Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

Chapter 264

264 Valen’s schemes

When he returned, Fin was calmer than before. Even though he doesn’t love her, it doesn’t mean that he hates her. In fact, he likes her a lot and can do everything for her, but just can’t love her.

“Beverly, it’s late… you should go to sleep.”

“H–how can I? Y- you just said you’re… you’re breaking up with me.” She covered her face as she bawled her eyes out, trying to catch her breath.

Fin sighed. This was harder than he thought. He got into bed and pulled her into an embrace to calm. her down. “Beverly, we’ve tried but it isn’t working. Neither of us is happy, so what’s the point?”

“I’m only sad because you’re sad, and also… because… because you seem to hate me now,” her sobs got worse.

“Ok, that’s enough. I’m sorry,” he sighed and pulled her to sleep with his hand on her. They’ll finalize things when she’s mentally stable tomorrow. So he thought.

It was late into the night yet Valen couldn’t sleep, he was pacing back and forth in his room. It’s been almost a week since Jeslyn left the house and hasn’t returned.

“That woman mustn’t tell me that she meant what she said. He thought, then shook his head. ‘She must be joking!”

“You left me to grow up for 6 years before you came and now, you’re leaving me for another 3 years, are you joking? Mom, that joke is too expensive and I’m not finding it funny.” He mumbled. He paused to think, then started pacing again. 2

allowed this. I thought he was useful!” He bit his lip and glared daggers at the door, the lock mechanism on the door that was beeping, an indication that someone was entering the lock

for the door to be pushed open before he yelled: “Why are you here instead of going to bring my mom back?!”

and went to sit on the couch, then pointed to the other couch, telling him to go

sit on it.

did, looking like he just ate a

to work,” Maverick said. He was here because Jeslyn begged him to help her explain to

we poor?”

“No,”

declaring bankruptcy?”

shook his head.

pay her to stay

help her fulfill

face. 3

gets pregnant with a girl,

at his son speechlessly. Didn’t he just say it’s Jeslyn’s dream and should be allowed

fulfill it?

blame me for being selfish. You both are not considerate, so give me a sibling and I won’t stop Mom from pursuing her dream, I

emotional blackmail, still,

sibling? I thought you hated to have one?” Maverick raised

need a sibling to keep me company. Then I won’t care if you and

you wish… but you’ll have to tell your mom that yourself. But before

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