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

her eyes shooting daggers at him.

didn’t ask me!”

I know you owned Fearless?!” Jeslyn refused to relent.

a tad, “Nobody

me because I’m an artist under you, you put my husband and son under so much stress just

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

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

you right. Hmph!”

and a bitter smile crept up his lips as his

composed himself

that too,” he chuckled.

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

“H–he-”

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

her face scowled.

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

me about it. Also,

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

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

the air somehow, but for some reason, Jeslyn couldn’t

Can you help me find someone?”

unwell,” he threw his face

be so eager to refuse after

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

we thought that he went to practice more, but…” her voice trailed off when she looked at Celestine. She wasn’t surprised

you mean Ruben

You know something?” she asked.

into him a long

Damien’s twin brother?” Rex

grimaced. “And you didn’t

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