Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

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Jeslyn and Maverick arrived at the place Vera said she was.

“Stay in the car,” Maverick told Jeslyn.

“Ok,” Jeslyn replied and dragged his coat to cover herself while patiently waiting for him.

A while later, Jeslyn could hear gunshots and a lady screaming. That must have been Vera. She thought. Her luck must have been huge to be able to remain alive in this abandoned and strange place. Jeslyn couldn’t stop wondering what Vera came to do here. There are no houses and cars don’t come here at night, so how did she get into such a mess? Was she kidnapped? Probably.

Soon, the gunfire ceased and Jeslyn could see Maverick coming over with someone in his arms. “Wow, this is good. I never thought he would ever carry someone in a princess style.

She opened the back seat for Maverick to place the girl on. After putting her down did Jeslyn realize that Vera was unconscious. Maverick’s brows were knitted and his aura thickened. It’s been a long she saw him like this. Jeslyn swallowed and didn’t dare to ask what the matter was.

Maverick got into the car and pulled out his phone to send a message. A while later Rex hurried over in his pajamas. He looked worried and his hair was messy.

“Send her to the hospital,” Maverick instructed Rex and waited for Vera to be brought out of his car before he dr ove towards the glass house.

Getting home, Jeslyn couldn’t get down from the car. Her body was sore and she couldn’t feel her legs. She bit her lips and looked at Maverick who just got down and was walking around the car. He got to her side of the car and carried her out.

Jeslyn wrapped her hands around his neck and buried her face in the cr ook of his neck. She didn’t know why he was exuding a dangerous air. It was giving her goosebumps.

Inside the room, Maverick took Jeslyn straight to the bathroom and placed her inside the silk, took her clothes off, and helped her wash up. He did the same and returned her to bed before sleeping

beside her with his hand on her waist.

Both of them didn’t say anything to each other until Jeslyn fell into a deep sleep in Maverick’s arms.

Jeslyn opened her eyes to the beam of light peeping through the cream curtains. She looked around the room but he was nowhere to be found. She knew it was common for him to leave before she woke up but she was having a nagging feeling that things weren’t right.

She moved to the edge of the bed and put her legs down. Just like how she used to leave the bed, she got up but fell without mercy. “Ahhh!” She let out a piercing scream.

“This is st upid. How come my legs are still weak? Was it because my legs were raised above my head for too long? Or because the exercise last night was too intense? This isn’t fair. He could walk but I can’t.” She pouted and helped herself to get back ok the bed with the help of the bed frame.

“I should also learn to raise his legs while doing it so that he’ll know how it feels.” She hissed after lamenting.

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me to do? Why did he say I can’t take him, also, why did I not feel overwhelmed like the last time?… Whatever,

The doctor was explaining things while Maverick had his eyes

don’t think it should be called memory loss, but it’s going to go away after she

seemed like his

we take her home?” Rex

good care

him

bed. None of them were smiling. The blue-haired one looked angry and

are you in the wrong ward?” She enunciated like the si ck person she

me? What about him?” Rex pointed at Maverick.

don- don’t know you two. Do you know me? Can you tell me where I came from? Please I beg you, take

around and left the VIP ward without uttering a word.

said through gritted teeth. “Do you know for how long we have been searching for you? The child you abandoned has grown. No one would have cared about you if you didn’t cast a shadow on that child. You have been discharged. We can leave the hospital

speechless. She doesn’t know these people but she felt they were familiar and they wouldn’t hurt her,

followed them.

room when Maverick returned. He checked on the child and he was

Pink

still sleeping,” Jeslyn

“Matt is back.”

get ready too but…” she looked at her legs.

down there, were you?”

no, of course not,”

monster,” Pink gritted her teeth.

down. He’s my husband,” Jeslyn

at what he did

“He’s what?”

pid when you find

he asked us to leave. Anyway, Valen is more important. I

got to know that her honeypot has a little tear. She didn’t feel it last night, no, she did but didn’t think it was something to worry about. After all,

returned to the room and drafted his coat on Jeslyn’s shoulder

the room.

hurt,” he said to

she replied with her face buried in

were stubborn.” Instead of apologizing, he went another route.

be apologizing,” she slapped his chest. Where did she get the courage