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.

the other hand was focusing her mind, trying to see what

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

taking his bath, Maverick drafted a black cloak over his

while before he connected some devices

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

few rings

her next dose?”

Sunday,”

about her erased

the other end. “They were erased for her own

what good you mean. She’s

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tell her everything when she’s ready.”

He disconnected the call and headed

turning and tossing in bed as she was

held her down with one hand and raised her

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

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 to be desperate,

beast in him leashed out again

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

“Sugar plum, please!”

he fell asleep, he

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

her, she could see lots of hickeys and purple bruises which she

after the blurry images of last night flashed through

was no longer

the drawer. She took it and the first person she