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!”

lie,”

her

didn’t ask me!”

would I know you owned Fearless?!” Jeslyn

his tone a tad, “Nobody knew, I was-”

me because I’m an artist under

and looked at Celestine to defend him, but

shouldn’t you be feeling sorry for me? Look at me, I got

you right.

reminded him of his brother, and a bitter smile crept

moment before he composed himself and

said that

asked again

“H–he-”

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

her

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… unless he finds the lead to the rainborite Ore, then

told me about it. Also, his number is

with his phone Secondly, you might have been

and even if he woke her up, she wouldn’t have heard

but for some reason, Jeslyn couldn’t stop feeling

I forget, Brother–in–law, Can you

threw his

to refuse after

and smiled sheepishly, “What do you

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

you mean Ruben

something?” she

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

twin brother?” Rex

“And you didn’t tell

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