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.

His dark circles were so thick that it was scary.

office to continue working. When it’s down, he’ll call his makeup artist to come apply makeup

is a dark crimson which they say represents sorrow, while the other two are yellow roses, which the people say symbolizes strong ties. Jeslyn got into a black

black suits and black inner

eyes closed all through the journey to Rose City’s columbarium.

was made to stay inside the car while Jeslyn and Pink got down and walked into

sector specially designed for the Lee family. Although Jeslyn was already familiar with the place, she didn’t stop the three men from taking her there, after all,

people didn’t suspect that the young lady was lying because almost everyone in Rose City knows that Jeslyn was

large room alone, leaving Pink to stay outside the door.

of the niches, she stared at the glass covering the urns with her family’s pictures, an inscription telling the biography of each member of the Lee family, and a bu nch of red roses placed on each of the Lee

because they were still fresh. They must have been placed here this

the roses before counting them. There were 15 roses in each vase. From what she knows, 15 roses are for

could have wronged her grandfather, grandmother, and mother that they needed

Jeslyn planned on finding them and forgiving them on behalf of her family. “Grandpa, I’m so sorry…

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92 Jeslyn’s disbelief

granddaughter finally found the time to come see

please forgive me, I’m the

her palm over the smooth glass,

would care about the remains of a fallen family, so Jeslyn was earnestly grateful.

long while of crying and apologizing, Jeslyn started to play around. She believed that her family

bad man. Your son-in-law is not a normal person…” She picked up the Crimson Rose

he’s one of the devils in country M. She picked up a yellow Rose and placed it inside

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 been ever since.

her cries and sniffs, while most times her voice could be heard as she talked to her

had been deliberating if he should call Ray as promised

comes to the place 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 be forgiven. He was doing

speeding to the company, lost in thought. He didn’t take anyone along. including his chauffeur. His phone

he heard what the other person said. “Screeeeech!!” He recklessly turned the car around without caring

he stepped on the accelerator and almost

to the columbarium but he was

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

did they

I’m not sure

and dr ove off. Who else would

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