Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

423 Jeslyn’s position

“You’re finally awake. I thought I’d have to wait much longer.”

Jeslyn spoke simultaneously, Nightcrawler got to his feet and bowed, Boss!”

Jeslyn got up and walked to the bed. She placed a palm on Nancy’s forehead and nodded with satisfaction, “You’re fine now.”

Nightcrawler and Nancy’s gazes were fixed on Jeslyn as she did what pleased her. After she was satisfied, Nancy finally asked, “What are you doing here?”

“Huh?… You don’t remember what happened hours back?”

Nancy’s mind was still muddled. She sat up and rested her back on the headboard. A moment later,. she spoke. “Why did you save me? You hate me, don’t you?”

“Of course, I can’t allow you to die just yet because you owe me a lot.”

“What do you want as compensation?”

C

“I heard my mother was tortured; was it him?” she glanced at Nightcrawler who was standing behind

her.

“You don’t expect me to answer that, right?” Nancy threw back a question.

“Wouldn’t that make you a more horrible person? Anyway, what I want is simple. Whoever tortured my mother, sever the person’s hand!”

moment before turning away, “It’s not possible.”

possible, just say you won’t do it,” she stared

her statement. “Ask for

life cannot be worth such a miserable condition…” She took a seat on the sofa and continued. “You talked about Ani the other day. What’s your proof that she’s from the Half–heart?” Nancy adjusted her sitting position and looked at Nightcrawler, then gave a faint nod. Nightcrawler went out and a few minutes later, he returned with a magazine and handed it

it. The first

third page had a picture of a masked woman with red lipstick. She was wearing a black dress and was dominantly sitting on a magnificent red throne that reminded her of the dream where she saw Brian getting sacrificed.

which was written beside her picture, was a title, ‘Doyenne.‘

found out she’s the Eldest Miss of

a bell, so she

your grandmother’s older sister.”

exclaimed, but Nancy ignored

is this about? Believing she might not get an answer from Nancy anymore, she continued

the book

on the day she

immediately flipped to the next page and saw a picture of Alex, but it was crossed with a red

‘An apostate and an enemy to be killed

saw Ms. Alice’s picture. Unlike Alex, which was crossed, Ms. Alice’s own was marked. On the introduction

exceptionally gorgeous lady, she was none

members with the highest

member of the organization?”

just a top member, she’s the leader of the leading division in the organization. Before she was sent to your side, she unseated

closed her mouth like a goldfish, not knowing what

get rid of her before she harms you. Ani is very competitive and wants to be the next

would rather kill me than take me to

that the organization is unstable, right? Who knows, their Doyenne might be killed and your life will be

difficult is it to kill Ani?” Jeslyn

snorted. “Your mother can’t kill her, both in a gunfight

a deal,” Jeslyn proposed.