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.

with

are early,” Matt

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

at Yellow, “get her something to eat.”

bowing until the two men

but her lips wouldn’t

you’ll start crying after knowing

smile instantly evaporated. “What are

did.”

picked up a telephone that wasn’t there

your madam. It should be ready before…”

the telephone once she was done and sat on the bed

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

she had always left messily on her head was combed

looked like a stone-faced businesswoman facing

so she turned her face away and

Her throat was dry and

poured out water into a glass then handed

she received the glass cup, and the minute the water got onto

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

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

inside of her body warming up and her sore throat getting

saying something,” Yellow

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

said with her eyes smiling but

sneer.

don’t sneer at me like that,” Jeslyn

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

bring yourself here,

sighed. She understood that the country wasn’t for people