Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

184 Awake!

In a white hospital room, little Valen slowly opened his eyes and looked around the room with a few machines serving different purposes. Beside him were doctor Matt and a few doctors and nurses who were checking the monitors for the progress of his health. C

“Valen, you’re awake. Doctor Matt smiled.

“Uncle Matt, Valen’s weak voice sounded.

“How are you feeling?”

“I don’t feel pain anymore. I’m not feeling sleepy, nor weak either… but I’m hungry…Am I alright?”

Matt nodded when he heard that. “You are pretty much healthy now, just that you’ll be in a wheelchair for a few weeks to a month so your body can adjust in those weeks.”

Valen darted his eyes around the room but couldn’t find the person he was looking for, so he asked: “How is mummy?”

Your mummy is fine. She doesn’t know you’re awake yet. I’ll get your father to inform her.”

Valen slowly nodded. He tried to sit up but the needle on his wrist didn’t allow him free movement, so Matt helped him rest his back on the headboard.

“If you need anything, press the emergency button by your bedside… You can do that, can’t you?”

“I can… I need water.”

“Bring him warm water,” Matt ordered and a nurse walked to the side to pour Valen water from the flask that was sitting on a tray, placed on a light blue trolley.

After drinking, the TV was put on for Valen before Matt and the doctors left.

lips stretched into a sweet

to the left and then right. Then he raised his right hand a little above his head. He did the same to the left hand and moved his legs under the blanket before bursting out into a peal of boisterous laughter. “hahahaha… I’m truly back!” Even though his

walk. At first, he thought he had become a cripple but after being assured that it was the side effect of the transplant,

won’t be afraid of fighting for

down.” He squinted his eyes at the TV on the wall in front of him as different schemes flash through

had bullied Jeslyn a lot behind his back but now

news or whatever documentary they

The

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the remote that was placed beside him on the

face he wasn’t expecting to

the TV.

none other than his great-grandfather’s face.

popped up. He almost cussed the old man for scaring him. How can he not smile and just jump into people’s TV screens like he bought

switch the channel but before he could press a random button on the remote, the door clicked open. Thinking it was who he wanted to see, he turned his head towards the door with a smile but seeing the lady who hurried

of this woman before and they said her name was Vera- his mother. Why was she here? He heard that his father liked her. Then since she has been found, it means that his father’s happiness

with difficulty, trying to make her acting look genuine.

refused to believe what his mind was telling him. Looking behind her, he crammed his neck to see beyond the door, believing that Jeslyn and his father would walk in soon. After all, he saw Jeslyn a few days ago but

see beyond Vera because she was blocking

finally

Valen was getting annoyed. He thought the first person

how she’ll miss her glory and allow someone else to

Didn’t uncle Matt

say

Jes-”

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how bright the lights