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

May smiled helplessly. “That was dangerous. She could

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

In fact, Chef May

were not wrong!”

“Better.”

mock her for not being Valen’s mother or giving Maverick a child yet? She deserved what she got and Jeslyn was

on the bed feeling 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 was going to take advantage

her phone and called doctor Matt. Calling Maverick wouldn’t make it look genuine. She placed

come check me quickly, I think I’m going

a moment before Matt responded

“In my room.”

“OK.”

a nurse and met her thrashing in bed

her.

doctor instinct kicked in and he immediately increased his steps toward her.

with the equipment he brought, he frowned when he didn’t feel the changes in her temperature, and system.

body check.”

want to be checked. It was just a fall, I’m fine.” She wiped her tears,

friends signed a deal to be heartless

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

thank you.”

at her for a while. “That works for me too, Take care.” He walked

him to take her for a full body check-up and

birth some months from now, her mission might have been successful and those she was working for would have come to get her. That’s why

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

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