Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

95 Gifting a rose

Seeing this, a small smile found itself on Pink’s lips. The minute she realized she was smiling, her face turned bitchy again before she got up and walked out of the room without the ‘lovers’ realizing she

was gone.

The two stayed in that position for a long time before they separated. Jeslyn pulled the child and they sat on the bed. “When did you arrive?” She asked.

Valen stayed silent while his eyes surveyed the room. It was a typical rich girl’s room with lots of fluffy stuff. However, instead of a pink room, hers was creamy. After a long time, he replied with an attitude. “I was passing through this City and decided to stop by and hand this thing…” he pulled out the rose and handed it to her. “…To your family. But I was late, so you can have it.”

Jeslyn looked down at the red rose and accepted it before she burst into a fit of laughter. Hahahahaha!…

Valen suddenly felt ashamed. He knew she would laugh at him and his childish gift. He thought he was ready for it but didn’t know it would hurt so bad. His face downcasted and the excitement he felt when he saw her awake vanished.

All of a sudden, her laughter turned to sobs. Valen panicked. What did he do? What should he do? How should he console her? He wasn’t good at consoling anyone, so he got scared. 1

The only thing he could think of was to do the same thing she always did to him, so he hugged her and started patting her back but her cries got worse.

The child’s anxiety got bigger. Then he heard her say: “It’s been ages since I last received flowers from my loved ones.”

that mean the feeling is mutual? She loves him too?” “Thank you so much, Valen, honey. You have brightened my day. Even though the flowers were never mine, I will cherish them with all of my heart. It is your first gift to me, so it’s a big

handpicked the rose from Uncle Rex’s garden and left it in a jar of water to remain fresh. If I had known you would be this appreciative, I would have gotten you something better, something you would forever hold close to your heart…

a multicolored shirt were standing right outside the opened door watching and listening to all Jeslyn was saying. After a while, the man in black

Rex asked when Maverick turned.

fine.” He replied

from two days of sleep. I haven’t seen my sister-in-law for a long while now. If you aren’t going, then I am.”

on his step and without looking back, he said in a weird tone filled with

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“She’s my wife.”

wife. I never…” his eyes widened and he swallowed. “Bro- brother?…” He looked from Maverick’s wide back to Jeslyn who was still talking and decided to take a step back.

like that? Of course, I

Rex followed while lamenting. “You don’t believe me.” He held

“Miranda,” Maverick uttered.

up

also your brother.”

Say it as it is. He is our half-brother.”

“Still your sister-in-law”

even as your sister-in-law. She went after

By seducing her.”

is called,