Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

392 Toxic family

Today was the third day Brian returned home feeling relaxed, calm, and happy. The servants knew he must have encountered something interesting because he had never been this content for a long while. 1

The young man entered the house and blessed all the workers with a smile. The servants were scared to get accustomed to their young master’s new behavior for fear that he might just be having mood swings.

Brian’s new behavior didn’t go unnoticed by his parents. Mr. Hwang was quite excited about his son’s happiness but not his wife, Nancy.

She felt that Brian had started communicating with Piper behind her back, and so she sent out people to monitor his every move… her belief wasn’t unfounded. Three days ago, she received a phone call from the communication department stating that someone had made a call out of the city with a burner phone that couldn’t be traced.

She had been keeping watch to know who that person was but failed, so now that her son was unnecessarily happy, it has to be connected, She thought.

Sitting at the dining table and eating breakfast, Mr. Hwang’s hardened gaze was on his wife after she made a statement that didn’t go down well with him.

“Ok,” unlike before, Brian didn’t argue or refuse. His response not only shocked his mother but also left Mr. Hwang feeling uncomfortable.

“Are you

sure about that?” he asked his son.

“I’m cool with it,” Brian declared.

“Don’t do something you’ll regret, son.” The father was skeptical. He knows his son and understands

him well.

“I’d be ok, Dad, I got this,” he smiled faintly at his dad and continued eating.

Madam Nancy cleared her throat and waved the servants away. “I don’t know what you’ve been up to lately, but it better not be a scheme to humiliate your bride and her family!” she warned.

most feared. Who am I to make you lose face

you understand that. I sent your retirement letter to your agency. You

woman didn’t feel like she did anything wrong.

hand and pushed his plate of food away, and

You just came back.”

like a human and not some means for business deals and a puppet to be controlled,” He stopped by his father’s

time, his spirit was obviously

the father

tantrum when I broke the retirement news to him. So why won’t I be excited?” She didn’t even

grilled

he slapped the table

gaze from

him and smiled faintly, “You

“You-”

and leaned forward until her lips were close to his ear. “You know I can stop this marriage from happening.

whispered.

to you. You’ll forever be rusty

changed, and

Brian’s existence was a mistake you know too well… Nancy, you thought only my life would be

more delicious after breaking her

her fist so tight that she could feel her nails hurting her palm. “I’ll make you beg to have me but then, it will be too late.” She turned and stormed out

was gone, the man stopped eating and looked in the direction she left. He picked up his phone and

her?” he

entered the city,” came

immediately bounced up

are on it. She is hiding

wife’s people do… be discreet.”

“Yes, sir!”

dining room

how she was 26 years ago when she approached Christine’s father and demanded that Jeslyn be killed, slammed her phone on the bed after making a call.