Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

252 Rules and regulations.

At the company…

Inside a well polished office, sat the classy Manager Kate. She was wearing a gray pencil skirt and blazer over a black shirt.

She was busy on her laptop when a knock sounded on the door before the door was pushed open. Jeslyn walked in wearing a white top and a jean.

“Good morning, ma’am.” She greeted.

Manager Kate didn’t raise her head but gestured to the seat in front of her. “Have your seat.”

“Thank you, ma’am.”

After Jeslyn sat down, Manager Kate took a file from the stack of files on one side of her table and threw it in front of Jeslyn “Read that.”

Jeslyn picked up the file and opened it, ignoring Manager Kate’s domineering personality, she glanced through it and It was a list of rules she must adhere to if she wanted to work with Manager Kate.

Seeing the first rule written in bold capital letters, Jeslyn took a deep breath and glanced at the serious woman in front of her before she looked back at the file and started to slowly read the list of rules, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. The more she read, the more she felt it was ridiculous:

[* NO DATING for the first five years.

*No phone calls while training

Weight checking every week

*No pregnancy for the first five years.

* No Marriage for the first five years.

* Public Image must be protected.

Stay away from scandalous incidents.

* Regular exercise

* No junk eating

according to timetable.

around the opposite

*

Christine at all cost.

and weight checking, plus regular exercises didn’t sit well with her. Also, five years imprisonment for dating and marriage is too absurd. Celestine only got two years… ah, why is Celestine’s manager giving her

excellent Manager but her coldness and sharp tongue made many

when they overstep their boundaries. Speaking her mind without giving a damn if it hurts people is her forte and she is never apologetic.

“Ma’am-”

“Kate” she corrected.

sorry, Ms. Kate. May I get an introduction? I’m new to the company and don’t

the rim of her crystal glasses and replied. “I’m your new Manager and from now on,

rules, I don’t understand some of them. I think weight loss shouldn’t be

“You should be dancing between 60-69.5kg.

“Ah, that-”

you having issues

that’s not the case, I’m

I’ll arrange for you a gym close to your

hesitant to leave her family just like that. But she has to pursue her career. Although she is not poor, she wants to make

her. Even though Jeslyn has objections, she wouldn’t dare

leave the lodge or the company for some urgent assignment. Please, I would like for you to give me your permission to leave and go without asking questions. It’s very important, please.”

to face, she perceived that she wasn’t an ordinary person, but Manager Kate wasn’t going to interfere in her matters, provided she didn’t break any rules. So she nodded and continued her

to her husband and son? It wasn’t easy for Maverick to pacify her yesterday. Wouldn’t he think that she was still mad at him and for that, she’s moving out? Jeslyn closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Yesterday was an

the car and made Valen return to the

each other. After some minutes of driving, they arrived at the beach. It was quiet and nobody could be seen around the beach, except the wave

looking at the beach through the car window. It was beautiful and

your frustration,” Maverick

stop at hugging her but did all he could to make sure

Manager Kate, Jeslyn faked a smile before she got

home, she clenched the file tightly in her hand as she made her way

you’re back.” Rex greeted from the door. He was just coming

and gestured for him to come over. “Please, I need your help, brother–in–law.”

money, I

down the stairs, hoping he would walk up to her but instead, Rex went to sit on a

Rex started to wiggle his legs while picking his ears. He looked laid–back

and dropped the folder on

asked with a