Dear Contract Wife, You Are Mine

“I know I was too harsh on her, but why would she say that to me?” Miles ran his fingers through his hair frustratingly as he paced restlessly in his room.

“I mean…” He paused and slumped on his bed, his fingers sinking into his hair.

“I’m not that bad, am I? Is she just mad at me or am I really not her type?” Thinking about everything she had said to him earlier really hurt no matter how he tried to push it away.

“But I already apologized to her that I was sorry for saying those words to her. Why would she be so harsh on me?” He muttered and breathed in and out.

‘You started it all, Miles. You shouldn’t be complaining’ His subconscious mind reminded him, and he groaned as he dragged himself up to his feet and dashed out of the room.

A few minutes later, Miles was standing in front of the door, contemplating on whether or not to knock on the door. What if she was still mad at him for saying that? What if she really didn’t want to see him?

‘She already paid you back. She shouldn’t be so mad at you’ With that in mind, he gently knocked on the door, but got no response.

“May… Are you there?”

“May? I’m coming inside,” He twisted the doorknob and pushed the door open, but paused when he found her seated on the bed with her face buried between her palms as she whimpered.

“May…” He gasped and rushed over to her.

“Are you crying? May, look at me, please,” He tried to touch her, but she rose to her feet and stepped away from him.

“What do you want from me? Are you here to scold me again? Maybe hit me this time, right?” Those words pierced through Miles’s heart, but that didn’t hurt as much as seeing her in tears, and being the reason behind those tears gave him the worst feeling.

“Come on, please… You know I would never do anything to hurt you, I promise. I’m not here to scold or hit you…” He paused and covered the distance between them.

“I’m sorry, ok? It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have been so harsh on you. Can you please forgive me?” His voice came out huskily as he slid his arm around her waist and pulled her close.

“Let go of me!” She struggled to wriggle away from his grasp, but he was way too stronger than her, so she gave up.

“Come on, don’t be mad at me. I know no amount of apologies can make up for my mistake, but can you forgive me just this once? I promise, this won’t happen again,”

May’s heart flustered in excitement as she stared into those sexy eyes of his. They were so freaking charming that she couldn’t resist them.

‘Does he have feelings for me?’ The look in his eyes, the desire in those sexy eyes made her question herself, but fuck it! This man reminded her earlier that they were just married on contract and he didn’t give a damn about her.

“Miles…” She paused then held his hand and unwrapped it from her waist.

“Can you please stop confusing me?” With her eyes piercing into his eyes, she asked him the question that left him confused.

“Confused? How am I confusing you?” He raised his eyebrows with concern.

“I don’t know what to think. One minute you make me feel like you are madly in love with me, and the next one, you act like you don’t care. What do you really feel for me?” She desperately wanted to spill those words, but she just forced a smile and shook her head.

“Never mind,” It was better to keep it to herself and save herself the embarrassment of getting rejected.

“About the auction… I think you should go alone. I don’t think I’m in the mood to—”

“It’s fine. It’s not that important. Why don’t you get dressed and let’s go somewhere else, hmm?” He smiled at her brightly.

“Miles—”

“I know you are still mad at me, but can you give me a chance to make it up to you, please?”

“Hmm. Alright,” She finally nodded after a few seconds of silence, and he smiled.

“I will leave you to get dressed. You can take all the time you need… Right… The dress from earlier, I will send it to you in two minutes,” He winked at her before leaving the room, and she shook her head.

“He sure knows how to…” She paused then rolled her eyes and continued by waving her hand dismissively in the air. “Never mind,”

Since she already bathed earlier before leaving, she just sat on the bed waiting for Miles to get her the dress so she could change into it, and a in exactly three minutes, a knock on the door disrupted her.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

“Your package is here, ma’am,” Came a familiar voice, and she quickly reached for the door. Miles’s warm smile welcomed her as he held a box in his hand.

“Thank you,” She carefully took the box from him and went back inside the room.

May couldn’t help but admire the beauty staring right back at her from her floor length mirror. It was her reflection.

“Wow! This is…” She paused, not knowing what to say. Miles had quite a taste to be able to pick up this nice purple short gown to fit her perfectly.

“How did he know my size?” She muttered while checking herself out, but gasped and her cheeks heat up embarrassingly upon recalling that he had seen her naked once and must’ve known her size after all the touching they did.

‘Don’t be silly, May. It’s obvious he doesn’t remember that night’ She reminded herself considering that he had never mentioned anything about that night ever since they were together which meant that he didn’t remember what happened.

‘You’ve been living together for quite some time now, so it’s only right that he knows your size. That’s not a big deal’ She nodded affirmatively.

“Where are the…” Her voice trailed off when she saw a pair of beautiful flat shoes lying under the box.

“Wow! This is so beautiful,” She gushed excitedly as she picked up the pairs and quickly tried them on.

“Wow! I didn’t know flat shoes could fit short gown this much. This is so beautiful,” She covered her mouth in awe as she admired the shoes.

“But wait…” Her eyebrows squinted suspiciously as something crossed her mind. Usually, men would buy heels along with gowns for a woman, so why did he choose flat shoes instead? Did he find out about the pregnancy?

‘How is that even possible? It’s just his taste’ She quickly dismissed the thought and went ahead to pick up the beauty purse lying on the bed, to match the dress.

“I look so cute,” She cupped her cheeks in her palms and blew her reflection a kiss.

“Are you ready, May?” Miles’s voice sounded from outside, and her heart skipped nervously.

“Hmm… One second please,” With one last glance at her reflection, she finally advanced toward the door. Her jaw dropped to the ground when she opened the door and saw Miles in a different outfit…