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:

know, at a workplace, you 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 are gossiping about hear it.

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

make me repeat myself, then you’ll be thrown out of this house without your bags.” She smiled at the two girls who had their

guest issuing orders in a house that isn’t theirs.

the clicking sound of heels stepping on the smooth and sparking

servants greeted

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

downstairs if you are done.” The new lady gave the instruction to the two maids while looking

ma’am!” The maids answered and were about to leave

take

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

chest with her eyes on the pretty lady in front

assessed the lady in front of her for a while before asking: “And… who

me, so what right do you have to lay anyone off?”

know me, which means you are irrelevant in this house, so what right do you also have to stop me from sending disrespectful workers

lady narrowed her scorching gaze at Jeslyn.

guest?” Seeing the lady knitting her brows,

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

are not important, just like you.” Jeslyn turned to look at the two servants that had a confused and terrified look on

want to know why they looked so frightened. But one thing she was determined to do was to get these two

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