Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

399 Meeting Nancy

Brian pushed the door open and walked in. The faint smell of gunpowder, blood, and some weird and unrecognized substance filled the air.

He subconsciously knitted his brows and switched on the lights. The sitting room looked fine, so he called her number again.

Brian could hear her phone ringing from the inner room but no answer. Feeling odd, he walked towards the door to the inner room and slowly pushed it to create a small gap. He didn’t want to barge in on her if she was inside. The second he did that, the smell of gunpowder and blood became

thicker.

Brian’s heart dived as he forcefully pushed the door open and stepped in.

“Older sister…” he called softly, his voice had a tinge of fear in it.

He took a small step forward like his shoe was filled with mud. “Old- older sister?” he called again but still no response. Just as he took another step, his leg hit something and he tumbled over. Looking closely, he noticed it was a HUMAN!

Brian freaked out and immediately got to his feet then hurried to the wall and turned on the lights. Littering the floor were bodies of dead men in casual wear.

“Pink!” he screamed like a madman before dashing to the bathroom. The place was empty and there

was no sign that anyone got in.

Brian rushed back into the room and looked around the place, still he couldn’t find her. Anxiety gripped his heart as lots of thoughts overwhelmed him.

Who could have done this? He thought. Observing the dead guards, there was none that he was familiar with, so he couldn’t suspect his parents which left him with only one thought… her enemies!

that moment, Mr. Hwang barged into the room looking flustered, afraid, and angry. He was standing by the front door

he ordered with a low and deadly

check the dead men but couldn’t find clues, so he

Brian suggested. He was too anxious to think.

son. At that moment, a thought

his teeth before he turned to leave

know who did it?” He saw the look on his father’s face. “I’ll go with you,” without waiting for his father to speak,

At the warehouse…

out of her car looking elegant, classy, and prideful like always. The exotic aura around her could only be honed from

guards in casual wear, marching with great fearsome spirits with one mission;

lots of containers of the same color and looks.

four strong men.

slowly awoke. Opening her eyes, her sight came in contact with the bright sun that illuminated the space.

her out,” Nancy said

the container and dragged Pink out and then threw her in front of Nancy. Her hands were tied to her back so she doesn’t

curled up. “Your eyes are still the same, with those fiery flames in them.” She looked

done to her.”

hair, then yanked it backwards before digging his hand into

without uttering a word from pain, or anger.

and beautiful,” she stated when the mask was taken off. “No

so crazy about you!

you want to kill me?” Pink

go,” she

is your daughter, Jeslyn?”

and she

look I want to see, but this is better than