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!”

gaze lingered on her for a moment

possible, just say you won’t do

her statement. “Ask for something

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

look on her face but decided to open it. The first page was blank and the second page had only one word, ‘SECRET‘ written on it.

wearing a black dress and was dominantly sitting on a magnificent red throne that reminded her of the dream where she saw Brian getting

written beside her picture, was a title,

the Eldest Miss of the

family rings a bell, so she asks, “Which of the

grandaunt, your grandmother’s older

exclaimed, but

with a frown. What is this about? Believing she might not get an answer

next page, her fingers shook and the book almost fell. Those damned people made her the next in line!

of her that Ani took on the day she attended some event was sitting there and smiling at

immediately flipped to the next page and saw a picture of Alex, but

an enemy to be killed on sight!

she saw Ms. Alice’s picture. Unlike Alex, which

an exceptionally gorgeous

introduction says she’s among the top members with the

top member of the organization?” Jeslyn finally looked up

was sent to your side, she unseated your

and closed her mouth like a

way to get rid of her before she harms you. Ani is very competitive and

other words, she would rather kill me than take me

unstable, right? Who knows, their Doyenne might be killed and your life will be

is it to kill Ani?” Jeslyn

snorted. “Your mother can’t

a deal,” Jeslyn