Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

153 What happened (1)

“Nothing I’m sure… she called the man sugar plum and he called her Candy floss.” Jeslyn frowned. (1 Maverick also knitted his brows because it was getting weirder. “Do you remember what year it was, date, month, Country, and hotel?”

Jeslyn thought for a while. Before her consciousness entered the hotel, her gaze flashed past a light board with the name; “Roller Coaster hotels? In Country Y? That’s weird.” Jeslyn frowned even more with her unreliable memory.

In all her years of living in Country Y, she didn’t recall that such a hotel existed.

“It’s not,” Maverick answered with a heavy tone.

Jeslyn felt his weirdness but decided to ignore it for now. “How did you know such a hotel existed?”

“It was Rex’s. Got destroyed after an incident.”

“Oh, I guess that’s why… but as for the date, it’s-”

“7th of October..” Maverick answered instead.

“That’s right. That year should be 2014” Jeslyn replied.

Maverick remained silent after hearing that. Then a while later, he spoke but his voice was deep like he was in pain. “I’ll find it out for you.”

“Mn,”

The two stayed in each other’s arms for a long time with each of them with their own thoughts.

Maverick was thinking of why Jeslyn was having nightmares and hallucinations, plus if her condition could be distorting her dreams.

was focusing her mind, trying to

asleep before he got up to use the bathroom. He already

his bath, Maverick drafted a black cloak over his

by the railing, he looked into the distance for a while before he connected some devices to his phone

made this Island for relaxation. He didn’t want any disturbance from the outside world while he was here with his woman, so he got the signal tampered

dialed Pink’s number. A few

her next

week Sunday,” Pink answered.

about her erased memories?”

be heard from the other end. “They were erased

not sure what good you mean.

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her everything when

He disconnected the call and headed back inside.

Jeslyn was turning and tossing in bed as

entering the hotel room and later, the strong man held her down with one hand

succeeded in tearing off her undies. Like a wild beast trying to escape from its cage, he handled her roughly at first

the girl jerked up and hurriedly started to fumble with the guy’s clothes. She was doing it clumsily but she seemed to

man and the beast in him leashed out again and he started to take her dress off before he peeled his off.

sad sweetness, both of them wanted more of each other. What they were giving wasn’t enough. He was rough and the little

“Sugar plum, please!”

asleep, he

room but her body ached so much that she screamed in agony.

bruises which she believed came from how tightly the mysterious man was

believe her own eyes after the blurry

was no longer

around her and found her phone lying on top of the drawer. She took it and