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

up to use the bathroom. He already

taking his bath, Maverick drafted a black cloak over his shoulders and headed

connected some devices to his phone and soon,

this Island for relaxation. He didn’t want any disturbance from the outside world while he was here

dialed Pink’s number. A few rings later the

her next dose?”

Sunday,”

do you know about her

other end. “They

not sure what good you

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everything when she’s ready.”

late.” He disconnected the call and headed back inside.

was turning and tossing in bed as she

and later, the strong man held

escape from its cage, he handled her roughly at first until she

to fumble with the guy’s clothes.

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

each other. What they were giving wasn’t enough. He was rough and

“Sugar plum, please!”

ordeal, before he fell asleep, he

up in a difficult hotel room but her body ached so much that she screamed in agony.

which she believed came from

own eyes after the blurry images of last night flashed through her mind.

no longer

drawer. She took it and the first person she called was her mother. They