Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

91 Manipulative- visiting the columbarium

“…If I hadn’t stopped you from knowing what you felt for Jeslyn, do you think you would have lived to this day? All I did was for your safety… I love you so much and I’ll do it again if I have to: 1

Sharon stretched out her hand and touched Ray on the shoulder hoping he had been br ainwashed again, however, Ray pushed her hand off and turned around. His eyes were red and his hands were balled in fists.

“I thought you could change. However, you can never stop your schemes, never!” He pointed at the door with his back turned to her. “Get out… leave!!”

Sharon furrowed her brows slightly. She knew this was not the right time to continue. Whenever Ray is angry, it is better to leave him alone. With that, she picked up her purse from the desk and left the office.

She had no hand in spreading the rumor regarding Jeslyn’s death, also, she was sure that the vixen. was still alive somewhere, however, she wasn’t intending to tell Ray that. It is for everyone’s good that he believed Jeslyn was dead.

Ray closed his eyes. Why was he just knowing that his sister could be this manipulative? She still didn’t take any blame for all that happened. From everything she just said, she put all the blames on Emilee and the situation their family was in at that time.

Yes, Ray agreed that his sister was right. He and Emilee had been dating from a young age. Emilee had always been the jealous type and wouldn’t think twice before she killed another lady because of him… she did it a few times in high school.

Emilee killed a few girls because she found out or suspected they liked him. One of the girls she killed happened to be a politician’s daughter. The man wouldn’t let the matter go, so Emilee had to run away from home.

After a few years, Emilee sent a girl who claimed to be her assistant to him and told him she was fine. but didn’t explain anything.

From there onwards, the lady became the bridge between them, and even when Emilee and Ray started to communicate through the phone, the lady didn’t stop visiting Ray and that was because she had started to love Ray.

However, after the last time the lady and Ray had s*x in the hotel where they discussed the poison Old man Lee was being given, Ray stopped hearing from her. He believed that the lady must have been killed by Emilee.

That aside, Ray knew that he did wrong to Jeslyn. If it wasn’t because of Emma and Ava who approached him and talked some sense into him, Ray wouldn’t have realized what his beloved sister was doing to him.

He had the belief that Jeslyn had been killed by Emilee and for that. Ever since his life had become miserable. He no longer sleeps at night due to guilt, and burning rage for himself and everyone

around him.

Ray knew that if he didn’t stay away from everyone, he might kill someone.

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Ray brushed his fingers over his messy hair and sighed. He walked into the office room and entered the bathroom. After washing his face, the makeup covering his dark circles was washed off.

looked pale like that of a ghost. His dark circles were so

office to continue working. When it’s down, he’ll call his makeup artist to come apply makeup on him. He’d been living like that for

which they say represents sorrow, while the other two are yellow

guards wore black suits and black inner

had her eyes closed all through the journey

long time of driving, they arrived at the City’s columbarium. Blue was made to stay inside the car while Jeslyn and Pink got down and walked into the building after Pink spoke with the security men and people in

the Columbarium walked Jeslyn and Pink into the building and directed them to the private sector specially designed for the Lee family. Although Jeslyn was already familiar with the place, she didn’t stop the three men from taking

because almost everyone in Rose City knows

men left, Jeslyn walked into the large room alone, leaving Pink to stay

the glass covering the urns with her family’s pictures, an inscription telling the biography of each member

Jeslyn’s eyes because they were still fresh. They must have been placed here this morning. She thought.

were 15 roses in each vase. From what she knows,

her family had enemies but who could have wronged her grandfather, grandmother,

it was, Jeslyn planned on finding them and forgiving them on behalf of her family. “Grandpa, I’m so sorry… your unfilial granddaughter finally found the time to

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92 Jeslyn’s disbelief

I’m so sorry… your unfilial granddaughter finally

I’m the reason for the family’s

her palm over

calmed a bit. Not everyone would care about the remains of

while of crying and apologizing, Jeslyn started to play around. She believed that her family wouldn’t

married a bad man. Your son-in-law is not a normal person…” She picked up the Crimson Rose and added it to the apology Roses placed inside

he’s one of the devils in country M. She picked up a

“He has a son. He is very cute and I love him a lot even though I hated him before…” she chuckled and continued to brief her family about how her life had

the sound of her laughter traveled through the place, other times, her cries and sniffs, while most times her voice could be heard as she talked to her family like they were there.

one of the higher-ups’ offices, the man had been deliberating if he should call Ray as promised or

to keep it clean with his own hands. He cleans the glasses and changes the flowers and pictures. He wasn’t doing it because he wanted to

speeding to the company, lost in thought. He didn’t take anyone along. including his chauffeur. His phone rang which jolted him back to reality. He clicked on his earpod to answer

he heard what the other person said. “Screeeeech!!” He recklessly turned the car

there and don’t let them leave!” He hurriedly said before he stepped on the accelerator

to the columbarium but he

reported with his head bowed. How could he stop them when a gun was pointed at his head?

route did they leave from?”

I’m

hissed, got into his car, and dr ove off. Who

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