Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

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?”

The drawings on his mother’s face made

“Hahaha…that’s my son!”

that was arranged on a white tray were two toasts with two cloud eggs arranged beside each other. A cup of black coffee sitting by the side. Strawberries, berries,

is beautiful!!”

The boy urged, feeling quite

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

a thumbs up. “The toast is nothing special…However,” she took a bite of the egg and smiled.

a doubt, his mom cooks better than the Chefs in the house. If she said

him to take a seat. Valen didn’t eat the toast but focused on

what happened

encountered some misfortune and had to jump from an eight story building. Her landing was

chances of walking

a

she was going through. She didn’t address Mr. Hwang as her father, so

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 in pure rage.

Valen placed his hand on the back of his mother’s hand and said, “Don’t be aggrieved, mom, everything will be fine once daddy

grown taller. How is school? The last time I asked you, you refused to

boring lessons and annoying flies.”

about the annoying ‘flies“,

face. “Just don’t give me a sister

girlfriend?” Jeslyn

rather become a monk.”

the air!” Jeslyn laughed

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 little as she is, she’s

in school yesterday, Valen didn’t know