Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

Chapter 388

388 Catfight- where is Maverick?

Jeslyn returned him from seeing Lolita, yet her husband wasn’t back. Worried, she went in search of Rex and finally found him in the laboratory. 1

“You unreliable f*ck! Why haven’t you been answering my calls-!” Jeslyn immediately interrogated the minute she forcefully pushed the door open.

She held back her tongue after seeing the person in the ward… Celestine was sitting beside the gloomy Rex.

“Sister–in–law, you’re here.” Rex said, trying to forge a smile.

Jeslyn glared at him but still walked into the room. “Teacher,” she bowed slightly.

“Hm, you’re here… have a seat,” Celestine said.

Jeslyn did as told before asking, “I didn’t see your brother all through the day; where did he go?”

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“My brother? Isn’t he with you? He was here to mock me last night.” Rex immediately uttered with a sad face. He gave nothing away, and he was just like himself.

“He was here? When was that, and what was I doing?” Jeslyn raised a brow and folded her arms on her chest. Obviously, she didn’t believe him.

“I bet you were sleeping at the time or probably in Valen’s room… wait, how would I know what you were doing?!” he snorted.

“Don’t you dare give me that attitude, you…” Jeslyn remembered Celestine was still around, so she

swallowed the insult she wanted to rain on him.

Rex sighed, “Sister–in–law, it’s been a while; isn’t it time to forgive me?”

“No way! I won’t forgive you for lying to me!”

I didn’t lie,” he

truth either!” her eyes shooting daggers

didn’t ask me!”

I know you owned Fearless?!”

tone a tad, “Nobody knew, I was-”

me because I’m an artist under you, you put my husband and son

at Celestine to defend him, but she just ignored him and continued massaging his fingers.

be feeling sorry for me? Look at me, I got

right.

words reminded him of his brother, and a bitter smile crept up his lips

composed himself and

said that too,”

is he?” she put aside the catfight and asked

“H–he-”

went out on a mission to eradicate some enemies.” Celestine came

Mission?” her

Ore disappeared, thanks to some nosy group, so he’s out to bring them to their knees… Although they are a large group, it should take less than a week to take care of them… unless he finds the lead to the rainborite Ore, then he’d take longer to return.” Celestine clarified, making it sound unimportant- like Jeslyn was overthinking. Celestine knew she lied but she dismissed

he should have told me about it. Also, his number is unreachable.”

to war with his phone Secondly, you might have been sleeping when he left and he didn’t

right. She was dead tired last night and even if he

clears the air somehow, but for some reason, Jeslyn couldn’t stop feeling weird.

Brother–in–law, Can you help me find

his face to the

if you’d be so eager to refuse after I’ve set

gulped and smiled sheepishly, “What do you want, dearest

first, we thought that he went to practice more, but…”

mean Ruben

something?” she asked.

a long time ago. He is Ruben Yu, not Rubenstein,

Damien’s twin

“And you didn’t

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