Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

186 Kill her

She couldn’t hold the hand that was holding the tablet, and neither would she dare to pull his hand out of his pocket. So, her hand was left outstretched in an awkward manner. 1

She slowly put her hands down as tears ran down her cheeks.

“May, please help me talk to our son. I’m his real mother and I have no evil plans towards him. A stepmother can never be able to love him like a real mother would. Please, I want to bond with him, please, May. This is the only thing I ask.”

Maverick looked at her with dull eyes, then his eyes trailed to her stomach. Vera followed his eyes and hugged her stomach in fright.

“Take care of it.” He said and walked away.

Vera stood there frozen. She didn’t understand what he meant by that. Was he still after her baby? That can’t be because Valen needs the child’s bone marrow. Then, is he trying to warn her that Jeslyn would do something to her baby?

Her mind snapped. That’s right! Every angry woman would do that. Since that’s the case, she’ll have to drive Jeslyn out of this house before she gets to do anything.

With that in mind, she hurried to the kitchen.

Getting to the kitchen, she walked in and stood a distance away from the stove. There were two servants- Chef May and Maya. It would be good for there to be witnesses anyway. She thought. “Jeslyn, I’m here to have some words with you.” She shifted her gaze between May and Maya. It was clear what she wanted to do. “Can we speak in private?” She sounded like a good person.

You are free to talk here.” Jeslyn who was dissing some veggies replied

she wanted anyway but she didn’t want to

my son. For him to love you so much, means that you were a good woman to him. Now,

“Ok…???”

understand my circumstances very well, and as a woman, you would also be able to tell my sorrow. Please, I beg you, allow me

the pregnant

am I stopping you from bonding with your child?” She

before you came in and he suddenly turned cold towards me. I beg you, as a woman, please let me unite with my child.” Jeslyn sighed

vegetables. 1

real deal.”Miss, when Madam Jeslyn came into this house some months ago, nanny Mulan was here too. Little Master was

ignored Maya’s taunting and continued to kowtow even harder while chanting. “Please, pity this

a while, so Jeslyn slammed the knife hard on the chopping board,

May, and Vera flinched

a cold sweat broke out from her forehead due to the fear that was sailing inside her. Th- this can’t

into a deadly smile and

Before she could get up on her own, Jeslyn had stopped in front of her and

I don’t share. I might be kind, but don’t take me for

an innocent smile at all. In those

Vera couldn’t move. She could feel that Jeslyn could kill her with that knife she was holding, but still, for some reason, she couldn’t lift a hand. She was

her