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 in the presence of the world?”

your retirement letter to your agency. You are no longer an artist.”

roared, but the unrepentant woman didn’t feel like she

he dropped his hand and pushed his plate of food away,

going? You just came back.”

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

spirit was obviously down.

very excited,” the father said after

has agreed to go on a date with his fiance, and he didn’t throw a tantrum when I broke the retirement news to him. So why won’t I be

grilled turkey

he slapped the table and roared,

gaze from

up at him and smiled faintly, “You are losing

“You-”

back and got up, then walked to stand behind him and leaned forward until her lips were close to his ear. “You know I can stop this marriage from happening. I can quell interfering in our son’s life. All you need to do is get me the rainborite Ore or have sex with me… I’m your wife, Hwang Min, and that will forever be the truth.” she

whispered.

in a prostitute than come to you. You’ll forever be rusty down there without me to make you feel like a woman, Nancy Rong.”

changed, and she moved away.

snorted and continued, “You are not and will never be fit to have me inside you. Whatever brought about Brian’s existence was a mistake you

more delicious after breaking her

make you beg to have me but then, it will be too late.” She turned and stormed out of the

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

you found her?”

came the fearful voice

he immediately bounced up from his seat.

She is

before my wife’s people do… be

“Yes, sir!”

left the dining room

she was 26 years ago when she approached Christine’s father and demanded that Jeslyn be