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.

call me, you devil! What did grandfather do to 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?

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

didn do anything,

stole anything? Even when they are caught red-handed, they would say they were just about to keep the stolen goods in its right place.

sister who just spoke, and returned her gaze to her sister. It doesn matter if the world doesn believe her, but her sister

Grandfather was poisoned and he–

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

saying? ” Jeslyn looked lost and immensely

included video clips of how you

disagreed with grandfather and

to pull you for a hug like he always did and you pushed him,

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

she held

in her face. She will never cry until she sees the coffin. ” Someone said from

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

phone from falling while coincidentally seeing

attention was her old man. Teardrops slowly fell from her

in the video didn get to her. She wasn even hearing

her fingers, outlining his figure and suddenly she jolted when the lady on the screen that looked like her pushed the old man who fell

She screamed, at the same time, dropping

to the

the police

poisoned, ask the doctors.

in rage. ”What doctors? 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 with

not true! Stop

lie against you, sister, those were

doctors, tell me,

the two doctors committed suicide out of guilt.

you talking about? ” Her heart dropped to her stomach when she heard that. How was she going

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

voice wasn loud, nor was it low. However, it was able to stop the

the policemans

in front of

only one who remembered who she was. Those present that attended the wedding last week knew this

Jeslyn asked like she

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