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.

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

in an attempt to fight Jeslyn but Ray wouldn let her

I didn do anything,

are caught red-handed, they would say they were just about to keep the stolen goods in its right

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

Grandfather was poisoned and he–

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

Jeslyn

and the guards gave their testimony to the police, which included video clips of how you and grandfather argued

you disagreed with grandfather and he

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

all the guests were gathered and most of them were already jeering at her and pointing fingers, while

true, thats a lie! ” She yelled as she held her head to block off all the

in her face. She will never cry until she

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

subconsciously rescued the phone from falling while coincidentally seeing

Teardrops slowly fell from her eyes and dropped on the

her. She wasn even hearing any of it as all her attention was

outlining his figure and suddenly she jolted when the lady on the screen that looked like her pushed

same time,

to the policemen that just walked

us to the police station. ” Said one of the

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

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

those were the doctors statements in the station.

doctors, tell me, they–

unfortunate because the two doctors committed suicide out

Her heart dropped to her stomach when

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

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

policemans hand away from Jeslyns wrist and said: ”Ill bring

to look at the man in front of her and slowly recalled he was the man she

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

like she didn expect him to

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