Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

Chapter 9

On getting to the back of the crowd, someone cried out.

”Isn that Jeslyn? What is she doing here? ”

At those words, the reporters rushed to her and pointed their cameras at her while others shoved their mics into her face.

”Miss Jeslyn, tell us. Is it true you killed your grandfather? ”

”Miss Jeslyn, why did you kill your grandfather? ”

”Miss Jeslyn, what can you say for yourself? ”

”Miss Jeslyn, how could you cheat on your poor fiance and abandon him at the altar? ”

”Miss Jeslyn, don you think you are too heartless to remain a celebrity? ”

”Miss Jeslyn, say something. The people wants to know.

”Miss Jeslyn…. ”

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Jeslyn grabbed her messy hair tightly as she felt a throbbing pain in her head. Just when she thought the reporters would be the death of her, a loud sound rang in her ear accompanied by a stinging pain on her right cheek.

She turned her gaze to see who it was and came face to face with her sisters teary eyes mixed with rage.

”You monster! Ill kill you! ” Christine yelled and was about to attack Jeslyns face with her long nails when Ray rushed forward and grabbed her by the waist, preventing her from going physical.

”C–Christine? ” Jeslyn called as she held her stinging cheek.

only you as his granddaughter, yet you paid him back

hands in the air in an attempt to fight Jeslyn but Ray wouldn let

do anything, I–

Even when they are caught red-handed, they

gaze to her sister. It doesn matter if the world doesn believe her, but her

Grandfather was poisoned and he–

was pushed and hit his head on the coffee table. Maya and

” Jeslyn looked

their testimony to the police, which included video clips of how you and grandfather argued over what you did to

you disagreed with grandfather

you for a hug like he always

the guests were gathered and most of them were already jeering at her and pointing fingers, while the others were loudly cursing her and calling her

she

until she sees the coffin.

it and brought out the evidence. She

the phone from falling while coincidentally seeing

was her old man. Teardrops slowly fell from her eyes and dropped

said or scripted in the video didn get to her. She wasn even hearing any of it as all her attention was focused on her

screen that looked like her pushed the old man who fell back and hit his head on the side of the

same time, dropping the phone to the

Christine said to the policemen

police station. ” Said one of

poisoned, ask the doctors. Christine, I did nothing to grandfather.

for you, the doctors testified against you. They told the police that you urged them to cremate grandfather the minute he was pronounced dead to hide what really caused his death and you

true! Stop lying!

you, sister, those were

doctors, tell

because the two doctors

heart dropped to her stomach when she heard that. How was she going to prove

turned her face away in disgust as

was it low. However,

at him. He pulled the policemans hand away

the man in front of her

who remembered who she was. Those present that attended the wedding last week

like she didn expect him to be

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