Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

168 Bone marrow transplant

After she was done delegating tasks and watching the majority of the servants leave in tears, Jeslyn went to see Maverick in his study. ↑

“Plum, you said you’ll have Rex send Valen home. Where is he? I want to see him.”

Maverick got up from his chair and took Jeslyn to one of the rooms on his floor where he warned her

to not enter.

Inside the room, Jeslyn was shocked to know that it was a laboratory. She saw Valen lying on a bed with tubes on him and his eyes closed.

Her eyes started to sting when she saw her boy like this but she stubbornly held it in. She walked to him and sat beside the bed. Jeslyn held his small hand and slowly caressed it before turning to look at Maverick.

“Who cleans him up?”

“The nurses.”

“Can I make it my job from now on? I want to be a part of his recovery. Who knows, he might wake up to yell at me for washing him the wrong way.” Jeslyn smiled with tears in her eyes.

“Ok,” Maverick gave her the permission she sought. Funny how a father gives his wife permission to care for their child.

“Thank you, Plum.” Jeslyn turned back to Valen. Even though the child had been sleeping for months, he was still looking healthy. Just that color had drained from his once rosy skin.

“Valen, child… I’m finally here. Sorry for not coming for so long. Mummy needed to get her life back on track. You once said that mummy doesn’t sing well, but now, I’m certain you’ll be proud of me. I composed a song for you. I intend to also make it my debut song, but only if the song is strong enough to wake you up…. Valen, child, aren’t you tired of sleeping? Isn’t your back hurting?… That dark place must be cold and lonely. Come back to mummy. I miss our fights… Listen, your daddy cheated on me. I also want to cheat on him but only with you…” Jeslyn swallowed and wiped her

tears.

“They say

go to sleep. Come back, please. I have a lot of things to report to you… including… Valen, mummy is so pitiful. My family left me, you abandoned me and now,

she was too engrossed in her tale but Maverick noticed the change. He glanced at the monitor too and the numbers changed.

away to get Matt. When both men returned, they met Jeslyn

and the sound stirred something in Matt’s heart but he immediately

at his wife’s massive progress. Valen would indeed be deeply ingrained in

up and created a space for him.

Valen’s right eye and flashed a small torchlight into it. Valen’s

blink.

did the same to the other eye and got the same

for brain scanning” Matt instructed the nurses and

around.

to a rolling

room.

Matt’s white coat and asked in panic; “Doctor Matt, what’s wrong with Valen’s brain? Hope he’s fine?”

fair hand that was holding tightly unto his coat and gently

what does he mean

deep breath.”

tell me, what does he

will be fine. He might have

telling me

“Mn,”

held tightly onto Maverick’s lab coat. She really hoped that

the chair and flew into Maverick’s arms. Tears of joy streamed down her cheeks as she tried hard to suppress her happiness to

Matt didn’t know if he should continue. But if he doesn’t, Valen will be in

coughed to pull Jeslyn’s