No Renewal My Contract Husband (Nella and Alfred) novel Chapter 326

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Alfred lifted his head from the file. The second he saw her, his brow tightened.

A moment later, he noticed the bright red handprint on her cheek.

His expression darkened. A sharp, dangerous coldness crept into his eyes.

Zoey caught where he was looking and felt a rush of satisfaction.

Her expression turned even more pitiful. “Alfred…”

She stepped closer. As soon as she opened her mouth, tears streamed down her face.

Alfred didn’t even glance at the tears. His eyes were locked on the handprint as he asked, voice frigid, “My wife hit you?”

Zoey didn’t register how he referred to Nella. She was too giddy from how he focused on the mark on her cheek.

The tears poured faster.

She lifted her swollen hand, the one Wesley had grabbed earlier, and gently covered the side of her face. She nodded.

“I know my mom mistreated her dog, so if she hit me for that, I probably deserved it. I’m not blaming her.”

She choked out the words, her eyes wet and shimmering with tears.

“Alfred, it doesn’t even hurt. I just … I I just feel so humiliated.”

Her body shuddered as she recalled Wesley’s stormy face. That fear looked just convincing enough.

“But that friend of hers … the one she had lunch with … he helped her hit me too. I was terrified…”

She stretched out her hand, showing him the swollen red marks. It really did look pretty bad.

“I don’t even know how that guy’s always around her. If Nella hit me, fine, I’ll take it. But what gives that man the right to lay a hand on me? Boohoo…”

She kept mentioning Wesley, hoping Alfred would start questioning whether Nella was cheating.

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But Alfred didn’t even glance at her wrist. Once she was done talking, he didn’t say a word.

Zoey’s sobbing faltered when he didn’t respond. She looked up at his face.

It was even more stormy than before. His whole demeanor was laced with menace.

She assumed it meant he believed her. That little thrill inside her grew stronger.

She was just about to go in for the kill when Alfred finally spoke.

“So, what exactly did you say that pissed off my wife?”

The words got stuck in her throat.

She stared at him, stunned. His expression hadn’t softened at all. If anything, it was colder.

That was when she finally registered what he’d said. He’d called Nella his wife.

…

The chill in his tone was terrifying. But when he said “my wife,” it had sounded … warm. Protective. Like he

I even realize how tender it came out.

So he wasn’t mad that Nella had hit her. He was mad… because she had upset Nella.

“I… I didn’t say anything. I just went to ask her for help…”

Zoey shook her head, scrambling to explain herself.

“My wife doesn’t go around hitting people. So what did you say? Should I call her and ask myself?”

Alfred’s cold eyes were turning downright glacial now. All that smugness Zoey felt a moment ago evaporated on the spot.

“N-no… no, Alfred, I swear I didn’t…”

Her heart started pounding.

“I’ll ask you one more time. What did you say to her?”

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