Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

189 [Bonus chapter]Praised

“How did I do that when I had no idea you’d suddenly be entering the kitchen today? Have you ever gone to the kitchen since you entered this house? So how would I know you were coming that I had to pour oil on the floor, awaiting your arrival?”1

She had no comeback. How was she going to prove that Jeslyn truly wanted to kill her baby?

“You-”

kill

“I don’t know why you are fighting so hard, Vera. My husband doesn’t care about you, neither does your son. Instead of trying to win your son’s heart, you are hating on me and making things up. If you your unborn child, don’t think that my husband will have to sleep with you again to get another baby… Moreover, a donor has been found, so your child means absolutely nothing to Valen’s life. Staying in this house is thanks to that baby you are carrying and you should be grateful to it.”

Hearing the latter part of Jeslyn’s words, it felt like a bucket of cold water was dumped on her. Her eyes slowly shifted to Maverick and met his gaze. A chill ran down her spine and her heartbeat stopped for a while. Those eyes felt like they knew the truth. They gave her the ‘predator watching the prey’ feeling.

With what Jeslyn just said, Vera’s lies and theories have been debunked. She can no longer use the ‘Jeslyn wants to kill my baby so Valen would die’ thingy anymore.

What other lies does she want to spew?

my appetite, go away!” Valen shushed her away

you.

will still stand. Valen is my CHILD and not yours. I am his mother!

and you aren’t. Almost every woman can be a mother but not

hears that she wants Valen’s mother it pricks her heart, especially when it’s coming from this bitch in front of her. However,

only want one mummy

think you are too engrossed in this role?” Rex

was ganging up against her. Moreover, she was carrying his child, so he should

at?! Get out!!” Jeslyn pushed her. How dare Vera give her husband such

mother of your children.

wiped her tears. “It wasn’t my fault that I

he is doing to you. The only woman he truly loves is Rossa, his childhood sweetheart, and not you! He is only showing he loves you now because you remind

was why she

flashed through Maverick’s eyes and Rex curled

women facing each other in front of his bed. ‘Interesting. My father is so handsome that he has women fighting over him. Now

bad. I’m his Rossa… his childhood sweetheart.” Jeslyn watched the shock on Vera’s face and enjoyed how the color disappeared from

herself as the real deal, you should give way to the original, don’t you

eyes shot to Maverick but he was still on his phone and didn’t

He looked at his brother. Seeing that he didn’t ‘hear’ what Vera said, Rex’s lips curled. Who would stop a person from digging their