Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

185 Rejected

“M-mummy!” He called out with sparkling eyes.

Jeslyn who was standing by the door smiled with tears streaming down her face and hurried into the room to hug Valen.

“Child, mummy has missed you. You almost scared me to death”

Valen said nothing and just hugged her even though the injection was pricking his wrist. He missed her a lot and he felt the only way to get enough of her was to engrave himself on her.

Vera watched the two with envy and hatred. She was supposed to be the one getting the hugs and calling him her child. Valen didn’t even look at her twice even though she was supposed to be his ‘mother’.

Not liking what she was seeing, she coughed into her fist to break them apart but nobody cared about her.

She coughed again, a little louder than the first time but still, nobody responded. Annoyed, she finally spoke. “Jeslyn, he’s on needles. It must be hurting him. Also, he just woke up and needs some rest and fresh air.”

Jeslyn broke the hug and grabbed Valen’s left hand to check the needle on his wrist to see if she accidentally hurt him but she couldn’t see anything because a brown tape was used to secure the needle to his wrist.

is fine,” Jeslyn said to Vera with a smile

as a mother.”

have a mother’s instinct, so I understand your concern. I should allow you two some space for now.” She turned to look at Valen and smiled. “Child, you must be famished. Let mommy go prepare you something delicious.” She brushed his long and uneven bangs up before placing a soft kiss

cooking for him,

out and closed the door, the smile disappeared in

“It’s

not here, you should leave now.” Valen used to think

either his father made a mistake or Vera lied. Valen refused to believe he was

him to use? He talked like they were old-time enemies and it offended Vera greatly but she still had to maintain

sorry. I didn’t mean to cause you agony. I was only worried that… fine. I

down on his side,

him because there were CCTV

He stared at the shut door for

Jeslyn, he started watching anime. Even though he still doesn’t understand much about these cartoons that hardly die when killed, he knew that Jeslyn

Vera was running towards the sitting, crying. On her way, she spotted Rex

silently crying before

shoulder at Maverick. “Did you raise your

him a death glare without saying

so when did he beat a woman who was coming