Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

194 Visiting Madam Caroline.

“Wh- what are you saying?” Jeslyn’s lips quivered. What son? How is that possible?! She’ll be glad to be Valen’s real mother but certainly not by playing such a joke on her. 1

Maverick couldn’t talk much, so he glanced at Rex who sighed before opening the can of worms. Even after the whole story from how she slept with Maverick to how she got into a coma was revealed, Jeslyn still couldn’t believe It.

Yes, she has a memory of how she got pregnant and how she gave birth. But isn’t that just another realistic nightmare like every other day?

“Hold on, let’s assume there’s truth in what you’re saying. Why don’t I have any recollection? In that dream, I gave birth to a girl and not a boy… Maverick, I don’t understand anything. Please, don’t tell me it’s true.” Large teardrops fell on her cheeks.

Valen was offended and heartbroken. He had been praying for Jeslyn to be his mother. Now that it turned out she was, she didn’t want to accept him?

The child balled his small hands and lowered his head to hide his eyes which were slowly turning red from holding back his tears.

This pained him more than anything he has ever experienced.

“I did a DNA test for you two.” He looked at Rex and gestured with his eyes for him to go get the report from his room.

Even when Jeslyn was holding the paper in her shaking hands, she still couldn’t believe it.

“Mummy, don’t you want me?” For the first time in his life, Valen sounded pitiful. It shocked Rex so much that he thought for a second that Valen was switched.

child whose eyes were brimming with tears. She didn’t know when she let go of the paper and

time off work, she told him everything which

her child? Of course, he needed solid

find out Ruben’s interest in all of these and as for Damien Yu, he

he remembered something, Maverick got up and side–eyed Rex

out.

are we

got into his

call and her face was gloomy when Piper walked into the sitting

nonchalantly without sparing her mother a look.

anywhere today. Cancel your meetings.”

a contract to sign and it’s very important.”

sighed. “We need to talk. My plans to use Vera failed and she’s killed.” She massaged her temple, feeling

me? Didn’t I tell

months and fed him my breast milk for three months! I had to listen to the nanny’s complaints and nagging for so long and-”

rolled her eyes. “Mother, there’s no need for you to scream the house down. We both know the truth, so don’t try to emotionally blackmail me. All I can tell you right now is that you’re pushing brother too far. I believe

world. I won’t-”

hypocrite!” Madam Caroline threw her a pillow in

to tell the truth. You’re messing with brother and one day, he might lose his

Caroline waved her hand wearily, “get out,

get out!”

you ma,