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

to

the opposite sex.

*

your sister, Christine at

in bewilderment. She understood the ‘no dating‘ rules but some rules 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

is an excellent Manager but her coldness and sharp tongue

boundaries. Speaking her mind without giving a damn if it hurts people is her forte and she is never

“Ma’am-”

“Kate” she corrected.

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

replied. “I’m your new Manager and from now on, you can’t behave

understand some of them. I think weight loss shouldn’t

at her and curled her lips. “You should

“Ah, that-”

having issues with

not the case, I’m

you a gym close to your lodge. You should move

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

Kate stared hard at her. Even though Jeslyn has objections,

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 asking questions. It’s

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

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

in the car and made Valen return

It was

the beach through the

you release your

Maverick didn’t just stop at hugging her but did all he could to make sure she didn’t

Manager Kate, Jeslyn faked a smile before she got up and left

hand as she made her

from the door. He

gestured for him to come over. “Please, I

calling me that. If it’s money, I don’t have but if it’s entertainment

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

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

sat opposite him and dropped the folder

asked with a