Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

110 Suffocating feeling

Maverick’s car stopped at the beach where Jeslyn asked him to take her. Getting down from the car, she walked soullessly to the bank and slumped on the sand, staring long and hard at the waters.

Maverick stayed in his car and didn’t get down. A while ago she was determined to ruin her stepmother, but after watching the CCTV footage of how her stepmother was hit, she suddenly turned into a chicken and asked that he take her here!

While looking at the waters, Jeslyn wiped a teardrop and said: “I remembered when I first discovered that my m um died. I ran away from the hospital and came here. You told me to come home with you and that you would take care of me. I was skeptical and didn’t want to go with you but I still did anyway.

I also remembered that after I discovered that Mr. Wales remarried or should I say, returned to his wife. I was eager to tear them apart for betraying my mother but you stopped me and told me to leave the revenge to you. But then, you didn’t do anything and you said he was my father and that I might need him in the future.

Grandfather, when is this future you talked about? Why did you think I would need that man in the future? You were so kind to him, yet they ki lled you too after ki lling my mother.

for that future, grandfather. I have taken my first step. Hope you and mother are not mad at me. I didn’t kill Bella and I have no intention of killing her. Thus, I

she did to you and my mother. She is

Jeslyn felt the cool water on her skin. Guess that was what she needed right now

place to cool off and she couldn’t think of any place other than the beach. The heavenly breeze, cool salty

Not after she just started it. Even though she didn’t feel the satisfaction of almost killing another human, Jeslyn didn’t care. If they were ok with what they did to her mother and grandfather, then she would also learn to be okay with what

that she was being carried. She turned to look at him. His eyes were focused on

complete your task. You have spent longer than enough time out there.

seat. As he was buckling her seat belt, she pulled his black tie towards her, making him stare at her in the

mine to take?” She asked quietly

nothing and waited for her

I signed with you… our marriage ends after one year.” She said with dreamy

in, their foreheads almost touching. “Your life and death are

was clear, his tone was just like always but with

her eyes to his inviting lips. “What if Valen’s mother comes back? I have to leave,