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:

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

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

without your bags.” She smiled at the two girls

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

voice tinged with laughter, sounded from behind Jeslyn followed by the clicking sound of heels stepping on the smooth and sparking floor.

servants greeted with cheerful voices.

and patiently waited for the intruder to walk around her and come

your work and go downstairs if you are done.” The new lady gave the instruction to the two maids while looking at

The maids answered and were about to leave when

take a

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master’s. Sending chills down their hearts. The

chest with her eyes

“And… who might you

what right do you have to

this house, so what right do you also have to stop me from

she was irrelevant, the lady narrowed her scorching gaze at Jeslyn. “Who

you I’m a guest?” Seeing the lady knitting her

composing herself. Her brows were only knitted for a flitting

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

they looked so frightened. But one thing she was determined

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