Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

58 More trouble than she’d expect

Jeslyn suddenly felt excitement coursing through her the moment the person appeared and without further thought, she took the first step to run into his arms, but before she could take the third step, she was yanked out of the tank by the stretchy hand. 1

Jeslyn jerked awake on her bed with sweat all over her. She looked around at the people surrounding her bed.

Both familiar and unfamiliar faces.

“Y-Yellow?” She asked in doubt, but her voice was almost inaudible.

“Good you are awake. You should relax for a while before eating something. Your treatment will

commence tomorrow.”

Jeslyn turned in the direction of the calm voice and saw it belonged to a young handsome man with white hair.

From his words, Jeslyn could tell he is a doctor.

She shook her head, “I’m fine doctor, it’s a normal occurrence.”

Nightmares of her walking or running in darkness have always visited her once in blue moons ever since she was 16 years old. Her family had tried all they could. Even the best doctors they knew of in Country A couldn’t do much to help her.

Therapies and all the stimulation or whatever she went through, failed. So she believed that this doctor would also find nothing.

Matt said curtly, “Your sickness needs to be treated, or else you won’t-”

“You should get things ready for her treatment. You’re talking too much.”

The sound of footsteps could be heard from the door after that and a few seconds later, Maverick walked into the room wearing all black… like always.

with

are early,” Matt said.

a brief moment before he turned to face

turned, he glanced sideways at

Yellow responded while still bowing until

Yellow,” Jeslyn tried to smile but her lips wouldn’t stretch to

yet. I bet you’ll start

instantly evaporated. “What are you

did.”

she walked towards Jeslyn’s bed. She picked up a telephone that wasn’t there before and dialed

and light for your madam.

once she was done and

did you manage to get here?”

usual playful air was gone and her multi-colored hair with Yellow outline that she had always left messily on her head was combed and trimmed into a bob, resting below her

a stone-faced businesswoman facing

personality so she turned her

throat. Her throat was

turned and poured out water into a glass then handed it to Jeslyn.

water got onto her

looked pitifully at Yellow,

your voice needs warm water…” she raised her hand to stop Jeslyn

warm water. She felt the inside of

were saying something,” Yellow reminded her.

Yellow’s new persona but decided against it, so she shook her head, “don’t bother.”

as confused as ever,” Yellow said with her eyes smiling but on her black-painted lips

sneer.

at me like that,” Jeslyn smacked her hand playfully.

would have, but the wicked air around her

bring yourself here,

sighed. She understood that the country wasn’t for people like