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.

that she felt something for him but

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

to the world that Celestine is his fiance. If those poke–nosing paparazzi caught a glimpse

“I- I’m sorry… It-” She was extremely embarrassed. Her behavior made her appear

“I understand.”

even worse. Understand what? That she’s desperate to be with

Toria

into her bag and brought out Rex’s credit card, then handed it to him, “I- I

have a fiance.” She had been meaning to return it

time before he accepted the card while saying, “True, my name

“Thank

much, Young Master Rex. You should

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

tears kept falling. She

shopping, while a happy paparazzi who had been following Jeslyn around

is one of the most stubborn but professional shutterbugs there is in his generation. He doesn’t mind becoming a farmer or a waiter just to

any agency but once he’s gotten a perfect

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

done collecting stuff for her son and herself when she

with them.

do I get

he appreciate? While thinking of it, she

lips curled up happily before

see those,”

met smiled and brought the items out for her to

had a touch of pink. It wouldn’t look domineering on her husband. Just when she was