Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

27 Ray’s frustration

“Yes, I have never shown her my body. She tends to be shy when she’s with me and I wanted to honor and respect her, so I made things easy for her by covering up any time she came around.”

“Then, what do you guys do when she comes around?”

“We either go out or watch some movies with popcorn while she sits in between my legs and I hug her in my arms. She likes that a lot…” his voice trailed off like he was reminiscing something.

He slowly looked at Jeslyn and saw she was glancing at her nails. She does that too when she’s sad. 2

Ray slowly bit his lower lip. He didn’t understand what funny things his heart was doing at the moment. It felt bitterness and anger, but for who?

“Ok, so, all in all, she has never seen you without clothes on. Your honor, please kindly note that down.” The lawyer said before he continued. “Mr. Ray, what if I say that the reason Miss Jeslyn abandoned you on the altar and married a stranger was that she found out you have been cheating on

her?”

The audience gasped and so were those watching from other places that knew the couple too well.

That allegation was too much for people to believe, so the majority of those that knew the couple denied the fact. They believed that the lawyer was only saying that to lead Ray to confusion.

“That’s not true! I have never cheated on Jeslyn for the four…five years we have been together. If she’s looking for something to defend herself for humiliating me on the altar and shattering my heart, then she should look for another lie to tell!”

evidence behind, so what could they find to pin the crime of cheating

videos that were sent to Jeslyn were wiped out,

you without clothes on, how then did she know about

in a sharp breath and

what are you talking

on one cheek of butt, and Jeslyn, who had supposedly not seen your body, knew of the tattoo.”

your

is that possible?!” Ray was alarmed.

the shower, or she met you sleeping on your belly while naked, or you were

“T-that’s not possible!”

me analyze it for you since you

not enter your

have a reason to shower when she’s around.

meet you sleeping naked because you never sleep naked…” he

eyes

don’t sleep naked Mr. Ray and in fact, you hate that idea.

a possibility that you were sleeping with someone, unbeknownst to you both, the scene was being recorded and sent to Jeslyn, so she saw the butterfly tattoo.

was supposed to be funny but everyone was too shocked to

relationship was the envy of every lady. That was why the

lawyer. So

out Ray was the unfaithful

she thought of making him pay. While leaving to cancel the wedding, she saw a man

that man were strangers, and Jeslyn never cheated