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.

hand was focusing her mind, trying to see what she could find

watched her fall asleep before he got up to use the bathroom. He already cleaned her up and took her back to bed to sleep.

drafted a black cloak over his shoulders and headed out of

distance for a while before he connected some devices to his phone and soon, the signal–less phone

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

few rings later the call

is her next dose?”

week Sunday,” Pink answered.

you know about her

heard from the other end. “They were

sure what good you

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tell her everything

be too late.” He disconnected the call and headed

in bed

strong man held her

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

senses, he paused before releasing her. However, the girl jerked up and hurriedly started to fumble with the guy’s clothes. She was doing it clumsily but she seemed

leashed out again

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

“Sugar plum, please!”

before he fell asleep, he called her;

hotel room but her

hickeys and purple bruises which she believed came from how tightly the mysterious man was holding her last

believe her own eyes after the blurry images

was no longer a virgin!

phone lying on top of the drawer. She took it and the first person she called was her mother. They might be