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 been one of

the right thing…

for her.” Jeslyn grinned

mastermind, is

her head, “Christine isn’t the mastermind but she’ll face the biggest revenge from me and that’s because she took more than just my grandfather from me. She bankrupted me

by a person

silent approval.“Then you know how she made me and my mother feel.

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

you so

the set in the company’s

swarm around him but Brian would rather sleep in the car all day than give the reporters a chance to ask him stupid questions regarding the scandalous

everywhere, what should we do?” One of the Assistants asked.

there’s 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

are

but if you can’t, shut your mouth and turn the car around!” Brian said, a little annoyed. Whenever he sees reporters and paparazzi around him, he gets really frustrated.

there aren’t crazy fans and reporters waiting there too.” The second Assistant chimed

went straight to the dressing room without seeing or

director and the others were worried that Brian who was playing the Second Male lead role wasn’t

disheveled hair glanced at