Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

45 Making peace with Valen

“I’ll move out today. I’ll take Mulan with me.” Valen said.

“I have no problem with that,” Maverick said.

Just when Valen turned and was about to leave, Maverick continued..

“Young man, you can only move out after you turn 18.

Valen and Rex simultaneously turned to look at Maverick.

He didn’t even spare anyone a glance as his fingers stroked the object in his hand. (1)

“Brother…”

“Are you playing with me, Mr. Maverick?” Valen narrowed his eyes at his father. 2

“You have two options. Either you get your freedom at 18 or you get your freedom at 7”

Rex widened his mouth in shock. However, Valen curled his lips.

“What’s the catch?” He knew his father wouldn’t give him a free pass. Getting his freedom at 7 must come with a condition.

“Stay in the mansion until I find a solution to your problem,” Maverick said with his head lowered to stare at the black object.

Valen pursed his lips and thought about it for a while before he nodded. “Deal, but-”

“No, young man, you have no right to lay conditions. Since you have chosen to stay in the mansion for

a year, you will accept all that’s inside the mansion.” Maverick cut him off.

“I don’t like that thing you brought home!” Valen protested.

“Her name is Jeslyn,” Maverick corrected.

rolled his eyes.

so it’s

stupid for hating

bet she sees you as a worse creature for hating her too… she’s cute,” Rex

“Gross,” Valen sneered.

forgot.” Rex sat upright and stroked

your room. The kitchen will prepare you another set of veggies.” Maverick commanded. “Dad, I hate-”

made a deal. You’ll accept all that’s in the mansion and that includes

are ganging up against me.” Valen glared at Rex. “Hmph!” he humphed, stamped his

men watched as the little boy left the room

18:40

flat screen displaying what was happening outside the

don’t you tell Jeslyn? It seems she’ll keep fighting Valen if-”

be. She doesn’t have to

about the Yu family…”

little,” Maverick

What strategy do you prefer I use this time?”

old man.”

would be causing chaos.”

been stroking and it turned out to be a black gun. He got up

to

shelf turned and he walked into at dark passage with stairs

Rex sighed, “finally.”

Jeslyn’s room….

little cutie. She was angry, but reacting that way was too much, right? After all, he was just

and ruffled her hair in

fault of the adults around him, especially that evil woman.”

Mulan, her calm mind

Wait, I’m angry, but I don’t know if he has eaten. A stubborn

bed to go check up

she didn’t know which

his room located?… He cannot be on the ground floor, thesecond floor belongs to his father, the third floor has my room, and… his room should be here too, since I was married in the first place to be his mother, right?”

the passage, she spotted Valen coming from the other end.

on her lips.