Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

Chapter 40

40 Trouble rearing it’s head

“Good morning, ma’am,” two servant girls cleaning the stair railing greeted Jeslyn with forced voices.

It was obvious they didn’t like her and the malds weren’t making an attempt to hide it.

“Good morning,” Jeslyn responded while walking down the stairs.

She chooses to ignore them, after all, it has nothing to do with her. It’s their right to hate or like her.

A few steps ahead, Jeslyn heard the maids behind her talking in hushed voices.

What could they be talking about if not gossip about her? And Jeslyn wasn’t a fan of such, so she turned around, and with a cold voice, she spoke.

“You two, go get your payment and leave.”

The girls looked at her like she was a joke and ignored her to continue working.

Seeing this, Jeslyn chuckled for a while before she started taking small steps towards them while saying:

ought to be careful with your tongue and also how you treat people. It’s fine to gossip, but it’s disrespectful when you let whoever you

you both to leave with your pay, but not anymore.

you’ll be thrown out of this house without your bags.” She smiled at the two girls who had their eyes enlarged in

guest issuing orders in a house that isn’t theirs. Young lady, who do you think you are to lay off

voice tinged with laughter, sounded from behind Jeslyn followed by the clicking

Ma’am!” The two servants greeted with cheerful

to turn around and patiently waited for the intruder to walk around her and come to stand beside the

and go downstairs if you are done.” The new lady

The maids answered and were about to leave when

you to take

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Sending chills down their hearts. The girls subconsciously stood rooted to the spot. Not daring to

chest with her eyes on the pretty lady in

for a while before asking: “And… who might you be?” Jeslyn said, raising a brow at the lady.

me, so what right do you have to

“You also don’t seem to know me, which means you are irrelevant in this house, so what

lady narrowed her scorching gaze at Jeslyn. “Who told you I’m

lady knitting her brows,

knows that you are a guest.” She said after composing herself. Her brows were only knitted for a

not important, just like you.” Jeslyn turned to look at the

to know why they looked so frightened. But one thing she

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