Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

119 Finding her path

Maverick’s phone rang as he was about to get down to business even when Jeslyn was pushing him away. He stared at her red and swollen lips before getting up to pick up the call. After listening to the other party for a while, he hummed before going out, not forgetting to give Jeslyn one last look. Jeslyn breathed a sigh of relief and sat up. Her hair looked messy from struggling and her chest heaved up and down in quick successions. “Why is he calling me Rossa? He thinks I’m Rossa? This will be harder than I thought… Maverick, you’ve gone crazy!” She cried out and brushed her hair out of her face.

Maverick entered one of the rooms he prohibited Jeslyn from entering. The room was a laboratory with weird and familiar hospital equipment. On one of the beds was Valen and on the other was Vera.

Vera had some brain testing equipment fixed on her head while Matt took her blood sample for testing.

Maverick took the lab coat he was offered by Rex and walked to stand beside Valen’s bed.

“How is it?” He asked.

“Vera’s brain report shows that her brain was tampered with.” Matt explained.

“Can it be fixed?”

“Yes, but it will take about 3 to 5 years or probably forever, but if her mind is stimulated with enough memories of her past, especially those activities she loved doing, the process will be quicker and that will be greatly appreciated.”

“What about Valen?”

“The research is in its final stage. Once it’s successful and doesn’t fail like the rest, we will immediately carry out the operation. Meanwhile, he has to remain in bed until that time.”

Maverick frowned and Rex asked. “Has he drifted into a coma?”

“I’m afraid, Yes.”

“Why? Was it because of the activities he did?” Rex asked worriedly. Hope Jeslyn won’t get into trouble?

“Partially. You shouldn’t have taken him out of the Country. The temperature is different, the water is different, the food, air and everything is different. He inhaled too many bacterials due to the

contaminated air.”

“For how long will he be like this?” Rex asked. His brother was just staring at his son. Rex wasn’t even sure if Maverick heard what was being said.

not sure. If he wakes up before a month, then it’s a good sign but if

sh ut his eyes and took a deep breath to calm down.

fist was so tightly clenched that veins popped out after hearing that but his facial

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like

ok? Except that when she faints, she wakes up after a few days. Nothing serious seems to be happening

already told your brother. Her virus is being suppressed. If I’m not mistaken, she was supposed to take her dose last week or her condition would relapse. How is she doing right

told him yesterday that Jeslyn is Rossa, he changed the direction of their investigation and now they seem to be heading

as the main subject for the investigation was futile. It seems all her data was saved under the name, ‘Rossa. So Rex was scared that his brother would go crazy if something happened to

on that island, his brother caused so much mayhem in the

check on her,” he finally opened his mouth but didn’t take a step away from his son.

Matt to Jeslyn’s room and after testing her, he returned to Maverick with the

with clenched

8 days ago. At the moment, she is fine but some time from now she will need to stop taking it because

Rex, “get her into the red

headed out of the

lights, Maverick sat crossed leg on a couch with a

on the table.

time, Rex walked into the room with a lady in turn. He also took a seat on an empty couch and waited patiently for his brother to begin

everything.” Maverick

The lady looked on with uncertainty.

would be sad, a bullet would have

come out of Jeslyn’s room a while back. “The suppression is

inquired. He knew Pink cannot hurt Jeslyn. From the had been protecting her from him, Maverick investigated and found out she

way

she

got to understand that Pink cannot hurt Jeslyn and the only reason why

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off, she faints and sleeps for a few days then

dose from because he knew who Pink was.

is she to

she opened her mouth. “Rossa

out of the third room on Maverick’s floor which had the red room with tears on her cheeks. She wiped them off and tried to return her face to its natural state but couldn’t. She stopped and fa ced the wall to let out the emotions

Is that you? What are you