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,”

her eyes shooting daggers

didn’t ask me!” he

you owned

his tone a tad,

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 with

sighed and looked at Celestine to defend him, but she

at me, I got my head broken,” he

right. Hmph!”

a bitter smile crept up his

before he composed himself

husband said that too,” he chuckled.

she put aside the catfight and asked again with her

“H–he-”

went out on a mission to eradicate some enemies.”

Mission?” her face scowled.

husband? 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

have told me about

have been sleeping when he left and he didn’t

last night and even if he woke her

somehow, but for some reason,

Brother–in–law, Can you help me find

I’m unwell,” he threw his face to

eager to refuse after

gulped 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…”

Ruben Yu?”

You know something?” she asked.

look into him a long time

Damien’s twin brother?”

f*ck!” she grimaced. “And you

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