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.

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given anyone over 4 marks in ten years, which was why Jeslyn’s rating

legend. He retired in his thirties and decided to become a teacher and reviewer. He had tutored three super successful artists whom Celestine Xuan was a part of. Breaking his record was every musician’s goal. His music stood at the pinnacle of the

and Country Y, a Country of

that she finally chose Delly entertainment while using the opportunity to attend college, and also creating a

all of them complained about the song she was made to sing. Nobody talked badly about her voice. A few months

successful artists. Her artists were the best in Delly entertainment which was

voice.

Jeslyn’s weren’t compatible. Jeslyn was a quiet singer adept in low belt and whistling, while the other singer

trouble with her voice, Ms. Miles told her to shout instead,

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

her or told her, “your old voice sounds sweeter. It gives me an angelic feel and makes you sound and look Innocent. You know I’m old now, hearing you shouting and shrieking

out the window and no matter what she did and how she tried to sing, she went the screeching way. Until her grandfather stopped listening to

no talent. Mabel’s fans became Jelsyn’s number one anti-fans, claiming she

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

manager and she assured her that those people spewing ha te were

thinking it

zeal and turned around to check on what she was cooking. Maverick wrapped his hands