Falling for My Contractual Wife

Chapter 16

Grace frowned upon hearing her request. “Miss Adkins, there are no strawberries available this season.”

“Grace, could you please go to the trouble of finding them for me? I really crave strawberries,” Louise said, not lifting her head from her phone as she spoke.

Grace could only resign herself to standing up and looking for strawberries.

After Louise watched her leave, she sneered. “Are you thinking of hiding in the hospital room and enjoying the air conditioning? Dream on!”

Grace spent a little over two hours running around outside before finally finding a place that sold strawberries.

After buying them, Louise ate two strawberries and then threw the rest into the trash. “Grace, what kind of strawberries did you buy? Why do they taste so bad?”

“Miss Adkins, as I told you, there are no strawberries in this season. Even if there are, they’re out of season, and out–of–season fruits generally don’t taste good,” Grace explained.

“It’s because you couldn’t find them, yet you’re making many excuses. Forget it. I won’t argue with you. It’s already noon, and I’m hungry. Hurry back and make me lunch. It took you so much time just to buy some strawberries,” Louise said.

Grace nodded, took a deep breath, and asked, “Alright, I’ll go back and make it for you. Miss Adkins, what would you like to eat?”

“Your culinary skills are excellent. I’ll enjoy whatever you make.” Louise smiled as she looked at her.

Grace stood up, preparing to leave. She hadn’t even dried the sweat on her forehead from the last run, and now she had to head out again.

Just as she was about to leave, Louise called her again, “Grace.”

“I asked you to buy strawberries and make me lunch. You’re not mad at me, are you?” Louise inquired.

Louise’s expression seemed innocent as she continued, “Don’t be angry, okay? That’s just how I am, straightforward. Even though you accidentally caused my fracture, I won’t blame you. Please don’t hold a

grudge against me.”

Grace didn’t know what to say. She glanced at Louise, then turned and left.

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Hurrying home, Melvin looked at her and asked, “Miss Sherman, why did you come back so soon? And in this hot weather, why didn’t you bring an umbrella?”

“No problem.” Grace wiped away some sweat. “Melvin, I still need to cook.”

Miss Adkins?” Melvin asked.

“Yes.”

let me pack it for you. Please take

looked at him appreciatively and

house. Anyway, I won’t say more.

“Okay.”

hurriedly made her way back.

a few bites, Louise felt that something was off with the taste. “Grace, you didn’t

quite unique. Throughout the entire villa, no one could

taken too long if I had cooked it from scratch, and you would

don’t want to eat this. Could you please get

and after a brief pause, she stood

the day, Grace was almost constantly on the go.

always found various reasons to send her out to buy

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a breeze swept

outside and said, “Grace, carry me outside. I want to feel the breeze and breathe some fresh air.”

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words and instead went to borrow a

up.” Grace offered.

looking at her. “Are you asking me

you sit in a wheelchair?” Grace didn’t understand and found

not disabled. Why would I need to sit in a wheelchair?” Louise looked at the wheelchair with disdain.

to go outside, then?”

me

furrowed deeply. “I…”

do you think I’m fat?

“No,” Grace replied.

outside wouldn’t be a big deal if she weren’t pregnant.

me? Fine, forget it. I’ll

Brian, Grace’s expression changed. Brian seemed to harbor deep resentment towards her now. If Louise were to complain

mind, Grace walked over

chuckling triumphantly. She slowly moved onto Grace’s back, putting her entire

slowly. Although she had been accustomed to physical labor since

the baby in her

reaching the garden outside, Grace carefully placed her on a

was exhausted, panting heavily, and drenched in