Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

244 Interrupting a loving moment

Jeslyn was sleeping when she felt a soft touch. She stirred but didn’t open her eyes. Her day was hectic and she was dead tired. What she needed the most at the moment was a good sleep. 1

She snuggled into Valen and held the child closer to herself.

Looking at the child that was occupying his space, Maverick clenched his jaw. He waited for a while before peeling Jeslyn away from Valen but the moment he did, Valen mumbled some inaudible words in his sleep and drew closer to Jeslyn again, making Maverick’s effort of separating them to be in vain. Maverick took a deep breath. He glanced at the two and suddenly curled his lips. He roughly picked up Jeslyn and headed to the door, leaving Valen alone to sleep on Jeslyn’s bed.

His intention was to join them in bed but since they didn’t want him in their midst, he’d gladly be the villain who separates him.

Walking along the corridor with Jeslyn in his arms, he lowered his face and kissed her on the forehead. “I missed you,” he whispered.

Jeslyn turned in his arms, her eyes opened slightly but when she perceived the masculine smell of her husband, she held tightly onto him like her life depended on it.

“Maverick?” she murmured as she tried to make sense of where she was.

“Mmm,” he responded.

her veins. “Maverick!” she called a little loudly. “Is this really

real!

back!”

miss

he sealed her lips

his pajamas, he headed to the door and left for the sitting room. Hoping his mother would be in the kitchen, Valen went there but instead, he

Master, they greeted.

is my

her this morning”

kitchen. Today is Saturday, no school but he made an appointment… no, Jeslyn made an appointment with him

kitchen, he saw a familiar face, Code 10 speaking

So in that case, Jeslyn must have

his feet on the tiled floor and started to pace about in the sitting room while darting his eyes to the stair landing every now and then, hoping that his mother would remember she has

about to

and he immediately dashed to the stairs, like someone who was fleeing from

now! Not right now… I’m still very young, I don’t need siblings, I don’t want a cute sister!” While his two little legs were helping him through the stairs, albeit, with little difficulty, Valen failed to see the stranger that just walked into the sitting

he took in Maverick’s sitting room. He sat on the couch and picked up a magazine that was placed on the

pages, he saw Emilee. “Oh, she’s become more pretty. How can people look pretty for death? Randy, don’t you think that’s

living in your enemy’s house, Master.”

you afraid