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.

you and mother are not mad at me. I didn’t kill Bella and I have no intention of killing her. Thus, I sent her to

make her suffer so much pain for all she did to you and my mother.

on her skin. Guess that was what she needed right now after watching the CCTV footage of how the car sent

and she couldn’t think of any place other than the beach. The heavenly breeze, cool salty water, and the natural ocean sand remind her that she is still alive when things become

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 she was about to do to them.

sand. She knew right then that she was being carried. She turned to

said you wanted revenge but you were about to commit suicide before you complete your task. You have spent longer than enough time out there. Don’t forget that Valen has started to get used to you around, so know now that

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

no longer mine to take?” She

and waited for her to

recognize the contract I signed with you… our marriage ends after one year.”

death are mine to decide,

but one thing was clear, his tone was just like always but with a tinge

“What if Valen’s