Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

97 Uncertainty

“Wh- what do you think about my-” she couldn’t finish the question and hoped he understood what she meant. (1

“Your vocal needs training. You ruined it when you picked up songs that weren’t meant for your voice.” He answered honestly. (1

Jeslyn’s heart dived headfirst into her stomach. She felt her world crushing underneath her feet. Sadness consumed her as her mind flashed to the criticisms she got when she was still singing.

A lot of fans and haters had talked down on her singing and called her untalented so many times but because of the review she got from the world’s most strict and impartial judge, Mr. Ryan Shen, Jeslyn didn’t take the haters’ words to heart.

During her days in high school, she participated in a singing contest organized by some unknown bodies. The judges were impressed by Jeslyn’s singing.

While other judges gave Jeslyn 9-10 out of 10, Mr. Ryan Shen, the only judge in the world no voice is good enough to earn anyone 8 out of 10, gave Jeslyn 4.5 out of 10.

who thinks

4 marks in ten years, which was why Jeslyn’s rating took the

Breaking his record was every musician’s goal. His music stood at the pinnacle of the music

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died that she finally chose Delly entertainment while using the opportunity to attend college, and also creating a strong bond with her grandfather who

all of them complained about the song she was made to sing. Nobody talked badly about her voice. A few months later, her manager was changed to Ms. Miles and the first thing she did was change

was the highest-paid manager with tons of successful artists. Her artists were the best in Delly entertainment

voice.

belt and whistling, while the

Miles told her to shout instead, giving her

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didn’t want to accept it then but Christine and Maya, plus other top

It gives me an angelic feel and makes you sound and look Innocent. You know I’m old now, hearing you shouting and shrieking all in the name of singing gives me migraines. Just use that melodic voice when you

the ‘melodic voice’ went out the window and no matter what she did and how she tried to sing, she went the screeching way.

she was only a pretty face with no talent. Mabel’s fans became Jelsyn’s number one anti-fans, claiming she wanted to kick

and after she started dating Ray, it went from bad to worse. Every day, there was a person spewing mean things about her

and singing, she complained to her manager and she assured her that those people

singing, thinking it was better than her

turned around to check on what she was cooking. Maverick