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 a knife

Brian is struggling to remain alive as the

him.

is her heart arching like she was the one in Brian’s place? Why? 1

the hospital,” she instructed the

unwell?” her Assistant, a young lady with a small stature,

fine,” Jeslyn replied and never said anything anymore.

Maverick’s hospital, Jeslyn approached the counter and asked the

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shyly, “Miss Jeslyn, I- I’m

“Who are you to

news that he’s here. I was close by, so I came to

information on the computer before she saw that he had been scheduled for

in the operating theater,”

he doing there?” Jeslyn

that wasn’t treated. Although it was

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

the fan nurse stretched out her book and pen.

autograph on the paper before smiling at the nurse

away.

want to leave. She was desperate

do, Brian’s manager and Assistants rushed into the

to the counter and after getting their response from the nurses there, they ran towards. the operating theater.

Just when they got there, two nurses hurried out

getting information from them but

ran

time, a doctor came out and removed

the bench and hurried to

the operation. It seemed that he already had a shortage of blood for a while now. We got two pints of ‘O negative‘ blood but that won’t be enough. We need three in case