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,”

truth either!” her eyes

me!”

know you owned Fearless?!” Jeslyn refused

a tad, “Nobody knew, I

have you been bullying me because I’m an artist under you, you put my husband and son under so much

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

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

right.

reminded him of his brother, and a bitter smile crept up his lips as his face turned sour for

composed himself and

said that

he?” she put aside the catfight and asked again with her

“H–he-”

to eradicate some enemies.” Celestine

Mission?” her face

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 it as

me about

have been sleeping when he left and he didn’t

She was dead tired last night and even

the air somehow, but for some

Can you help

threw his face to

eager to refuse after I’ve

smiled sheepishly, “What do

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

you mean Ruben Yu?” Rex asked.

You know something?” she asked.

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

twin

“And you didn’t tell me?!”

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