Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

259 The set

“… I decided I wouldn’t allow them to take a bite from those properties but those people were adamant. They made an article with lots of fake pictures that stated that I killed my grandfather because he was sexually harassing me…” Jeslyn’s voice broke but she held back the tears. 1

“Some of the articles said that my grandfather wanted me to have a quicky with him before I left for my husband’s place but because I refused, the man slapped me, then I pushed him. Hahaha… people are sick…” teardrops escaped her eyes even though she tried to stop them.

Manager Kate passed her a tissue box that was on top of her desk.

“Thank you,” Jeslyn accepted, pulled out a few tissues, and wiped her tears with them.

“Did you give them the properties?” Manager Kate asked.

“Of course,” she folded the used tissues and placed them on the desk in front of her, then continued: “How could I have allowed my grandfather’s good reputation to be sullied like that? He’s a dead man, he can’t come back to clear his name…” she took a long pause.

“My grandfather used to tell me that a good name is the only thing we leave for the next generation and he urged me to keep my slate clean before I die, so how can I not keep his slate clean?”

“What if they had released the fake news even after giving them the properties?”

Jeslyn shook her head, “They had more to lose.”

“How so?”

fears nothing. They probably didn’t want to push me too hard because they know that I’d fight back, after all, prisoners do escape from prison very often and I have

nodded, “You did the right thing…

for her.” Jeslyn grinned like a villain.

not the mastermind, is she?”

face the biggest revenge from me and that’s because she took more than just

betrayed by a person

know how she made me and my mother feel. For that, she deserves to feel ten times what my

now, you’ll have to work on your voice and transition. As Jeslyn, you’ll stick to only one voice and mustn’t give yourself away. I won’t ask you for the details of your revenge but I’m

so much, Jeslyn

arrived at the set in the

in the car all day than give the reporters a chance to ask him stupid questions regarding the scandalous photos that were published

are everywhere, what should we

no way to get into the set, turn the car around and tell the director that I got a cold from shooting in the snow yesterday,” Brian said lazily with

scenes are very important, they-”

and turn the car around!” Brian said,

and reporters waiting there too.” The second Assistant chimed in and turned the car around.

and went straight to the dressing room

Brian who was playing the Second Male lead role wasn’t there yet.

full of disheveled hair glanced