Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

Chapter 438

He gently poked her cheek, thinking his finger would pass through, but instead, her cheek dipped and the smooth soft texture of her face made his heart race. 1

Is this real? Is my mum really back?!

He touched her nose and then played with her eyelashes. When he saw her eyes moving, Valen chuckled but didn’t stop. He continued to play with her face before an idea struck him.

He got down from the bed and hurried to his wardrobe where his school bag was. He brought out a marker and hurried back to the bed.

Valen uncapped the marker and started drawing on his mother’s face with soft laughter now and then.

Once he was done, he kept the marker on the top of the drawer beside the bed before he wrapped his hand around her and went to sleep again.

A few hours later, Jeslyn awakens to the delicious aroma of coffee.

“Mum, you’re awake.”

Jeslyn sat up and looked around, her son had brought her breakfast and was arranging them on the table with his uniform on.

“Son?” She’s finally home, back to her comfort zone.

“I made you something to eat. This is one of the dishes I learnt in your absence. I hope you like it.” The boy tried not to smile. He was quite nervous that his mother wouldn’t find the food to her taste.

When Jeslyn heard that, she was stunned. “You learned how to cook? And this is for me?”

eyes are gathering mist.” The drawings on his

“Hahaha…that’s my son!”

white tray were two toasts with two cloud eggs arranged beside each other. A cup of black

is

urged, feeling

up after a sip. “This tastes delicious!” With the other hand, she picked the toast and took a bite.

thumbs up. “The toast is nothing special…However,” she took a bite of the egg and smiled. “This tastes better than the last one I made.”

Without a doubt, his mom cooks better than the Chefs in the house. If she said his egg tasted better than her last one, does that not imply

me.” She pulled him to take a seat. Valen didn’t eat the toast but focused on the fruits.

what happened to grandma?”

misfortune and had to jump from an eight story building.

of

I’ll have Doc Matt take a look at her and see if

to talk on the phone and she’d tell him a little of what she was going through. She didn’t address Mr. Hwang as

didn’t get to see him. Good thing I didn’t because I wouldn’t have known what to do with his face in sight.” Jeslyn’s hold on the coffee cup tightened as she gritted her teeth

this, Valen placed his hand on the back of his mother’s hand and said, “Don’t be aggrieved, mom,

and her anger died down. “You’ve grown taller. How is school? The last time I asked you, you refused to say anything.”

the regular boring lessons and

me about the annoying

don’t give

your girlfriend?” Jeslyn beamed.

rather become

enemies to lovers in the air!” Jeslyn laughed boisterously while clapping. She

her this happy, he’d gladly let her continue, but truth be told, the sight of Mia or whatever her name is, disgust him. As

yesterday, Valen

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