Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

65 Haircut

Inside Valen’s room…

The child just came out of the bathroom looking flushed. His milky white skin had red patches from the hotness of the water and his hair was dripping.

He had a white towel wrapped loosely around his waist.

Getting into his room, he was shocked to see Jeslyn sitting on his bed with a leg crossed and a maid standing beside the door with her head bowed.

“What are you doing here?” Valen asked, looking guarded.

“Relax, little plum…”

“Don’t call me that!” It sounds too girly. He thought.

Jeslyn chuckled and shrugged. “Little Plum, I’m here to apologize.” She smiled.

Valen furrowed his brows. ‘Apologize? When has Jeslyn ever apologized to him?’

The more Valen thought about it, the more he felt suspicious of her.

“You can leave now,” Valen said, not accepting or rejecting her apology.

“I should, but I can’t.” Jeslyn shook her head and got up.

With every step she takes towards Valen, he takes an equal step back.

you think you are doing?”

you or dress you up.

don’t come

injured because of her, plus seeing her lie in bed, looking peaceful for days, Valen started to feel something he didn’t understand and

hand and forcefully yanked Valen towards her before she dragged him to sit in front of the large mirror

table.

Valen struggled against

up a pair of scissors and held it against Valen’s long hair.

more time and I’ll cut your hair,”

after that, giving Jeslyn enough

hair a second look and pursed her lips. His hair looks beautiful and soft. When made into a side swept, Jeslyn was dead sure that the hair would form a

hair because he never styled it. Except for the first time

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room where he had his hair in a messy back swept, Valen always left his

attention to the child’s features when

subconsciously fisted the

go of my hair, Valen slapped her hand away with his left

point, the boy was regretting why he tried to save her. If not, his right hand would have done a lot

after seeing

I want, I’ll cut your hair. 1 believe you know I’m capable of that. After all, I’m your… stepmother” She winked while beaming Valen felt shivers at her smile. He somehow felt she was capable of doing so, besides, it’s

protested but he loves his hair more

but one of her hidden talents was giving good-looking haircuts, which

able to put

skin her.

in the mirror, Valen felt a bitter taste in his throat. He loves to get a good haircut, but ever since that incident where he was kidnaped under watch, Maverick never allowed him to leave the house unless Maverick was in Country

when Maverick was out of the Country. According to Mulan, she had taken