All Chapters of Hired Wife: Chapter 71 - Chapter 75

Allison Sophia and I baked for almost three hours before she got tired and eventually slept off. I had never felt more alive since my mother's death tha I did in those three shirt hours. She was funny and smart- just like her father, except the funny part. I waited and waited for her to talk about her mother but she never did. Which only meant she really had never met her before. Ever since she sleepily asked me to be her mother last night, I had become more curious-than ever- about her real mother. So immediately she fell asleep, I rushed to Christopher's office. I had never been there before and honestly, I had never gotten any interests or gotten so curious about what he kept in his office. But right now, I was scrolling through the files on his table, not caring if he was probably watching me right now through some hidden camera. Christopher had gotten so desperate for a wife that he had paid me to play the part. Like that was not enough, his mother had agree. I knew t

Christopher My body felt heavy as my mind continued to replay Allison's description of the stranger's eyes. By the time we walked into the hospital, my chest was tight with a pressure I could not name. The coroner handed over the autopsy results that felt heavier than paper in my hands. I opened it and read the first few lines with no surprise, Cocaine induced cardiac arrest. That was the official cause of the stranger's death. I closed the file slowly and handed it over to Charles. "He was clean." I did not know the man but I knew for sure that he was clean. I was not even in the right head space to have paid attention to his behavior to recall if he ever acted like he was on drugs but I had a strong conviction that he was clean. "He has a record of getting into fights, Sir. Especially fights with men for flirting with their partners....." "It doesn't matter." My hands clenched by my sides. "If he was suicidal, he sure as hell will not have been at a bar, flirting with

ChristopherI rushed in and froze when I saw them.Sophia was curled up on the bed with her blanket wrapped around her legs.Her eyes were glued to the cartoon on the TV like that was the only important thing in the world.Allison on the other hand, sat beside her, her legs crossed in front of her while her hand absently stroked Sophia's hair.A plat of cookies sat in front of them, untouched.They were safe.My vision blurred for a few seconds.Both of them were safe.Both of them were breathing.I sighed in relief- it was so strained, it almost sounded like a cry.My knees buckled and I had to hold on to the door for support."Daddy!" Sophia was the first to notice me.Before I could move, she jumped off the bed, squealing as launched herself at me.I caught her and crushed her to my chest desperately."Daddy, are you okay?" She whispered, confused and concerned.I didn't even realize I was shaking until my arms tightened around her.I didn't trust my voice not to betray and I didn'