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.

eyes teared up. “Stupid,” she said after laughing.

helplessly. “That was dangerous. She could

caused her a miscarriage.

How could she be so shameless? There was no oil on the floor… In fact, Chef May was just about to bring

not

“Better.”

continued her cooking with a heart filled with happiness. Didn’t that bitch try to mock her for not being Valen’s mother or giving Maverick a child yet? She deserved

a little unwell. Her stomach was cramping due to the heavy fall but she was sure it wasn’t going to be a miscarriage, however, she

look genuine. She placed the

me quickly, I think I’m going to

for a moment

“In my room.”

“OK.”

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

her.

so his doctor instinct

her with the equipment he brought, he frowned when he didn’t feel the changes in

full body check.” He instructed the nurse.

and shook her head. “No please, I don’t want to be

friends signed a deal

acting and said; “if you are going to stop me from knowing what’s Wrong with you. then I won’t care if you lose your

fine, thank you.”

“That works for me too, Take care.” He

left, Vera blew out air. That was close. If she had allowed him to take her for a full

gives birth some months from now, her mission might have been successful and those she was working for would

the truth about her baby gets out now, it would mean that she’ll

only she knew she was already in the stomach of a sperm whale, she would have known that her death was