Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

296 Jeslyn’s restlessness

Madam Caroline was at a spa, having her skin and nails tended to when she heard the reporter on the TV, placed in the VIP room. 1

[ “Famous actress Piper and the Superstar Actor, Brian who had gone missing for a week has been rescued. Both of them are in intensive care as Piper is terribly sick from the mistreatment she from those people.

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“There’s a speculation going around that the main cast of LOVE IS TIMELESS was kidnapped by rival companies to obstruct the movie’s scheduled promotional campaign.

“Even though some fans believe that we can’t come to that conclusion just yet. Let us know what think after seeing the victims‘ outcome“]

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A video of Piper, lying on the bed with tubes and Injections fixed on her was displayed on the TV. Madam Caroline froze when she saw her daughter in such a horrible state. After a while, she relaxed and commanded:

“Hurry up, my daughter needs me,” with that, the ladies continued with her nails.

Madam Caroline believed that the people were making a mountain out of a molehill.

‘Is it not the entertainment industry? They are using everything including Piper’s health as a means to gather sympathy to promote their movies and make more money! she thought and snorted.

Yesterday, she called Feng Long and he assured her that Piper was fine, so what’s the fuss about?

Meanwhile, Jeslyn was in her company car, sleeping when she suddenly jolted awake with a teardrop trailing down her right cheek.

Her heartbeat was thumping faster than necessary. She sniffed and wiped her tears.

What was going on?

getting his heart pierced by

remain alive as the doctors are finding it difficult

him.

she was the

to the hospital,” she instructed the driver.

unwell?” her Assistant, a young lady

fine,” Jeslyn replied and never said

hospital, Jeslyn approached the counter

please what room is

shyly, “Miss Jeslyn, I- I’m

looking for Brian. “Who are you

“My senior… I saw the news that he’s here. I was

“Let me see,” she started to search Brian’s information on the computer before

sorry, ma’am. Superstar Brian is in the operating theater,” the nurse

he doing

a gunshot wound that wasn’t treated. Although it was only a

care which it lacked. The wound is infected which caused built–in pus that required surgery to be taken care of.” Although Brian’s condition wasn’t stated clearly in the information visible to her, but from her experience and knowledge, she was sure of what the

Jeslyn’s face, she continued. “Don’t worry, if the surgery goes well, your senior will be

to leave, the fan nurse stretched out her book and pen. “Miss Jeslyn…

took the pen and signed her autograph on the paper before smiling at

away.

leave. She was desperate to see Brian.

back and forth, deliberating on what to do, Brian’s manager

after getting their response from the

when they got there, two nurses hurried

Manager tried getting information from them but the two nurses were in haste.

moments later, they ran back into the theater.

out and removed his mask. “Who is Brian’s relative?” he

got up from the bench and hurried to the

blood due to the operation. It seemed that he already had a shortage of blood for a while now. We got two pints of ‘O negative‘