Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

382 Madam Caroline’s past (3)

Rex was beyond flabbergasted. He just sat there at a loss, not knowing how to react. He just couldn’t believe that his mother hated him so much because of their father. What about Piper then? Rex ignored his injury that was starting to take effect and asked. (1

“… And Piper? She isn’t my dad’s daughter. Why do you hate her too?” He was curious and wanted to know everything that happened to this bitter woman.

“Because she’s not my daughter!” She chuckled.

Rex’s blurry eyes widened in shock. “Wh- what do you mean?” he shook his head and wiped the blood that was running to his eye.

“Ha, how can I give birth to Piper when you and your brother were a mistake in the first place?… I got pregnant a few times but got rid of them, so your father was angry and promised to send me away without a penny if I killed his children again. So when I got pregnant with Lu Ren, all my maids were changed, except that slut that birthed Kimberly or whatever her name is.

“That wench only obeyed your father and wouldn’t do anything I told her. So I had no choice but to keep the baby. When I was pregnant with him, he was such a lovely child…”

Her eyes looked dreamy like she was reminiscing about beautiful moments.

“He didn’t give me trouble, He was calm in my stomach and made me happy. When I gave birth to him, he was also so peaceful and loved to sleep a lot.” She giggled like a mad woman. She put the picture down and made her hands like she was carrying a baby.

I realized he loved his father more.” Her

didn’t seem to care about me or my punishment at all. At three, he was already rebellious and couldn’t hide his hatred for me.” She picked up the framed picture again and continued. “There was a time he caught me

of me when he found out. You gave me so

didn’t acknowledge me! You were a wicked child even before you were born, so why would I like She laughed maniacally.

you

at all?!”

and wanted to be his wife but his mother, Matriarch Xu was on my case. That old

get her back, I seduced her husband, Old

anything to do with me anymore and paid me off to leave

threatened to use the media against him. For that, he grew weak and accepted

desperate woman who needed money for her family. I told her what she needed

a few times. After she got pregnant,

the door, Piper who was eavesdropping covered her mother to muffle her cries.

side?

turned out to have the same rare blood as you and your brother, so it was easy to manipulate you

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child care which he didn’t dare to refuse but I

family was in chaos, I sent

for compensation… My life was ruined, thanks to your worthless father! So, did you expect me to