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 defended.

either!” her eyes shooting

ask me!” he

I know you owned

tad, “Nobody

have you been bullying me because I’m an artist under you, you put my

and looked at Celestine to defend him, but she just ignored him and continued

sorry for me? Look at me, I got

you right.

him of his brother, and a bitter smile crept up

composed himself

that too,” he

asked again with her eyes darting from Rex to Celestine.

“H–he-”

out on a mission to eradicate

Mission?” her

your husband? His rainborite 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…

have told me about

go to war with his phone Secondly, you might have been sleeping when he left

last night and even if he woke her up, she wouldn’t have heard a thing

but for some reason, Jeslyn couldn’t stop feeling

forget, Brother–in–law, Can you help me find someone?”

his

eager to refuse after

and smiled sheepishly, “What do you want, dearest sister–in–law?

went missing almost a year ago. At first, we thought that he went to practice more, but…” her voice trailed off when she looked at Celestine.

you mean Ruben Yu?” Rex asked.

something?” she

into him a long

Damien’s twin brother?” Rex nodded.

f*ck!” she grimaced. “And you didn’t tell

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