walked up to him."The engagement party was a success. The Press will not get photos of the party but word will be sent out tomorrow.""Good." Was my only response to Charles as I grabbed a bottle of wine.I didn't have anything to drink during the party.After Celine had enquired about my fiance, I knew she was going to make a stupid move.I had expected her to try to get clingy, not actually show up tonight.She wasn't the reason I had refused to let the Press in on the party tonight.Liam and Ava were.I had expected them to show up and try to ruin the party for Allison.Strangely, Celine had showed up instead.After the stunt she pulled, I realized that she wasn't different from my other sex partners.E

Christopher I waited until my daughter had left for school before leaving.I wasn't going to stop by at the mansion but instead, just head straight to the office. However, one phone call from Charles changed my decision."Please don't tell me she's causing a scene already." I rubbed my head frustratingly."Mr Laurent is here, Sir." "What?" I parked my car by the roadside.The mention of Matthieu's name instantly switched my emotion from frustrated to angry."He says he's here to see Miss Davies. She insisted that I let him in and they're currently discussing in the dining room."What the hell could he want to discuss with Allison?Or was he simply messing with me?I hung up without saying anything to Charles and drove to the mansion, faster than I've ever done before.I could not stand the thought of Matthieu being around Allison.When I arrived at the mansion, I saw things for myself.Matthieu was having breakfast with Allison and speaking with her just as Charles had reported."I

Christopher Charles shut the door behind me and we settled down in my office."What is this?" Matthieu was always one to get himself entangled in trouble but not something this huge."A private investigator in France sent this to me. Mr Laurent was involved with a drug organization. His manager at the modelling agency was able to clear his name so even when the names of the others were released to the public after investigation, his wasn't.""Apparently, the higher-ups weren't so pleased with the fact that their people's names got exposed and not Mr Laurent's.""So they went after him." I finished up the sentence, still rummaging through the pictures in shock."They didn't just go after him, Sir, they went after everyone he was connected to. When they tried to bring his name to light, they failed. His agency kept covering up for him since he was their biggest model and most important labour asset.""The organization eventually began going after the people he was connected to. There'