Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

103 Getting the manager in trouble

“That’s right, a child like this should never be allowed to suffer.”

Jeslyn smiled when she heard everyone from the crowd defending her.

“Why are you insulting this lady when it’s obviously your husband who couldn’t take his eyes off other women?” A bystander added. She wasn’t sure what was happening. She thought Madam Chen was fighting Jeslyn because of her husband.

“Some men cheat because of how their wives treat them.” Another added.

“I support that. If she could cause so much drama in a mall with her na ughty daughter, then I wonder how much trouble the house would be in.”

“By the way, if I may say, this lady and her child came here with two guards. From how well they were protecting the lady and her child, it doesn’t look like how a mistress would be treated. Mistresses are afraid of being exposed for the fear of the legitimate wife finding out.” Someone who saw when Jeslyn came in said.

“Not all mistresses are like that.” Jeslyn finally spoke up. She turned to look at the crowd of people gathered around her and beamed at them.

“There was a story I happened to read. A married woman’s assistant who also happened to be her best! friend was actually having affairs with the married woman’s husband and even had children for the

deeper into the story, the assistant-”

Madam Chen

her fingers and chuckled. “Why? Madam Chen? Were you the woman?” Jeslyn widened her eyes and mo uth like she just spewed tea. “It was really you?!”

up, you

takes an experienced witch to know another witch. In this case, you were a gold-digging Mistress, that was why you knew I was

I’ll pull out my

knew you were trouble the moment I set my eyes on you, so leave now. You are forever blacklisted. If

moment.

struck that family, the hidden stepmother who never liked Jeslyn suddenly became a shareholder while the Manager that Jeslyn picked up from the slum, who knew the in and out of Jeslyn’s family suddenly became

turned to look at everyone gathered around them. “People, if you want to live long, protect yourself from ‘friends and family’. They will be the ones to shield you and also be the ones

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Jeslyn’s case is an

knew the surface. None of them knew that

the Manager so much that she immediately called security. She was a big woman now. After she betrayed Jeslyn like she was told to, she became the owner of the store, as she was promised. Her store still sells what Jeslyn wanted to buy but

talked about low-quality goods. What if a customer heard it? She has so many ha ters in this mall. They wouldn’t think

to jail. That was why she wanted to immediately send Jeslyn out of her store, but who would have known that so much trouble

to leave amicably, call the cops on her.” The manager didn’t mean it though. She only wanted to threaten Jeslyn and make her hurry away from here, but she didn’t

guard, or whatever, takes a step towards me or my son…” she paused and fixed her gaze on the manager. “…kil l