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.

hanging around the

*

Christine at all

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

her coldness and sharp tongue made many ignorant

She’s very honest and doesn’t care about giving people face when they overstep their boundaries. Speaking her mind without giving a damn if it hurts people

“Ma’am-”

“Kate” she corrected.

I’m sorry, Ms. Kate. May I get an introduction? I’m new to the company and don’t know many people. Hehe.” She

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

rules, I don’t understand some of them. I think weight loss shouldn’t be a deal. I’m not fat, I’m just

Kate glanced at her and curled her lips. “You should be dancing between 60-69.5kg. Burn out the

“Ah, that-”

having issues with

no, that’s not the case, I’m just a little

to your lodge. You should move in as soon as possible to

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 husband’s wife.

hard at her. Even though Jeslyn has objections,

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

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 dive into her own

this news 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 in the car and made Valen return to

It was quiet and nobody could be seen around the beach, except the wave of the sea crying and hitting the edges

at the beach through the car window. It

your

because Maverick didn’t just stop at hugging her but did all he

Jeslyn faked a smile before she

in her hand as she made her

from the door.

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

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

come over.” She started to get down the stairs, hoping he would walk up to her but instead, Rex went to sit

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

opposite him and dropped the folder on the table.

asked with