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,” Matt said.

stared at the pale-looking Jeslyn with chapped lips for a brief moment before he turned to face Matt, “come with me,” he notified.

he turned, he glanced sideways at Yellow, “get her something

Yellow responded while still bowing until the

her lips wouldn’t

don’t smile yet. I bet you’ll

evaporated. “What are you

did.”

sighed before she walked towards Jeslyn’s bed. She picked up a telephone that wasn’t there before and dialed a

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

once she was done and sat on the bed

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

outline that she had always left messily

like a stone-faced businesswoman facing her rival.

wasn’t liking this new personality so she turned her face away and

Ahem!” She cleared her throat. Her throat was dry

turned and poured out water into a glass then handed

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

she looked pitifully

warm water…” she raised her hand to stop Jeslyn from protesting. “Drink it

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

something,” Yellow reminded her.

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

confused as ever,” Yellow said with her eyes smiling

sneer.

don’t sneer at me like that,” Jeslyn

as she would have, but the

bring yourself here, little Bunny?”

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