Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

41 Meeting Valen

The lady had her mouth hanging open and so were the servants. Who dares to talk to Ms. Mulan like this? Is this guest courting death? (1

After a while, Mulan chuckled. It wasn’t a happy chuckle, but the chuckle was filled with hidden

danger.

“I thought you were-”

“Miss Mulan, Ma’am,” a few men in black walked over and bowed to Jeslyn and Mulan.

“Ah, you are here. These servants feel sore in their feet and cannot walk out of the compound when I told them to, so I called you here to throw them out.” Jeslyn explained sarcastically.

The head guard looked from Jeslyn to the maids. They seemed to not have an iota of fear but were gazing at Jeslyn with mockery in their eyes. He then looked at Mulan who was doing a stare-down contest with Jeslyn before he bowed.

“Yes, ma’am… throw the servants out.” The head guard commanded his men.

“W-what?!” Both the servants and Ms. Mulan exclaimed at once while staring at the head guard who was about to turn around.

“Stop right there!” Mulan roared. Once the guard stopped and looked at her, she asked while twirling her index finger above her head while asking: “Who owns this house?”

“Everyone knows who owns the house, Miss Mulan.” The head guard replied.

“Who gives the orders in this house?” Mulan asked again.

“Still the same answer, Miss Mulan.”

“Then why are you taking orders from a stranger? Those are the master’s hand-picked maids. How can you listen to a stranger and throw them out?”

has a say in the house, Miss

that said, the head guard left with the others, depriving the maids of the chance to seek

beg Jeslyn, not because they feared or respect her, but because they know what- their lives would be like after leaving

out of the

stairs, Jeslyn was about to leave when Mulan blocked

Mulan asked with a skeptical look on her

say, your sexy cleavage is too revealing, don’t you think? This is a house, not a

threw Mulan the words before she sidestepped and walked away.

a reason for doing so, but getting hashed by that stranger was the height of it.

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built up in

matter who she is.

to deal

was standing in the sitting room, staring wide-eyed at Jeslyn

bother to give Miss Mulan face? What

in front

are you daydreaming about so early in the morning? Done with

ma’am,” Maya

Hope you slept well?”

someone had cared

have a lot to think about, point me in the direction of the dining room. A maid had called me to head there.”

she want to join the family for breakfast? Little master Valen is

from her. She sighed. She was about to warn her, but… leave it

already there. One was a handsome man with a cold face and the other was a jaw-dropping pretty and cute boy of about 6 years

face was lowered to stare at the food placed in front of

gaze to Jeslyn, she swallowed hard. The thought to steal him away flashed through her mind.

child be this cute!?’

pink lips were turned downwards and a small frown rested

for a brief moment before they