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.

you? Grandfather loved you so much and saw only you as his granddaughter, yet you paid him back with this? You killed him! What kind of heart do you have?

flung her hands in the air in an attempt to fight

I didn do anything, I–

Even when they are caught red-handed, they would say

voice, Jeslyn shifted her gaze to Rays older sister who just spoke, and returned her gaze to her sister. It doesn

didn do anything. Grandfather was poisoned and

lying! Grandfather was healthy. He was pushed and hit his head on the coffee table. Maya and the guards witnessed it

Jeslyn looked lost and immensely

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

disagreed with grandfather and

and started to yell at him. Realizing his mistake, he tried to pull you for a hug like he always did and you pushed him,

gathered and most of them were already jeering at

” She yelled as she held

face. She will never cry until

through it and brought out the evidence. She started playing the video before literally

the phone from falling while

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

didn get to her. She wasn even hearing any of it as all her attention was focused on

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

” She screamed, at the same time, dropping the

her! ” Christine said to the policemen that just walked

police station. ” Said one of the

grandfather, he was poisoned, ask the doctors. Christine, I did nothing

Is it the ones you bribed? Unfortunately 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 also forced him to diagnose you

true!

didn lie against you, sister, those were the

doctors,

because the two doctors committed suicide out of

talking about? ” Her heart dropped to her stomach when she

innocent workers too! Officer, take her away. ” Christine turned her face away in disgust as the policemen tried to force the resistant

The voice wasn loud, nor was it low. However, it

pulled the policemans hand

her misty eyes to look at the man in front of her and slowly recalled

she was. Those present that attended the wedding last week knew this man because of his outstanding appearance and the suppressed air around

you? ” Jeslyn asked like she didn expect him

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