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

stupid for hating

worse creature

“Gross,” Valen sneered.

I forgot.” Rex sat upright and stroked his beardless jaw.

room. The kitchen will prepare you another set

that’s in the mansion and that includes the food you are

me.” Valen glared at Rex. “Hmph!” he

the room before Rex pressed a

18:40

flat screen displaying what was

why don’t you tell Jeslyn? It seems she’ll

She doesn’t

Ok… so, about the Yu family…”

them a little,” Maverick interrupted.

you prefer I

the old

brother, that would be causing

raised the object he had been stroking and it turned out

chair and started to walk

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

Rex sighed, “finally.”

Jeslyn’s room….

tossed and turned. She had been wondering why she reacted that way with that little cutie. She was angry, but reacting that way was

ruffled her hair in frustration.

wasn’t Valen’s fault, it was the fault of the adults around him, especially that evil woman.”

her calm

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 wouldn’t want to

sighed and got out of bed to go

know which room was which but kept on walking.

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

passage, she spotted Valen coming from the

on her lips. She increased her pace