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.

rosy lips stretched into a sweet smile. “I’m back,” he

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

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

be afraid of fighting

eyes at the TV on the wall in front of him as different schemes flash through

his father had bullied Jeslyn a lot behind his back but

shows up. news or whatever documentary

The

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up the remote that was

face he wasn’t expecting to see

the TV.

none other than

the face suddenly 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 them?

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 in, Valen’s

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 was complete, and

with difficulty, trying to make her acting look

he crammed his neck to see beyond the door, believing that Jeslyn

beyond Vera because

y-you’re finally awake…”

away from my sight!” Valen was getting annoyed. He thought the first person he’d see when he woke

Jeslyn but that slow woman…where did she go? This is how she’ll

turned his angry eyes at Vera, thinking she was the reason Jeslyn was not here. Didn’t uncle Matt he would inform his father to get Jeslyn? It must have been this stranger’s

say

Jes-”

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seen how bright the lights can