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.”

silence, she thought about the

found who burnt down the hospital?” she

it was one of

slowly nodded, “Where’s

“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 did

accused her of setting fire to the hospital and pointed a gun at her, Nancy didn’t deny

believe, so what’s the point?… But this time, I hope Jeslyn is intelligent enough to know right from

anymore after that. The car drove

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 speak,

garden in the next two

all this while, which is why she

now, she might probably

think that’s a

this point, there’s really nothing we

empty–handed, let me go and

In the garden…

tranquility and 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 white cloth that

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

to sound like she was happy, but

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

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

away. She was still acting bitchy, so there was no need to care

unhappiness, an action that went

treatment the two were giving each other, Rossa cleared her

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

scared?” Nancy asked in a cold

Rossa shook

is scared of me. You’re the

was caught off guard, and so was Brian, but