Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom novel Chapter 396

396 Brian’s story 

“When she was told that I almost took my own life, she agreed to what I wanted, but with the 

condition that I must not live like a poor person. I agreed and was sent to the school for Elites, where I met Piper and Feng Long. 1 

“My identity was hidden, so they didn’t know who I was. With those two in my life, I tasted real happiness for a few years until Piper and Feng Long broke my heart. 

“Even so, I didn’t stop loving Piper. She became an actress, and I became her top fan. I promoted her movies and pulled strings to make her the top actress without her knowing. When Feng Long chose to be with her by also going into acting, that–was–when I made up my mind to follow. 

“I couldn’t sit back and watch Feng Long steal my woman, so I made a deal with my mother, who was angry that I wanted to do what she hated.” 

“What was the deal about?” 

“I told her I wanted to go into acting, but she blatantly refused. Dad spoke to her but she didn’t budge either. Then, she gave me a condition that I must never threaten to kill myself ever again, and in the futáre, she’d ask me for something I can never refuse 

“So you agreed.” 

“Yes, I did.” Brian took another sip and chuckled. “Even if I knew what she wanted, I would have still agreed… Being an actor and a singer brought me quite some happiness. It was also that time I found Jeslyn, so I became her online stalker. 

“When I started following Jeslyn, that was when I had the mind to bully Piper and Feng Long. It was fun watching their devastation but seeing Piper looking helpless all the time made me feel horrible. Still, whenever I saw the happy Jeslyn behaving childishly and cluelessly on TV, it brought a smile to my face. 

“Fate brought Jeslyn to my Agency, and then I thought I should see if she could erase Piper from my heart, but then I realized I didn’t love Jeslyn the same way I loved Piper. 

“Long story short, Feng Long brought Piper and me back together, but my Mom was irritated by that idea. She threatened to kill Piper if I didn’t return, and I know she’s more than capable of doing so. 

“When I returned to the City, my mom locked away my people in the dungeon and introduced her friend’s daughter to me, saying it was the deal we made. 

“At first, I fought against it. But knowing that if I gave her too much resistance, she’d go behind me and harm Piper or Jeslyn, I pretended to agree. Tomorrow is the date. I hope I can make her understand so she’d be the one to tell her people she’s not interested in me.” 

Pink blew out air from her pursed lips to suppress her heartache. Her children have suffered so much while she’s still alive. 

‘Nancy!‘ her hold on her wine bottle tightened. She is enraged and just wants to kill that evil woman. However, just because she wants to doesn’t mean she can. 

Pink watched Brian fall asleep, before she could carry him, some men in black barged into the private 

room. 

“Hand the young Master over, we are sending him home,” one of them declared. 

“Who are you?” 

“We are his shadow guards,” the person speaking brought out a card and showed it to Pink before she allowed them to carry him home, 

Pink followed them out of the karaoke and watched them leave in the Hwang family’s car before she left. 

Brian’s identity is hidden for fear that he might be harmed by enemies. The world knows that Mr. and Mrs. Hwang has a son, but only a few know who the child is. 

The world can tumble, but touching Brian will drive Nancy crazy and probably cause the whole country to burn. 

Her excuse is that she loves him a lot, but the main reason is to watch Hwang Min suffer at her hands daily. 

The look of helplessness, the struggle to hold himself back from hurting her, and the title of being his wife are why Nancy is still living.