Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

Chapter 46

46 Reconciliation flopped.

“Come here first, I need-”

“Thud”

Jeslyn stood there staring speechlessly at Rex who jumped down to stand in front of her. 2

“D- did you have to do that?” She asked in a weirdly low voice while her hand was frozen in the air.

“Ah, I do that a lot. It’s no big deal, so what do you need me for?” Rex said while walking to a couch. He sat down unceremoniously and stretched to pick a red apple from the fruit tray on the table.

“Ahem.” Jeslyn cleared her throat and put her hand down. She walked to stand beside Rex and

stretched out her hand.

“Give me the keys to little Valen’s room,” she demanded like she knew he had them.

Rex glanced once over at Jeslyn who was wearing a light purple flare down that stopped above her

knees.

‘This wasn’t what she wore this morning, right?’ he thought. 3

“Hey, be fast about it.” Jeslyn snapped her finger in his face.

“Ah, I don’t have the keys. Why would you even think I’ll have them?”

“Isn’t it obvious?” She asked with a raised brow.

“How so? I don’t live here.

you’ll send him to his room and leave, right?” She

this ‘logic’ you are saying, but I do have a spare key to his room,

Jeslyn folded her arms on her

can only use it when the other keys

Is that how it was

smiled, thinking he had successfully hoodwinked her.

fingers before beckoning him to give it to her. She was in haste and this guy is wasting her

I just-”

has fainted-”

blink, he jacked up from his seat and jumped over the center table. Using another couch as a stepping stone, he flipped over objects on his

who

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carrying

against the white sparkling tiled floor, followed

towards the stairs. She was too carried away by Rex’s reaction that she missed the terror on the frozen maid’s

was left ajar, Jeslyn met Rex and Valen staring at each other before they turned to

“I told you

news. Send her packing,

She

that was an expensive joke” For the first time ever, Jeslyn heard Rex’s

the joke?” Jeslyn

told me he fainted.” Rex scowled at

and headed towards the couch. She picked up a cherry

the death stares from

yet. I haven’t sought vengeance. If only you had let me finish before running here. I wanted to add that he hasn’t eaten and his door was locked.”

has fainted?” Rex asked without buying her

of banging on it and ringing the doorbell, what

unapologetically, making Rex

you for real?” He

cherry into her mouth. “Don’t blame

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