Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

Chapter 420

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?”

worthless gift

has lots of them…” She raised her wrist and dangled the bracelet for a moment. “You should

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

with a mischievous smile as the two made their way out of the room. She fell on

two maids who went to get ‘worthless‘ gifts from Brian

the hotel. On arrival, Ani

Jeslyn, you

the past, but

what she heard.

is Rex?”

at the bar,” Ani replied. She wanted

At the bar…

in front of Rex, sipping from a wine glass after telling him about the new development.

saw that coming… do you want to risk it all and trust her?”

to what she claimed,”

“How so?”

mean, she’s capable, but do you see Mr. Hwang as a person who would be so obedient?” Jeslyn stared at him, waiting for Rex to

actually weird to begin with. Considering the fact that your mom told you he’s the leader of the

thing about Mr. Hwang is fishy.” She tilted her head to 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 as f*ck!

drink some,” he helped her with her glass of wine. “Relax your mind… How about we meet up with Nancy and

side–eyed him, “I don’t trust her enough to rely on her words… She said Ani is a

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