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

glared daggers at the door, the lock mechanism on the door that was beeping, an indication that someone was entering the lock mechanism

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

sit on it.

like he

said. He was here because Jeslyn begged him to help her explain to Valen who wasn’t picking

poor?”

“No,”

declaring bankruptcy?”

shook his

her to stay with me?” The child’s voice went

dream, help her

in his seat with sadness on his face. 3 years is too long. He suddenly thought

gets pregnant with a girl,

son speechlessly. Didn’t he just say it’s Jeslyn’s dream and

fulfill it?

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

still, he loved that idea a

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

calls for desperate measures, so dad; I’ve been lonely for 7 years, now, I need a sibling to keep me company. Then

but you’ll have to tell your mom that yourself. But before then, you should go He

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