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, right?” She tilted her head. She also didn’t know if she

have a spare key to his room, however, I

arms

is a spare key. I can only use it when the other keys are not available.”

Is that how

thinking

out her right hand and snapped her fingers before beckoning him to give it to her. She was in haste and this

Lee, I

fainted-” She interrupted.

jumped over the center table. Using another couch as a stepping

and watched as Rex who was running towards the stairs collided with a

18:40

was carrying a white

sound of the statue hitting against the white sparkling tiled floor, followed by the shattering sound of the statue filled the quiet sitting room.

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

and Valen

“I told you

no good news. Send her packing, now!!” Valen

still here?” She

For the first time ever, Jeslyn heard Rex’s hardened voice.

joke?” Jeslyn

me he fainted.”

was receiving and headed towards the couch. She picked up a cherry

delicious-” her gaze met the death stares from

you had let me finish before running here. I wanted to add that he hasn’t eaten and his

has fainted?” Rex asked

minutes of banging on it and ringing the doorbell, what else must have happened

unapologetically, making Rex look

for real?” He asked.

her mouth. “Don’t blame me. It’s your fault for not

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