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?

she saw Brian getting his heart pierced by

remain alive as the doctors are finding

him.

like she was the one in Brian’s place? Why?

around, take me to the hospital,”

Assistant, a young lady with a small stature, asked.

fine,” Jeslyn replied and never said anything

Maverick’s hospital, Jeslyn approached the counter and

what room is Brian

nurse smiled shyly, “Miss Jeslyn, I- I’m your

for Brian. “Who are you to him, Ma’am?” another nurse pushed

senior… I saw the news that he’s here. I was close by, so I came to see

Brian’s information on the computer before she saw that he had

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

he doing there?” Jeslyn frowned.

Although it was only a bullet grazing

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

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

she was about to leave, the fan nurse stretched out her book and pen. “Miss Jeslyn… your autograph,

signed her autograph on the paper before smiling at

away.

She was

on what to do, Brian’s manager

their response from the nurses there,

when they got there, two nurses hurried

tried getting information from them but the two

moments later, they ran back into the

doctor came out and removed his mask. “Who is Brian’s

up from the

shortage of blood for a while now. We got two pints of ‘O negative‘ blood but that won’t be enough. We need