Falling for My Contractual Wife

Nova fantasized about how Austin would look when she grew up. But no matter what she thought, she knew it was only a fantasy. This feeling made her feel powerless. She held her aching heart. It was so painful that she was about to suffocate.

When Nova woke up the next day, her eyes were swollen and bloodshot red. She needed to go to the Francis Group that morning. So, she stopped by a food truck to buy two egg sandwiches and a coffee for breakfast. Then, she showed up at the office with a tired face. When Nova went to her office after the meeting, she was exhausted. She sat in her chair and took out a photo from her bag. It was taken before Austin's first birthday. She wore a red dress and lay on the blanket while smiling. Nova's tears fell as she watched. She removed the pendant around her neck, holding a photo in one hand, with tears on her face as she stared blankly at those objects. Nova missed her child so much that she didn't hear someone knocking on her door. She returned to her senses only when she saw a silhouette approaching.

"Brian? Why are you here?" Nova was quite nervous as she put down the photograph and pendant. She didn't know if he had seen much.

Brian narrowed his eyes and glanced at the photo on her hand before saying calmly, "I came to discuss something with you."

Nova looked down and quietly put the photo and pendant into her bag. After discussing work matters, Brian asked curiously, "Have you been in a bad mood recently?"

Nova said nothing, so he probed, "You miss your ex-boyfriend?"

Nova remembered she had told Brian that her ex-boyfriend had given her the pendant. She pursed her lips and answered lightly. "Kind of, why? Are you mad that I think about other men? We've broken up, remember?" Brian's lips twitched. "Any man you like has nothing to do with me."noveldrama

Nova laughed. "I'm sorry, I was probably overthinking it. If there's nothing else you want to say, I'll return to Top Group."

Brian nodded and turned to leave. Back in his office, he thought about his recent meeting with Nova. He only glanced at the photo briefly and didn't see it clearly, but he was

certain it wasn't a grown-man photo.

Nova was a very suspicious woman, so Brian decided to investigate. Hence, he got someone to check the surveillance cameras in her office. Half an hour later, a video was sent to his computer.

Brian turned on the computer and

looked at the footage. The

surveillance camera was above

Nova's head, so the footage was et

quite clear. The photo in Nova's hand was of a baby. It looked like it was only several months old.

Brian frowned and pressed the pause button to zoom in. The baby in the photo was cute and looked familiar. Brian felt he had seen that child somewhere before.

After digging deep into his

memories, Brian finally knew who the baby was. 'That baby must be Austin. There's no mistaking it. She was Grace's child! But how did Austin's photo end up in Nova's hands?"

As Brian was deep in his thoughts, he recalled the news of Grace's death. Austin was with her during the car crash, but Austin's whereabouts were still a mystery. 'Where did the baby go?' Brian was depressed over Grace's tragic passing, and he didn't bother to ask about Austin. Moreover, Austin was Justin's daughter, so he always thought that Justin had taken care of that.

But Seeing Nova's footage popped a huge question mark over Brian's head. Things weren't as simple as he thought. He wanted to know about Nova's background, and he wanted to know her relation to Austin.