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.”

she thought about the advice her Nanny gave her. After a while,

you found who burnt down the hospital?” she

one of

nodded, “Where’s

“He’s being punished.”

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

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

will believe, so what’s the point?… But this time,

anymore after that. The car drove steadily until it

her son. She pretended like she didn’t see that disrespectful action. The maid stood up,

meet me in the garden in the next two hours!” She went away

her breath hitched in her throat all this while, which is why she

she might

think that’s a

point, there’s really nothing we can

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

In the garden…

couldn’t buy, no matter the money they had. She was wearing a white gown and was sitting on a plain white cloth that was spread on the grass.

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 while placing the tray she was holding down, she

to sound like she was happy,

her and asked, “Mom,

about her. Her demeanor changed to the facade of

still acting bitchy, so there was no need to care about

in slight unhappiness, an

the two were giving each other, Rossa cleared her throat

but ma’am, your skin is getting paler and…” she

suddenly scared?” Nancy asked in a cold

Rossa shook her

of me. You’re

was Brian, but she immediately