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.

Valen rolled

like you either, so it’s mutual,” Maverick added.

for hating me.”

as a worse creature for hating her too… she’s cute,”

“Gross,” Valen sneered.

cuteness, I forgot.” Rex sat upright and stroked

will prepare you another set of veggies.” Maverick commanded. “Dad,

a deal. You’ll accept all that’s in the mansion and that includes the food you are given and the people in it.” Rex chimed in.

Valen glared at Rex. “Hmph!” he humphed,

the little boy left the room before Rex pressed

18:40

door closed, but a flat screen displaying what was happening outside the room

you tell Jeslyn? It seems she’ll

be. She doesn’t have

about the Yu family…”

a little,”

prefer I use

old

brother, that would

he had been stroking and it

to

and send them to stay beside her.” He said before the shelf turned and

Rex sighed, “finally.”

Jeslyn’s room….

she reacted that way with that little cutie. She was angry, but reacting that way was too much, right? After all, he was just a child.

sat up and ruffled her hair in

of the adults around him, especially that

Mulan, her calm

could she treat someone’s child like that?… I’ll just take care of Valen myself… No, I’m not good with children… Wait, I’m angry, but I don’t know if he has eaten. A stubborn child like Valen certainly

sighed and got out of bed

corridor, she didn’t know which room

is 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?”

passage, she spotted Valen coming from

a smile subconsciously appearing on her lips. She increased her pace to