Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

418 Looking beyond their facade

“You just woke up?” the butler asked with a frown.

Rossa nodded and said in a low yet cute voice, “Yes, Grandpa.“

The man wanted to rage, but seeing how cute she was, he held back his tongue; “I’m not your grandpa,” he glared at her.

“Ok, I’ll call you grandpa butler, how does that sound?” she beamed.

The old man wanted to chastise her again for acting like his spoiled granddaughter but couldn’t bring himself to, so he sighed and pointed towards the kitchen, “Make sure your dishes are ready in one hour thirty minutes.”

“Yes, sir!” she giggled and ran off.

Other servants were fuming and calling her ugly names in their minds, but there was nothing they could do right now, so they had to endure until they got a chance.

Rossa finished cooking at exactly one hour–thirty minutes, but after serving the dishes, Brian came around and told her Nancy wasn’t home.

“My mom isn’t here, so have a seat.”

“I didn’t make her portion anyway. Hope she didn’t travel?” Rossa sat on one of the chairs with a scowling face.

“I’m not sure. By the way, how’s your plan coming around?” he asked softly.

“I told you we can’t talk about such things. Aren’t there CCTV cameras all around here?” she almost glared at him but controlled herself.

“Ah, true, I’m sorry about that…” The atmosphere became awkward.

“I haven’t seen your father since I was employed, where did he go?”

Brian shook his head, “Not sure.”

Nancy had left Nanny Xie’s place and was heading home. Looking out the car window in silence, she thought about the advice her Nanny gave her. After

you found who burnt down the hospital?” she asked

was one of Sir’s

nodded, “Where’s the

“He’s being punished.”

filled the car for a while before Death asked, “Ma’am, why do you take the blame for everything and make people believe you

gun at her, Nancy didn’t deny the accusation, nor fight

or not, no one will believe, so what’s the point?… But this time, I hope Jeslyn is intelligent enough

didn’t speak anymore after that. The car drove steadily until it got to the

maid‘ sitting at the dining table, talking with her son. She pretended like she didn’t see that disrespectful action. The maid stood up, probably to explain what didn’t need explanation, but before

the garden in the next two hours!” She

her breath hitched in her throat all this while, which is why she still couldn’t react

now, she might probably

think that’s a

really nothing we can

let me go and make

In the garden…

had. She was wearing a white gown and was sitting on

the weird feeling of sadness that engulfed her for a moment but immediately killed it before her conscience would be awoken. She walked forward with Brian and knelt in front of Nancy

I brought you another type of cake,” she tried to sound like she was happy, but the sadness around Nancy could not

her and asked,

the first time Brian noticed something was off about her. Her demeanor changed to the facade of a powerful woman, “Do

He replied and turned away. She was still acting bitchy, so

curled down in slight unhappiness, an action

the two were giving each other, Rossa

in the right position to say this, but ma’am, your skin is getting paler and…” she

Nancy asked

shook her

is scared of me. You’re the first to say this to my

so was Brian, but she immediately beamed, concealing her