Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

420 Using Nancy as a weapon

Meanwhile, Rossa was in the servant’s quarters, opening the gift box. Inside it was a bracelet with a small round pendant.

She opened the pendant to reveal the inside that was half–filled with white powder. She sighed before closing it and wearing the bracelet on her wrist. This was the substance she added to the cake this morning and now, it’s useless.

Jeslyn wasn’t given the time to mull over the matter at hand before the door was pushed open. Two maids barged into the room, and from the look on their faces, it appeared as if they would kill Jeslyn if she said the wrong word. She was already in a bad mood and wouldn’t mind taking care of these ladies to ease her heart’s troubles if they weren’t careful with her. She thought.

“You are very capable. Not only did you have the old butler wrapped around your fingers, but you’ve also seduced the Young Master into giving you gifts. Wow, just wow!” one of them said with a few claps.

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“She’s not even pretty, how come this ugly duckling gets the good things, but we don’t? It’s unfair!” Rossa attempted to get up from the bed but was pushed back down.

“Where do you think you’re going?!” the other lady thundered.

“Where else?” Jeslyn giggled, “I’m leaving the room for mad people like you.”

Their eyes shot wide with rage. This fatso, who had never talked back at anyone before, is suddenly taunting them after getting a gift from the Young Master! What does she now see herself as? A Mistress of the Hwang family?”

Because the Young Master gave you a worthless gift

request for a ‘worthless‘ gift? he has lots of them…” She raised her wrist and dangled the bracelet for a moment. “You should hurry up before

one gave a slight nod before they looked at Rossa again, “If you dare lie to us, watch how we’ll skin you alive!”

way out of the room. She fell on the bed and chuckled. Those two will surely be taught a lesson by

heard rumors that the two maids who went to get ‘worthless‘

the Hwang residence and went to the hotel.

Jeslyn, you

the smile in the past, but today, she couldn’t find herself smiling

what she heard.

Rex?”

at the bar,” Ani replied. She wanted to follow Jeslyn, but Jeslyn wouldn’t allow it.

At the bar…

of Rex, sipping from a wine glass after telling him about the

was wild. No one saw that coming… do you

truth to what she

“How so?”

down?… I mean, she’s capable, but do you see Mr. Hwang as a person who would be so obedient?” Jeslyn stared

wiggled his index finger in an attempt to convey that he bought the idea. “That’s actually weird to begin with. Considering the fact that your mom told you he’s the leader of the Dark Age,

think. “Why would he do all that? Like… I don’t understand why he would go to such lengths to make Brian hate Nancy… Or, what am I even saying? God! I’m confused

a deep breath, drink some,” he helped her with her glass of wine. “Relax your mind… How about we meet

her words… She said Ani is a spy from the Half–heart… How can