Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom novel Chapter 191

191 Maverick’s fear 

Jeslyn had questioned him about his manner of bringing Valen up when she first met the child. He didn’t defend himself but allowed her to vent. What would he say when the child was the smaller version of him? Would he say he had no good upbringing too? (1) 

His mother might have been the most worthless mother to ever exist but his father was the best dad. anyone could ever have. 

Lu Hao was kind, gentle, loving, and an extrovert who makes people happy. Lu Hao single–handedly raised him, yet Maverick turned out to be another version of his grandfather. 

All these years, Maverick seemed not to care about his son and allowed Mulan to do what she did, it’s 

not because he didn’t care, but because he knew Son like he knew himself. He knew that no 

matter what morals are taught to him, Valen would end up becoming another Maverick. 

Valen is like a rubber band. No matter how far you stretch it, it returns to its normal size. 

That was why he married Jeslyn. Firstly, he didn’t know why he went soft on her and her grandfather on the first day they met. However, now, he understood it was because of the love he had always had for her. 

Secondly, his intuition told him that Jeslyn would be able to make his son more humane than himself. 

“The love and care of a mother work wonders, so he heard, but it seems he gave birth to another Maverick, and Jeslyn can’t do much to change him. 

That child is only compassionate to his mother and no one else. 

Maverick got up from his office chair and dipped one hand in his trousers pocket as he headed out with the phone still on his ear. 

“Reschedule the meeting with the Yu family.” He passed the order before entering the elevator with Code 2 and Code 10 walking behind him. 

Outside his company which stood tall like it was determined to reach the heavens, a convoy with a red car in the middle was parked outside the gate and a guard wearing the Yu family’s uniform was talking to the security men by the gate who seemed to be adamant in letting the cars in. 

Inside the red car, Emilee received a call from one of the black cars behind her. Her Assistant told her the meeting has been canceled. 

She was already here, should she return just like that? 

Christine heard what was said because she was sitting beside her sister, so she said; “But we are already here,” 

“It’s my fault,” Emilee replied as she flipped the magazine she was reading. 

“How?” 

“There are still thirty minutes left.” There was still half an hour left before the meeting which was enough for anyone to cancel an agreement, so she wasn’t offended. 

“Still. Since we are already here, shouldn’t they allow us in?” 

Emilee looked away from the magazine to her sister. “This is not Country A or Rose City. You don’t get to do as you wish.” She lectured. 

“I understand.” Christine lowered her head while fidgeting with her fingers. 

She has been in the Country for three days now but still doesn’t know much about the dos and don’ts. of the Country. This was her first time coming out. 

A while later, the gate was opened but before they could drive in, a black car drove out. The road was blocked, so Code 2 couldn’t drive past. 

“Boss, the Yu family’s head is here,” he said. 

Maverick’s head was on the headrest with his eyes closed. He didn’t reply when he heard that. Meaning, there was no turning back. 

So when the convoy moved out of the way, Code 2 zoomed off. 

Christine’s eyes trailed the car from the window until she could no longer see it. 

“Don’t covet him.” Emilee sounded nonchalant. 

“Mn,” Christine nodded but her heart said otherwise. 

At the mansion, everywhere looked calm and peaceful like always. Vera walked in awkwardly, thanks to the duvet. 

She saw the servants doing their chores without looking at her. She didn’t find it odd because the servants had always been like that, so she walked to their room. 

As she unlocked her door and pushed it open, Vera stood in utmost shock! She forgot to breathe for a long time until she felt she was suffocating, did she let herself release the breath all at once, like someone who was drowning… 

Everything in the room was burnt so badly that she couldn’t differentiate which was supposed to be a 

chair or a stool. 

The bulletproof window was broken and the tiled floor couldn’t even be seen. 

Without a doubt, she knew who did it. Only that cursed child would do this! She thought. 

Vera threw the cover off her and turned around with fury, heading out to see that child. 

“Valen! Valen!! Where the hell are you?! Valennnn!!!” Her scream almost shook the house. 

“Where is that child?!” She barked at a maid who was walking by. The maid pointed upstairs. 

Vera turned towards the stairs and marched up. In the corridor, she saw Valen coming towards her in his wheelchair.