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.

leave. Logic dictates that you’ll send him to his room and leave, right?” She tilted her head. She also didn’t know if she made

about this ‘logic’ you are saying, but I do have a spare key to his room, however, I cannot give it

Jeslyn folded her arms

I can only use it when the other keys

Is that how it was

Rex smiled, thinking he had successfully hoodwinked her.

over,” Jeslyn stretched out her right hand and snapped her fingers before beckoning him to give it to her. She was in haste and

I

fainted-”

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

as Rex who was

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who was carrying a

the white sparkling tiled floor, followed by the shattering sound of the statue filled the

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

the door that was left ajar, Jeslyn met Rex and Valen staring at each other

“I told you

her packing, now!!”

here?” She asked while pinching her brow.

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

joke?” Jeslyn frowned.

me he fainted.” Rex scowled at her.

headed towards the couch. She picked up

delicious-” her gaze met the death stares from the

before running here. I wanted to add that he hasn’t eaten and his door

fainted?” Rex

child who didn’t eat and won’t open the door after thirty minutes of banging on it and ringing

making Rex look speechlessly at

for real?” He

“Don’t blame me.

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