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,” he defended.

tell the truth either!” her

ask me!” he retorted.

would I know you owned

tone a tad,

not a ‘nobody!‘ I’m your favorite sister–in–law and you said so yourself! Not only have you been bullying me because I’m an artist under you, you put my husband and son under so much stress just to be

sighed and looked at Celestine to defend him, but she

for me? Look at

right. Hmph!”

smile crept up his

composed himself and

said that too,”

he?” she put aside the catfight and asked

“H–he-”

on a mission to eradicate some enemies.” Celestine came to Rex’s rescue.

her face scowled.

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… 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 a white lie.

have told me about it.

phone Secondly, you might have been

said nothing and slowly nodded. That was right. She was dead tired last night and even if he woke her up, she

somehow, but for some reason, Jeslyn couldn’t stop feeling weird.

Can

unwell,” he threw his

eager to

do you want, dearest

Ruben. He went missing almost a year ago. At first, we thought that he went to practice more, but…” her voice trailed off

Ruben Yu?”

know something?” she

him a long time ago. He is Ruben Yu, not

twin brother?”

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

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