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.

huh?” She snorted.

at, she continued to eat her food without paying

me something appetizing.” Valen

maid raised her head and confusion laced her

do? Disrespecting or disobeying Master Maverick was never an option, however, little

should I do?’ The maid stood rooted

small voice and slapped the

Rex called. His voice sounded fearful and

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his head and shot Mulan a

to talk him out of his anger.

easy. I’ll immediately go and get you the meal you want, you’ll hurt yourself, please don’t be annoyed, daddy

Mulan’s words, Valen tuned down his

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

she had seen, Valen seems to be holding

calm, she told herself while breathing in and

hurried over to clean out the healthy food they had left on his table.

cheerful

had his usual deadpan look on his face. Only his mouth opening once in a few seconds

saw the table had become a ghost house.

Valen, the cause of everyone’s misery. The boy was on his phone with a serious look on his handsome face.

hurried in with a few servants holding

and raw food like milk, cheese, eggs that were not properly cooked, and so on.

hitched in his throat when he saw Valen cutting the egg and having the yoke pouring out. Maverick wasn’t saying anything but the hand holding his cutlery

pursed her lips as

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

to put the egg in

“Put it down.”

would be