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.”

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

burnt down the hospital?” she

was one

nodded, “Where’s

“He’s being punished.”

you take the blame for everything and

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

what’s the point?… But this time, I hope Jeslyn is

didn’t speak anymore after that. The car drove steadily until

met Brian eating and ‘a 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 she could

garden in the next two hours!” She went away

breath hitched in her throat all this while, which

now, she might

that’s a

really nothing we can

let me go and make

In the garden…

and serenity that people like Nancy couldn’t buy, no matter the money they had. She was wearing

at the weird feeling of sadness that engulfed her for a moment but immediately killed it before her conscience would be

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

beside her and asked,

Brian noticed something was off about her. Her demeanor changed to the

He replied and turned away. She was still acting bitchy, so there was no

lips curled down in slight unhappiness, an action that

cold treatment the two were giving each other, Rossa cleared her throat

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

suddenly scared?” Nancy asked in

shook her

me. You’re

was caught off guard, and so was Brian, but she immediately beamed, concealing