Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

187 How’s the baby?

Just before her eyes lost their shine, she screamed.

Her scream startled Jeslyn and co. Seeing they were all looking at her with a frown on Jeslyn’s face, Vera soon realized she was only imagining things. She had just walked into the kitchen and hadn’t even said anything. 2

“Why are you sweating so much after screaming? Is there a killer hiding somewhere in the kitchen?” Jeslyn darted her eyes around the kitchen in jest.

“N-no, I came to get some water and almost slipped.” She stuttered and whipped her face.

“You should have sent the maids. Do be careful, I spilled some oil around that area and-”

“Ahhh!” Vera jolted and fell on her butt. 1

“Ouch!…” Jeslyn made a pained expression. “That’s a bad fall. Does it hurt? Can you stand?… Riya, help her up, hurry… her baby!”

Maya hurried over and helped Vera to her feet.

“How is the baby? Hope it’s fine?” Jeslyn asked with feigned concern.

“Thank you,” Vera answered through gritted teeth.

“Good to know… but how did you fall?” Jeslyn asked, holding back laughter. 2

Vera almost exploded but suppressed it with a deep breath. She opened the fridge, took a bottle of water, and left.

Not like she really came for water though.

hard that her eyes teared up. “Stupid,” she said

dangerous. She could have lost her

could have caused her a miscarriage. Did I do wrong?” Jeslyn asked with a straight face. Her shamelessness was top-notch.

floor… In fact, Chef May was just about

not wrong!” Maya smiled.

“Better.”

not being Valen’s mother or giving Maverick a child yet? She deserved what she got and

Vera lay on the bed feeling a little unwell. Her stomach was cramping due to the heavy fall but she

genuine. She placed the phone on speaker and waited for it to

check me quickly, I think

was silent for a moment before Matt responded affirmatively; “where are

“In my room.”

“OK.”

her room with a nurse and met her thrashing in bed with sweat all

her.

his doctor instinct kicked in

he frowned when he didn’t feel the changes in her

body check.” He instructed the

that, Vera grabbed his hand and shook her head. “No please, I don’t want to be checked. It was just a fall, I’m

Maverick and his friends signed a deal to be heartless with

you are going to stop me from knowing what’s Wrong with you. then I won’t care if

thank

for me too, Take care.”

allowed him to take her for a

been successful and those she was working for would have come to get her. That’s why she’s not worried about

truth about her baby gets out now, it

only she knew she was already in the stomach of a sperm whale, she