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. After a while, she shifted her gaze

burnt down the hospital?” she asked

ma’am, it was one of Sir’s

nodded, “Where’s the

“He’s being punished.”

the car for a while before Death asked, “Ma’am, why do you take the blame for everything

fire to the hospital and pointed a gun at her, Nancy didn’t deny the accusation, nor fight back,

no one will believe, so what’s the point?… But this time, I hope Jeslyn is intelligent enough to know right

speak anymore after that. The car drove steadily

and ‘a maid‘ sitting at the dining table, talking with her son. She pretended like she didn’t see that disrespectful action. The

garden in the next two hours!” She went away after

while, which is why she still couldn’t

might probably think we

think that’s a

there’s really nothing we

the garden empty–handed, let me go and make some cake.” Rossa left the dining room

In the garden…

Nancy couldn’t buy, no matter the money they had. She was wearing a white gown and was sitting on

moment but immediately killed it before her conscience would be

of cake,” she tried to sound like she was

and asked, “Mom, what’s

joy. This was the first time Brian noticed something was off about her. Her demeanor changed

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

in slight unhappiness, an action

two were giving each other, Rossa cleared

the right position to say this, but ma’am, your skin

suddenly scared?” Nancy

shook her

brow, “Everyone is scared of me. You’re the first to say

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