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,”

chapped lips for a brief moment before he

turned, he glanced sideways at Yellow, “get

while still bowing

her

you’ll start crying after

instantly evaporated. “What are you talking about?”

did.”

walked towards Jeslyn’s bed. She picked up

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

once she was done and sat on the bed beside Jeslyn.

Bunny, how did you manage to get here?” Yellow asked while staring

Yellow outline that she had always left messily on her head was

like a stone-faced businesswoman facing

so she turned her face away and

face… Ahem!” She cleared her throat. Her throat was dry and her sweet

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

cup, and the minute the water got onto

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

voice needs warm water…” she raised her hand to stop Jeslyn from protesting.

inside of her body warming up and her sore throat getting relief.

something,” Yellow reminded her.

wanted to complain about Yellow’s new persona but

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

sneer.

sneer at me like that,” Jeslyn

didn’t laugh as she would have, but the wicked

did you bring yourself here, little

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