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.

greeted with her

are early,”

for a brief moment before he turned to face Matt, “come with me,”

at

boss,” Yellow responded while still bowing

smile but her lips wouldn’t

you’ll start crying

instantly evaporated. “What are

did.”

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

your madam.

done and sat on

how did you manage to get here?” Yellow asked while staring at Jeslyn’s

and her multi-colored hair with Yellow outline that she had always left messily on her head was combed and trimmed into a

a stone-faced businesswoman facing

she turned her face away and sighed.

She cleared her throat. Her throat was dry and her sweet

into a glass

water got

she looked pitifully

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

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

saying something,” Yellow

nodded, she wanted to complain about Yellow’s new persona but decided against it, so she shook her

eyes smiling but on her black-painted lips was a

sneer.

that,” Jeslyn smacked her hand playfully.

laugh as she would have, but

you bring yourself here, little

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