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

didn’t ask me!” he retorted.

you owned Fearless?!” Jeslyn refused to relent.

lowered his tone a tad, “Nobody

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

defend him, but she just ignored

for me? Look at me, I got my head broken,” he

you right. Hmph!”

bitter smile crept up his lips as his face turned

composed himself

said that too,” he

and asked again

“H–he-”

to eradicate some

Mission?” her face

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

about it. Also,

have been sleeping when he left and he didn’t want to disturb you.”

right. She was dead tired last night and even if he woke her up, she wouldn’t have heard a

explanation clears the air somehow, but for some reason, Jeslyn couldn’t stop feeling weird.

Brother–in–law, Can you help me

his face

you’d be so eager to refuse after

and smiled sheepishly, “What do you

he went to practice more, but…” her voice trailed off when she looked at Celestine. She

you mean Ruben

You know something?” she asked.

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

twin brother?”

f*ck!” she grimaced. “And you didn’t

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