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?”

be cocky! Because the Young Master gave you a worthless gift today doesn’t

gift? he has lots of them…” She raised her wrist and dangled the bracelet for a

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

She fell

the two maids who went to get

went to the hotel. On arrival, Ani ran up to her with a bright smile.

Jeslyn, you are

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

what she heard.

Rex?” She

wanted

At the bar…

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

that coming… do you want to risk

truth to what she claimed,”

“How so?”

you honestly believe that Nancy is capable of holding Mr. Hwang down?… I mean, she’s capable, but do you see Mr. Hwang as a person who would be so obedient?” Jeslyn stared at him, waiting

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, it’s not plausible that Nancy can hold him down for

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?

helped her with her glass of wine. “Relax your mind… How about we meet up with Nancy and ask her about it? That’s a better

words… She said Ani