Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom novel Chapter 228

228 Answering queries- seducing girls 

Getting home, Valen met Jeslyn sitting on a couch in the sitting room, reading a newspaper. 1 That’s news, when did she find interest in newspapers?” he thought as he made his way to her. On getting closer, he realized the newspaper was turned upside down. He signed and pulled the newspaper from her, then turned it around and handed it back. “Mum, you should be more serious when you’re about to prank me. Make it look convincing,” he rolled his eyes. 2 

“Young man, don’t give me that attitude until you explain what you did in school today.” She folded the newspaper and set it aside, then placed one leg over the other and rested her elbow on the arms. chair with her jaw on her fist. 

When she received the call from the Principal, she was worried, shocked, and frightened. Her son might be anything but violent…he had never fought anyone before, let alone stab another student and beat them to a pulp. It came as a strange thing to her but knowing that Valen wouldn’t go over the line without a proper reason, she tried to calm her mind but couldn’t, so she took a newspaper to while away time. Unfortunately, her mind was lost on what might be her son’s reason to go physical. 

Was she making a mistake in sending him to school? She had thought that a thousand times already and hoped he would come back sooner to fill her in on what happened. 

“Nothing much.” 

“It’s not closing time. If I’m not mistaken, lunch break was over thirty minutes ago and you should be in class by now. Spill it, I’m all ears.” She tried to be reasonable while silently scrutinizing his body to see if there was an injury or anything that might alert her of a serious problem. 

The only blood on him were little stains on his white shirt. She assumed it was from the victim. 

“I hit a bully,” he confessed and proceeded to sit on a couch but Jeslyn shook her index finger. 

“Not right now. Stand in front of me and tell me why you chose violence.” She pointed at a space in front of her. She wasn’t done checking him out. 

Valen sighed and did as told. Ever since the truth was revealed, he had been showing more respect to his mother and Jeslyn has also been trying to bring out the mother nature in her, even though it’s futile. 

“He went overboard with bullying me.” 

“Did he push you down?” She asked with a raised brow. 

“He did that on the first day I started school,” but I didn’t fall. Valen didn’t say that out loud. 

“Oh, so that f- child bullied you before?!” She had flared up but calmed herself and changed her tone. “You didn’t tell me that when I asked you how your day went.” 

“It wasn’t important.” 

“So what did he do this time?” He said it wasn’t important, so she’ll let this hang on the back of her 

mind for now. 

“Keep guessing” How can he explain that a child like him shoved his face into his food? That’s too 

degrading. 

Jeslyn stared at him for a while, then her eyes narrowed at the little particles of rice on his hair. “He slammed your face into your food?!” Her voice subconsciously raised above normal. 

Valen nodded fervently. He didn’t want to be blamed, also, he wanted his mother to know what happened which was why he left some rice particles in his hair. Now that he has a mother, he should enjoy being spoiled a little, right? 3 

Jeslyn’s frown deepened. ‘What else was that demon child intending to do to my Valen? Did he intend to dip Valen’s head into the toilet next time?! How dare that boy?!! Serves him right. His hand should have been cut off! His parents will hear from me tomorrow! her face had a slight frown but her mind was jumping around in anger. 

However, what came out of her mouth was the complete opposite of what her mind was saying. “That’s not enough to stab a fork into his hand. She almost pinched herself when she heard what she said. ‘It was more than enough! her inner demon screamed at her. 

“He did something else… Mom, you can’t allow your child to be bullied. That’s not what mothers do” he said with stubbornness lacing his face. 

“You think you know better than me what I should do?” She glared at him. “Bullying is not to be tolerated. However, you went overboard again. You are allowed to reciprocate, but stop doing the extreme, Valen! It would make you the guilty one if your matters are reported and that’s not what we want. Seek retribution, but also make it so that the person ends up being the guilty one no matter what. Are we clear on this?” 

“Mother, that’s too petty. That should be a revenge plan for cute girls, not me. Seek revenge but dish it out with a harder plate, so that when they see you next time, they’ll take another route… my legs are aching, and I want to sit.” Although he said that, he didn’t sit down until Jeslyn nodded. 

He was right and Jeslyn knows that but he’s too young to be taught that. What is she supposed to do now that her son has started implementing this rule of life at such a young age?