The Wife He Never Expected Novels & Stories

“Always. You’re not alone in this. Remember that, okay? You have people who love you.” Sophia closed the door after Maya left and leaned against it for a long moment. The apartment felt quieter now. Emptier. But also a little lighter. She walked back to the couch and picked up her phone again. Adrian’s statement was still open on the screen. The screen had gone dark, so she tapped it. “I failed my wife. I failed her for five years…” She read it again. Slowly. Carefully. Word by word.

The room was quiet. "My wife came into this marriage under unusual circumstances," he said. "I will not pretend otherwise. I made a contract and she signed it and we both understood what it was. What I did not understand — what I could not have predicted — is what it would become." He looked up. "What it has become is real. And I am not in the habit of abandoning real things because they are inconvenient." Gerald was looking at the table. The Zhao legal mind was writing something.

HR sent out the Christmas holiday schedule at 3 p.m. Every employee received seven days off and a Christmas gift box. Well, all of them… except for me. I was given only half a day off. I had my medical records tucked in an envelope as I pushed open the conference room door. My husband, Matthew Westbrook, sat at the far end of the table, focused on something on his laptop. He didn't even look up as I entered. "The holiday schedule's already finalized," he said. "If I change yours now, HR will have to shift everyone's schedule around. Besides, it's just a shoulder procedure, Elena. It's not like you're dying. Once the surgery's over and done with, you'll be as healthy as a horse." I stare

“Don't you feel ashamed? You were married to that woman, yet you never knew her well enough to recognize her when she returned. Her full name was Shirley Evelyn Miller. Even if her face had changed beyond recognition, you should have known who she was. You should have remembered her name, her mannerisms, the things she cared about. You should have known your own wife.” Damien's shoulders slumped. He had no defence. Every word his father spoke brought back another memory of the woman he had failed to understand. He had known her as his wife, yet he had never bothered to learn who she was beyond the role he expected her to play. Theodore's voice grew heavier. “You wanted to question me, but be

“Doesn’t matter to me.” “Why don’t you move in with us?” “No.” He didn’t give an explanation. “You won’t even consider it?” He took a drink then gave the same answer. “No.” Asshole. “Fine.” “If you’re going to be my wife, I expect you to behave a certain way....” “I told you I wouldn’t submit to orders. Don’t expect me to do anything. I’ll do whatever the hell I want, alright?” My mother was an obedient wife, but that wasn’t me.

The bitter scent of chamomile crept into his nose. His first thought was that the air around Vera had never carried a bitterness like this. The thought hit, and he shoved Lydia away. "What are you talking about? Vera is my wife. How could I ever marry you?" Lydia stumbled back a couple of steps, staring at him in disbelief. "Then why did you get a vasectomy the moment you married? Wasn't it to stay faithful, for me?" Theo's face cooled. "That was because my mother died of an amniotic embolism. I didn't want a child. What does that have to do with you?"

She stopped a few steps away from him. “Given that, I know you'd never speak for another gender talk less holding her hands?.” There was a brief silence between them. Devian finally sighed. “Since you want to know, I'll just tell you.”His mother waited. “She’s my wife.” he dropped the bomb. For the first time, her expression changed. “That has to be a joke.” Devian didn't respond. "Yeah a joke, right?" When she realized he wasn't joking, she scoffed and shook her head in disbelief. “Married to a nobody?” she said her voice raised slightly.

“No, Dominic. You don’t. You grew up knowing who your parents were, where you belonged, and what your family expected from you. I spent years believing my mother was dead, my father had abandoned me, and my marriage was real.” Dominic stopped walking. “You’re right. I don’t know what that feels like.” She looked at him, surprised by his admission. He continued, “But I know what it means to have your family decide your future without asking you.” Isabella studied his face. “Is that why you never married?” A faint smile appeared on his lips. “Is that your way of asking whether I’m available?” Despite everything, she almost smiled. “Don’t flatter yourself.” “Too late.”

she rolled her eyes and was about to walk past him when he grabbed her hand and chuckled. "I never thought you had it in you....wife." TBC

I was sure he was not having any party or maybe he kept a family function from me again! I took a step forward when a woman with a foxy hairstyle, beaming with smiles, walked up to him and gave him a small kiss on the cheek, which he returned ON THE LIPS! I lowered my shoulders, disappointed, shuffled my feet towards him and said, " Happy Married life. " The lady beside him stopped me and said in a low pitched tone, " Not yet. " Woah! I was furious. Did this woman just secretly throw a shade at me? I turned to stare at Jesse. He was shocked, but he could not move from his spot. Rather, he behaved like he did not know me from Adam.