Falling for My Contractual Wife

Grace's wounds were healing up, so no more hospital trips for dressings were needed.

It was time to settle the score with Ava.

Ava had called Grace before, so Grace unblocked Ava's number and dialed it.

Ava must've forgotten Grace's number because she picked up real quick. "Who's this?"

It was the same old arrogant tone.

"Miss Adkins, forgetful much? Forgot about me already?"

There was a pause on the other end.

"Ava, it's been too long. Time to sort things out, right?"

Grace half-expected Ava to hang up, but to her surprise, Ava said, "Sure, let's meet up!"

Grace gave Ava an address not far from her own place.

***

When Ava showed up, Grace had been waiting for ten minutes. Ava sat down across from Grace and ordered coffee.

Grace shot her a cold look. "Why'd you go after me?"

Ever since Louise recorded her last time, Grace was on high alert.

Ava didn't outright admit it. "Grace, I'm sorry for what went down, but Louise was calling the shots!"

Grace narrowed her eyes. She believed Ava when she mentioned Louise was behind the whole deal. She suspected Louise's hand in it all along.

"How'd you know where I was that day?"

"Louise told me," Ava said. "She told me to invite you out and said she'd handle the rest. When I called, you hung up. I tried finding you at your brother's with no luck. Oh, and Louise gave me your brother's address." Grace pursed her lips. 'So, Louise had been snooping around since I got to Capern City! She knew I was bunking at Carson's!' Grace thought.

Thinking about it sent shivers down Grace's spine. Louise knew everything about her. If Louise wanted to harm her, it would be too easy.

"And she knows about you having a kid, but then you moved. She probably stopped snooping when she found out you were with Carson. So, she probably doesn't know where you're at now!

Grace clenched her fists. Grace just wanted to lay low, but Louise wasn't allowing that to happen.

Ava saw her reaction. Ava's plan today was to expose Louise's true colors and let Grace handle her.

Ava kept on. "Since I couldn't find you, I didn't go through with it. She thought I flaked, so she took over. Third day, she rang me up, said to be outside the restaurant to await further instructions." Grace stared, disbelieving. "Was it really Louise who set me up?"

10:48 Fri,

"Didn't she ID herself? Oh-right. She wanted a clean getaway, so she wouldn't spill her identity."

So, the person texting me that day was really Louise!' Grace thought.

This blew Grace's mind.

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How'd Louise know about my family background? What else does she know? Does she know Daisy and Frederick?' Grace thought.