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 her

are early,”

pale-looking Jeslyn with chapped lips for a brief moment before he turned to face Matt, “come

sideways at Yellow,

bowing until the

but her lips wouldn’t stretch

bet you’ll start

smile instantly evaporated. “What are

did.”

picked up a telephone that wasn’t there before and

to prepare something healthy and light for your madam. It should

once she was done and sat on the bed

get here?” Yellow asked while staring at

outline that she had always left messily on her head was combed and trimmed into a bob, resting below

looked like a stone-faced businesswoman facing her rival.

she turned her face away

She cleared her throat. Her throat was dry and her sweet voice felt weird.

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

received the glass cup, and the minute the water got onto her tongue, she almost spat it out but Yellow stopped her.

swallowed before she looked pitifully at Yellow, “it’s hot.” 1

her hand to stop Jeslyn from protesting. “Drink it all

felt the inside of her body warming up and her sore

something,”

Yellow’s new persona but decided against it, so she shook

eyes smiling but on her

sneer.

me like that,” Jeslyn smacked

have, but the wicked air around her diminished.

did you bring yourself here, little

understood that the country wasn’t for people like her, but what can she do?