Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

455 Escape from the middle of nowhere

Jeslyn’s eyelids fluttered and she slowly opened her eyes. From her blurry vision, she could see she was in a bedroom. She sat up and rested her back on the headboard. With her little movement, the duvet slid off her chest, revealing her beautiful pale skin.

Her eyes shot wide and she immediately pulled off the duvet. What greeted her was her nakedness!

At first, she didn’t make sense of what was happening until she saw her reflection in the dressing mirror adjacent to her bed.

“Ahh!!”

Her scream travelled out of the house, sending the birds perching on the trees around the house into a frenzy.

A smile crept onto Reuben’s lips when he heard the cry. “She’s finally awake.” He got up and left for her room.

Jeslyn was dazedly looking at her naked body in the mirror when she heard a faint knock at the door. She snapped back to reality and hurriedly pulled the cover around herself, waiting to see who would

come in.

The door cracked open, revealing a smiling Reuben with a tray of piping hot coffee.

“You’re finally awake after three days. You scared me, love,” he smiled.

“Y–you?! What are you-” At that moment, the incident at the restroom flooded her mind.

trying to convince herself that

walking towards the bed, while she was there, staring at him without moving

away.

be tired, I brought you coffee… exactly how you like it.” He placed the coffee beside the lampstand and sat on the edge of the

tightly? Are you shy? But you

turned cold. Without thinking, she lurched

within Jeslyn’s calculation, she moved again but this time, Reuben wasn’t expecting it. He couldn’t move out of

“Bang!”

trailed down his temple from the hit he got from the mug. Seeing she was going for another hit, Reuben grabbed her, threw her onto the bed

lost her mind at the idea that another man who wasn’t her husband, took advantage

the bed beneath

“Listen!!”

him. She was panting from the resistance she put up.

he continued, “Maverick is dead! I’m your husband

H

maniac, Jeslyn burst into a fit of laughter without humour,

will come for you both and he’d kill you like the scum you are! Hahahaha!” She continued laughing until he left her alone and went to

her eyes. She refused to believe anything he said.

though she was trying to convince herself that was what truly happened, the hickeys on her skin,

mumbled and slowly sat up. But then, realization hit her,

cannot stay here like a weakling! She must escape from here and look

from the bed and hurried to the closet. Opening it, there were clothes of all types, in her size, hung

gaze traveled around the room and stopped at the door. Jeslyn shook the thought off her mind. If she must escape, going through the door would be

She hurried into the bathroom, washed herself in less