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

around the

*

sister, Christine at all cost. ]

like dieting 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 the

Manager but her coldness

giving people face when they overstep their boundaries. Speaking her mind without giving a damn if it hurts people is her forte and she

“Ma’am-”

“Kate” she corrected.

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

crystal glasses and replied. “I’m your new Manager and

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

“You should be dancing between 60-69.5kg. Burn out the excess,”

“Ah, that-”

are you having issues with me

not the case, I’m just a

you a gym close to your lodge. You should move in as soon as possible to make

just like that. But she has to pursue her career. Although she is not poor, she wants to make her own money and prove to herself that she deserves to be her

Kate stared hard at her. Even though Jeslyn

I’m ok with the rules… but, once in a while, I might 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

the world and different kinds of humans. When she first saw Jeslyn face 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 work, leaving Jeslyn to

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 adventure. 1

the

minutes of driving, they arrived at the beach. It was quiet and nobody could be

doing here?” Jeslyn asked while looking at the beach through the

help you release your frustration,” Maverick responded.

just stop at hugging her but did all he could to make sure she didn’t leave the beach with

Manager Kate, Jeslyn faked a smile before she

hand as she made her way up the

the door. He

She smiled and gestured for him to come over. “Please, I need your

it’s money, I don’t have but if it’s entertainment news…”

rich, I don’t need your money. Just come over.” She started to get down the stairs, hoping he

you want from me, sister–in–law?” Rex started to wiggle his legs while picking his

opposite him and dropped the folder on the

asked with