Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

123 Perforated eardrum

Jeslyn’s heart thumped louder and fiercer like it would fly out of her chest any minute. Maverick can’t be that wicked, right? She opened and closed her mo uth but no words came out of her throat.

Yes, she sought vengeance, but it wasn’t against the innocent. She was only after Ray and his sister, then her Chen family.

“I’m… I’m sorry, that was all she could say. No wonder he drank so much. No wonder he sounded like a dying man.

Ray chuckled. “It’s not your fault, Jeslyn. I know that you wouldn’t have allowed it if you knew. You are a good person, so I’m pleading with you, do not turn evil. Do not let vengeance consume you. We will all pay for what we do. It might take a while but all evildoers will face retribution one way or the other. Just like I’m facing mine now.

The other two people, I don’t know who they are but I suspect Frank is one of them.”

“Yo-your friend?” She asked.

“Yes. Frank loves you and has been stalking you since forever. He became friends with me just to be close to you. He ki lled my sister as revenge for what I did to you.

Jeslyn, you need to know this, Frank is a ps ychopath. He is obsessed with you… Beware of Emilee and Fran…” 3

Jeslyn detected the quickening of his voice, like someone who wanted to immediately pass across important information but his voice abruptly stopped and the next thing Jeslyn heard was a loud, “boom!”

The phone shook and fell off Jeslyn’s hold. Her hand that was holding the phone was trembling. Her eardrum rang loudly and a throbbing headache assaulted her temple.

Jeslyn felt dizzy and her vision turned blurry. A few moments later, blood started to trail down her right ear. She fell on her makeup desk in a dead faint.

Meanwhile, in Rose City, what looked like a condemned object, or rather parts of a condemned car could be seen by the side of the road.

The folded object was so badly damaged that the officers couldn’t decipher if it was a car or something else. It was only after checking the CCTV footage a few meters away that they realized it

was a car.

The CCTV footage around the vicinity of the incident was all damaged due to the shockwave of the explosion.

missile?” One of the officers asked with his head tilted.

another sneered at

certainly can’t

kind of effect can only be found

Two days later…

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sweet smile gracing her flawless face as she spoke with Rex who was drinking a canned drink. “She’s so pretty. Despite sleeping, her glow could not be hidden. It’s a pity. A face like hers will

Jeslyn alone. She might look weak but you wouldn’t want to

tell me

appears to be naive and brainless sometimes, it’s just a way of protecting herself.”

white lotus… the main ingredient to be successful in the industry. Impressive. I like her.”

eyes at Rex before she asked:

be here any

VIP ward. Celeste

“Brother you’re here.”

no see,” Celeste smiled and Maverick nodded at her before he went to stand

doctor?” Maverick asked.

a team of doctors walked into the room. Some went to

be awake?” Maverick

situation is not that bad. Her eardrum is

her last received call was from Ray who happened to

as we call it goes away on its own after a few weeks. Probably two to three weeks. However, the patient has to come for checkups once a week to see if a problem is arising so we can get rid of it immediately.”

for her ear to heal and also, will it affect her

bl ow her nose too hard. Since she’s a singer, I’ll say she should heal completely before doing

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else you can recommend for

in her blood and it seems to be suppressed. How about you let us check what it is and immediately start treatment because… “Discharge her now,” Maverick said with his voice deeper than

”

The doctor was reluctant to let Jeslyn go. He was also a scientist and loves to experiment on new diseases. The patient

her blood, what if I accuse this hospital of having malicious intentions

at the three people in the ward. Maverick

words came out. He was stunned by that accusation. If the