Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

290 Maverick’s plans for Damien

“Channeling the anger you feel for your mother to your sister is a sign of weakness and my son isn’t supposed to have such an unreasonable weakling as an uncle!” 1

Jeslyn’s voice sounded from Maverick’s phone.

Rex was startled, he immediately hurried towards his brother and grabbed the phone from him, and started. He looked at the caller ID before talking pitifully.

“Sister–in–law, you all are bullying me emotionally! That girl has done a lot to me from the day she was born. She schemed against me countless times and also got me in trouble multiple times. I am aggrieved!” he lamented.

“The brother–in–law I know must have sought his revenge by now… Piper must have eaten a lot of losses from you, so you both are even…” Jeslyn said.

“Hehe, of course. I won’t be Rex if I don’t teach her a life lesson.” Rex chuckled, remembering what he did to Piper in return.

Jeslyn continued, “Do you know the feeling of protecting a sibling? What about the feeling of being a prince saving the damsel in distress? You don’t, right?”

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Rex sighed, this sister–in–law of his has too mubbish in that small head of hers. Of course, he has saved some damsels in distress and knows how it feels to be the hero in their hearts, but as she said, he has never saved a sibling before. He’s the only one getting his ass saved by Maverick all the time.

Her voice came again;

“Here’s the thing, why don’t you steal Piper’s heart and let her be consumed by guilt instead?”

Rex’s lips. That’s a good idea! Why didn’t

also hates him as much as he hates her would mean that she’ll feel guilty for everything she had done to him in the past. Also,

said begrudgingly, “On the condition that you’ll come home and cook

“Deal,” Jeslyn responded.

then he raised his nose in the air with so much pride and arrogance

uniform.

did you make my mum your

he jumped in fright. He patted his chest and yelled, “Do you want

fault that your heart is weak?” Valen

looked from Maverick to Valen a couple

dropping Maverick’s phone.

giving the phone back?” Damien asked with a smile. He

if he needs it, let him come

now without your phone? Your brother thinks you’ll be phoneless for some

They all have backup phones,

just wanted to collect the phone and add it to his collection of things

he was walking away with pride. He shook his head and

greeted while going up the stairs. 2

call me uncle!” Damien yelled. He had told this little child time and time again to stop calling him neighbor, but still….

when are you leaving?” Valen threw the question nonchalantly without stopping or looking back as he climbed the stairs with one hand in his pocket

“Pttf! Cough! Cough!”

around tried to

in, “Kimberly will be

sharply turned to stare

long has it been that this demon didn’t allow him to see Kimberly for once? He has missed her so much that he no