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?”

leader nodded, “It’s indeed a beautiful

money to that same account and complete the procedure

come? You guys are boring.”

the wall. He glanced at the pictures on the wall, only Madam Caroline’s photos were there and none of her children’s

and cranny of the room, Rex was hoping to find something that would make him change his mind, at least, a redeeming quality, even if it was an old photo of their family, provided the picture has him or Maverick

after turning the room upside down, all that Rex saw were pictures of Levi and their mother… Including a framed picture, she took in high school. She was in it with a young boy who looked almost identical to

pictures across the room, causing the three to

The

man chuckled sadly as angry tears ran down his cheeks. He furiously wiped them off with his

in fury but before she could take a step, her eyes caught sight

she rushed to the pictures and grabbed the

“D- did

‘do this?!” she asked in

here?” Rex retorted. He was equally angry.

dare you?!” The woman lurched at him, grabbed a lampstand, and

see if she would hesitate but the woman

“Bang!”

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

before she burst into tears and knelt on the broken glasses, holding

she

shook, thinking she was talking to

sorry for everything!

He stood up but before he could take a

lifted the photo and kissed

a movement in his throat, and the next thing, a fishy taste assaulted his taste bud. He sat back on the bed