Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

380 Madam Caroline’s past

“Lu Ren calm down-”

“Do you take me for a fool? How did my father die? When he was alive, how did you care about him? You all cast him aside immediately after he started regressing. You turned a blind eye when the family was after my brother and I. Old men, why are you suddenly getting involved with my life? Is this a show of hypocrisy because the rainborite ore?”

“Don’t you dare disrespect us! Lu Ren, you-” Another old man who had been fuming for so long could no longer take it anymore and spoke up but Maverick wasn’t going to give him a listening ear.

“Whatever I do with my life is not your business. Whomever I marry is none of your concern. Whether I have the rainborite ore or not shouldn’t be your problem… Unless you want to end up being my enemies.” He looked from one of them to the other. Seeing they weren’t talking, he continued.

“Today, I’ll let this slide but the next time you try this with me, you’ll taste my wrath!” He stood up and walked out.

After he left, one of the living ancestors shook his head, “He cannot be controlled. He is willing to destroy himself and his enemies if need be.”

“Then, there’s only one choice left,” another said. The two turned to look at the one who tried to convince Maverick earlier, waiting for his contribution.

The third one narrowed his eyes in deep thought. After a long while, he said; “Do it, we do not need a leader who wouldn’t heed our words. As for the chip, we’ll get it from that Yu boy and have Rex or Valen work on it. They should be able to do it.”

As for Rex, he was seen at Madam Caroline’s house with a few men dressed professionally.

They were checking out the house and the surrounding. After they were done, Rex asked;

“What do you think?”

nodded, “It’s indeed a beautiful building, We’ll buy

clapped and whistled, “Very good. Send the money to that same account and complete the procedure with my

“Why didn’t lawyer Spid come? You guys are boring.” He left them and walked into the house.

to his mother’s room. There were a few pictures on the wall. He glanced at the pictures on the wall, only Madam Caroline’s photos

a redeeming quality, even if it was an old photo of their family, provided the picture has

Including a framed picture, she took in high school. She was in it with a young boy who looked almost identical

the framed pictures across the room, causing the three

The

He furiously wiped them

Madam Caroline barged into the room in fury but before she

to the pictures and grabbed

“D- did

‘do this?!” she

Rex retorted.

woman lurched at him, grabbed a lampstand, and hit him on the

dodge, he wanted to see if she would hesitate but the woman didn’t.

“Bang!”

room. Rex was still staring at her as blood trailed down his forehead

she burst into tears and knelt on the broken glasses, holding the framed picture to her chest.

she

was talking to him.

for everything!

her remorse. He stood up but before he could take a step,

lifted the

taste bud. He sat back on the bed as his heartbeat rose and fell at great speed.