Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom
Chapter 245

245 Man to Man talk

Valen returned to the sitting room after waiting for so long but to his dismay, his father's enemy was right there, staring at him as he walked down the stairs. 1

Valen wasn't sacred, this was his house but... this guy being here and staring at him like predator sent. a chill down his little spine.

"Valen? I finally got to meet Chaos' legendary rude child. With your aura like your father's, it is only right you be like him." He beamed.

"Stop smiling, you look creepy," Valen said with disgust.

Damien was taken aback before he suddenly laughed out loud. "Reminds me of little Maverick. This was how rude he was when he was your age. Hahahahaha..."

Damien's words piqued Valen's curiosity. He wanted to know what his father was like when he was younger, but knowing the man sitting in front of him was an enemy, Valen pretended to not care about his words.

He turned his face away and walked to sit on a single sofa. He was mad that his parents ignored him but since an enemy is here, why not while away time with him?

Damien sat upright with a smile as he watched the small frown that was settling on Valen's face. "Big kid, what's your father up to? Why isn't he here yet?"

"This is not your house, you don't get to tell us how to live." Valen glared at him.

"Of course, but your father is irresponsible. He knew he had a guest, why won't he treat me with respect?" Damien questioned with a raised brow.

"As far as I know, you are my daddy's enemy that he might be uprooting in a while, so what kind of respect do you need?"

"Ah, is that what your daddy told you? Aren't you scared that I might be the one uprooting you guys? Hahaha..."

"Maybe when my dad suddenly dies but when he's alive, you are nothing"

Damien stiffened for a moment, then he smiled, "that hurts." It reminded him of the words Maverick said to him back in the day. Hearing something of such nature from Maverick's son really pierced his heart. Valen flattened his lips into a thin line. He couldn't believe that a man like Damien would be so sensitive. "Tsk. Tsk. Tsk... What a sissy." He scoffed.

Damien stared at the child for a long time, lost for words. This was how Maverick used to make him speechless over the years, still, he hasn't grown a thick skin to Maverick and now, his son!

"Big kid," he leaned forward, his face still holding that innocent smile. "Do you know, there are some words you shouldn't use on people?"

Valen also leaned towards him with a table separating them, he also smiled, "Big daddy, do you know..." he paused to search Damien's dark orbs.

The killing intent and evil they used to have was nowhere to be found. He had seen a few pictures of this man before. Even though he was laughing, it never reached his bloodthirsty eyes. But this time, it was different. His eyes weren't giving the villainous look but something between interest and... sorrow? Weird.

When you go to people's houses, you lay low?"

"Hahahaha..." Damien leaned back and rested his back on the couch. "You are such an intelligent kid, I think I like you."

Valen rolled his eyes without speaking further.

"My Intel said you don't attend school, why? Are you scared you'll be abducted again?"

"Actually, with people like you leeching on my family, yes, children like me have to keep it low. If only you'll learn something from my father and don't get the kids involved in your fights. I bet you wouldn't be the head of your family if your parents got the kids from other families abducted or other families abducted you just to win."

Damien sighed. "You made a point but listen, big kid, if those oldies had gotten us involved, don't you think that people like your dad and I wouldn't have been alive now? The Country would have been like other peaceful Countries if your father and I didn't exist."

Valen nodded: "You are right but the problem isn't my father but you." He smiled when he saw Damien raise a brow. "My father, just like me, does not cause trouble unless angered but you, you are the troublemaker. And that Xu guy, tch, lame!"

"Ah? Hahahaha... why is your father named Chaos if he wasn't troublesome, just like me?"

"It's simple because his revenge is always detrimental to the Country."

Damien nodded. "Don't you think I have a reason for always going against your father?"

Valen paused. He didn't think about that, but then, knowing he was 90% like his father, he looked at Damien and returned a question: "Don't you think your reason was built on a misunderstanding?" Valen narrowed his eyes when he saw Damien had frozen. "My father doesn't cause trouble but fights back. He had always been like that, from what I heard. Shouldn't you check yourself and know if you treated him wrongly in the past?"

"Hmm, I never thought of that but now that you mentioned it, the past needs revisiting. However, Big kid, do you think your father will forgive me if it turns out to be a misunderstanding?"

Valen flattened his lips and thought for a while. "It depends on your crimes. I would punish you a little if it didn't involve making life difficult for my loved ones but if it were about my mother, I won't spare you... and I think my dad has that mentality too."

Valen used himself as an example. Since he believes that his father and he were alike, he thought that is what his father would do too.

"... But of course, if he has a little bit of compassion for you, or someone he cherishes pleads on your behalf, he might excuse you of the death penalty, but certainly not a heart-wrenching punishment," Valen added. That is how much he had grown to understand his father.