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

are early,” Matt

stared at the pale-looking Jeslyn with chapped lips for a brief moment before he turned to face Matt,

turned, he glanced sideways at Yellow, “get her

Yellow responded while still bowing until

but her lips wouldn’t stretch to

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

“What are you talking about?”

did.”

before she walked towards Jeslyn’s bed. She picked up

light for your madam. It should be ready before…” she glanced at her

the telephone once she was done and sat

here?” Yellow asked while staring at Jeslyn’s face.

hair with Yellow outline that she had always left

looked like a stone-faced businesswoman facing her rival.

so she turned her face away

throat. Her throat was dry

water into a glass then handed

the minute the water got onto her tongue, she almost spat it out but

swallowed before she looked pitifully at

voice needs warm water…” she raised her hand to stop Jeslyn from protesting. “Drink it all and don’t say anything.”

She felt the inside of her

were saying something,”

complain about Yellow’s new persona but

her eyes smiling but on her black-painted lips was a

sneer.

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

as she would have, but the wicked air around her diminished.

bring yourself here, little

the country wasn’t for people like her, but what can she