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!”

didn’t lie,”

tell the truth either!” her eyes shooting daggers

ask me!” he retorted.

I know you owned

his tone a tad, “Nobody knew, I was-”

bullying me because I’m an artist under you, you

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

you be feeling sorry for me? Look at me, I got my head

right.

words reminded him of his brother, and a bitter smile

composed himself and

said that too,” he chuckled.

aside the catfight and asked again with her eyes darting from Rex to

“H–he-”

mission to eradicate some enemies.” Celestine came to

Mission?” her

take care of them… unless he finds the lead to the rainborite Ore, then he’d take longer

told me about it. Also,

have been sleeping when he left and he didn’t want

night and even if he woke

somehow, but for some reason, Jeslyn couldn’t stop

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

unwell,” he threw his face to the side.

see if you’d be so eager to

sheepishly, “What do you want,

before speaking, “My friend, Ruben. He 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. She wasn’t surprised nor feeling

Ruben

something?”

brother told me to look into him a long time ago. He is Ruben Yu,

mean Damien’s twin brother?”

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

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