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.”

window in silence, she thought about

found who burnt down the hospital?”

it was one of Sir’s

slowly nodded,

“He’s being punished.”

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

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

no one will believe, so what’s the point?… But this time,

The car drove steadily until it got

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

the garden in the next two hours!” She

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

fine now, she might

you think that’s a great

there’s really

go to the garden empty–handed, let me go and

In the garden…

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

before her conscience would

to sound like she was happy, but

sat beside her and asked, “Mom, what’s

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

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

woman’s lips curled down in slight unhappiness, an action that went

were giving each other, Rossa cleared her throat

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

suddenly scared?” Nancy asked in a cold

Rossa shook

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

so was Brian, but she immediately beamed, concealing her