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.

Yellow greeted with her head bowed.

early,”

stared at the pale-looking Jeslyn with chapped lips for a brief moment

at Yellow,

responded while still bowing until the two men left.

but her lips wouldn’t

don’t smile yet. I bet you’ll start crying after knowing what

“What are you talking about?”

did.”

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

your madam. It should be ready before…” she glanced at her wristwatch, “…30

was done and sat on the

did you manage to get here?”

Yellow outline that she had always left messily on her head was combed and trimmed into

stone-faced

she turned her face

cleared her throat. Her throat was dry and her

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

she received the glass cup, and the minute the water got

she looked pitifully at Yellow, “it’s hot.”

her hand to stop Jeslyn from

warm water. She felt the inside of her body warming up

something,” Yellow reminded her.

wanted to complain about Yellow’s new persona but decided against it, so she shook her head, “don’t

said with her eyes smiling but on her black-painted lips was a cold

sneer.

me like that,” Jeslyn smacked her hand

as she would have, but the wicked air around her

did you bring yourself

for people