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

early,” Matt said.

the pale-looking Jeslyn with chapped lips for a brief moment before he

turned, he glanced sideways at

boss,” Yellow responded while still bowing until

Jeslyn tried to smile but her

you’ll start

evaporated. “What are you talking about?”

did.”

She picked up a telephone that wasn’t there before and dialed

get the kitchen to prepare something healthy and light for your madam. It should be ready before…” she glanced at

dropped the telephone once she was done and sat on the

to get here?” Yellow asked while

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

looked like a stone-faced businesswoman facing her rival.

this new personality so she turned her face away

throat was dry

turned and poured out water into a

glass cup, and the minute the water got onto her

pitifully at Yellow, “it’s hot.”

to stop Jeslyn from protesting. “Drink it all and don’t say anything.”

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

saying something,”

new persona but

said with her eyes smiling but on her black-painted

sneer.

don’t sneer at me like that,” Jeslyn smacked her hand playfully.

have, but the

bring yourself

wasn’t for people like her, but