Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

361 Rude Customer

Rex took a step forward to close the distance and touched her shoulder. “The life of the young boy you saved seven years ago.”

He watched her try to remember with great difficulty.

“I can’t seem to-”

“A boy who was riding a bike and got hit by a bullet and-”

“That ghastly accident?!” She almost screamed.

Rex nodded.

“That was you?!”

He nodded again and asked, “So, do you still think that you don’t deserve everything you’re getting right now?”

“No,” she shook her head. “You’ve given me more than enough.” A line of tears slowly dropped on her cheeks. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

So all this while, he was only repaying her for what she subconsciously did seven years ago. She thought it was because he had fleeting emotions for her in the past.

“My life is worth more than all the wealth in the Country, so what I’ve given you is never equivalent to saving my life.” Rex patted her shoulder.

Toria couldn’t control herself anymore and hugged him.

“R–Rex, I don’t want the money, I don’t want the luxury, but…” Toria couldn’t continue. She knew she would be rejected but if she didn’t say it, her heart might explode, still, her mouth couldn’t let the

words out.

but didn’t hug her back. He knew from the start that she felt something for him but giving her a sliver of hope was something he had no

me. Although I can sweep it under the rugs, your clean reputation might be affected.” Rex said in a

announced to the world that Celestine is his fiance. If those poke–nosing paparazzi caught a glimpse of this, Celestine’s fans will

slightly, “I- I’m sorry… It-” She was extremely embarrassed. Her

“I

feel even worse. Understand what? That she’s desperate to be with him or… what exactly

Toria will

out Rex’s credit card, then

have a fiance.” She had been meaning to return it ever since but had no

he accepted the card while

“Thank

Young Master Rex. You should withdraw all-”

serious. “If you don’t want what I’m giving you, trash them.” With that said, he walked

time, trying to hold back her tears but no matter what she did, the tears kept falling. She couldn’t stay back there to let poke–nosing customers and fans start filming her, so hurried

Jeslyn was happily shopping, while a happy paparazzi who had been following Jeslyn around for a long time was

called the lone wolf is one of the most stubborn but professional shutterbugs there is in his generation. He doesn’t mind becoming

any agency but once he’s gotten a perfect picture,

Even now, he was dressed as a gorgeous woman while stylishly taking pictures of clothes but didn’t exclude that of Maverick, Jeslyn, Rex, Valen, and even

collecting stuff for her son and herself when she

with them.

do I get

else would he appreciate? While thinking of it, she caught sight of cufflinks and black belts that were

up happily before

let me see those,” she

the items out for her to

touch of pink. It wouldn’t look domineering on her husband. Just when she was about to ask the lady