Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

42 First fight.

“Yoo, wait for me.” Rex’s voice sounded from the sitting room and his hurried steps could be heard a while later. (1

“Ah, the family is gathered and you all were about to exclude me? What a- Jeslyn, good morning” He

beamed at her.

“Good morning,” Jeslyn answered.;

“Your night must have been good, right?” Rex walked to the dining and took the only vacant seat while. a maid wearing a black gown and a white napkin tied around her waist hurried to start serving him.

“Hmm, that can also be said,” Jeslyn answered ambiguously.

While Rex and Jeslyn were talking, Mulan’s head was aching. From what she knew, none of the Lu brothers had ever brought a woman home before, so who is this Jeslyn? and what position does she hold to be at the table with the Lu family, and also able to hold a smooth conversation with Rex?

“Father, I just asked you a question.” Valen interrupted the conversation between Rex and Jeslyn, prompting them to shut up and look at him.

Looking at what was placed in front of Valen, Rex sighed. He doesn’t need to be told of what was

going on.

“Darling Valen, it was prescribed by Matt, so you can only take that,” Rex intervened.

“Uncle Rex, if I recall correctly, I wasn’t talking to you, right?” He glared at Rex who immediately shut. his mouth and turned to focus on his food.

Jeslyn knitted her brows but said nothing.

“Valen, don’t say that, he’s your uncle,” Mulan said in a soft voice.

Too soft for Jeslyn’s liking which made her frown grow deeper. She narrowed her eyes at the child and scrutinized him all over one more time.

rude, huh?”

to her. Like she wasn’t being looked at, she continued to eat her food without

you, get these Veggies out of my sight and get me something appetizing.” Valen said to one of the maids who had her head

her head and confusion

Disrespecting or disobeying Master Maverick was never an option, however, little master Valen can also not

should I do?’ The maid stood rooted there

his small voice and slapped the table. His aura

Rex called. His voice sounded fearful and pleading.

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head and shot Mulan a glare.

Valen and tried to talk him out of his

get you the meal you

Mulan’s words, Valen tuned down his anger and glared at his father.

the rage building up in her.One of the things she hates in her life is spoilt children. She’s

all the spoilt kids she had seen, Valen seems to be

told herself

Valen different dishes while the maids hurried

table became quiet and Rex’s naturally cheerful face was

look on his face. Only his mouth opening once in a few seconds to allow in food, distorted his

she saw the table had become a ghost house. 1

cause of everyone’s misery. The boy was on his phone with a serious look

hurried in with a

fried food and raw food like milk, cheese, eggs that were not properly cooked,

the egg and having the yoke pouring out. Maverick wasn’t saying anything but the hand holding his cutlery was having veins

lips as she looked at

weird and awkward, Jeslyn seemed lost. What’s wrong with the kind of food

put the egg in his

“Put it down.”

didn’t sound like he would be taking a ‘no’ for