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?”

“Yes.”

pack

appreciatively and replied, “Melvin, thank

this house. Anyway, I won’t say more. Take an umbrella

“Okay.”

made her way back.

few bites, Louise felt that something was off with the taste.

Throughout the entire

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

this. Could you please get me a takeaway of Lobster

and after a brief

Grace was almost

to buy this or that under

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sun began to set, a breeze swept through,

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

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missed the implication of “carry” in her words and instead went

up.” Grace offered.

eyes, looking at her. “Are you asking me

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

in a wheelchair?” Louise looked at

you want to go

me outside on

eyebrows furrowed

I’m fat? Are you

“No,” Grace replied.

outside wouldn’t be a big deal if she weren’t pregnant. However, she really couldn’t

don’t want to carry me? Fine, forget it. I’ll wait

now. If Louise were

in mind, Grace walked over and crouched down by the

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

she had been accustomed to physical

the

reaching the garden outside, Grace carefully placed her on

panting heavily, and drenched in sweat.