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.”

about the advice her Nanny gave her. After a while, she shifted her gaze to the two

you found who burnt down the hospital?” she asked out of

ma’am, it was one of Sir’s men.”

nodded, “Where’s the

“He’s being punished.”

do you take the blame for everything and make people believe you did things

pointed a gun at her, Nancy didn’t deny the accusation, nor fight back, making Brian believe she

But this time, I hope Jeslyn is intelligent enough to know

anymore after that. The car drove steadily until it got to

didn’t see that disrespectful action. The maid stood up, probably to explain what didn’t need explanation, but before she could speak, Nancy raised her hand to

in the garden in the next two hours!” She

while,

fine now, she might probably think we were

that’s

there’s really

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

In the garden…

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 was spread on the grass. From afar, the woman looked lonely

sadness that engulfed her for a moment but immediately killed it before her conscience would be awoken.

cake,” she tried to sound like she was happy,

and asked, “Mom,

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

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

down in slight unhappiness, an action

the two were giving each other, Rossa

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

scared?” Nancy asked in a cold

Rossa shook

a brow, “Everyone is scared of me. You’re

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