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.

in a daze, trying to convince herself that the hickeys on

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

away.

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

wrapped so tightly? Are you shy? But you weren’t last night.” He

turned cold. Without thinking, she lurched forward, grabbed the mug and threw the piping hot

quick to dodge. But as if it was within Jeslyn’s calculation, she moved again but this time, Reuben wasn’t expecting it. He couldn’t move out of the way

“Bang!”

Seeing she was going for another hit, Reuben grabbed her, threw her onto

She had lost her mind at the idea that another man

thrashed on the bed beneath him, Reuben

“Listen!!”

glared furiously at him. She was panting from the resistance she

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

H

into a fit of laughter

She continued laughing until he left her alone and went to tend to the injury on his temple. The blood had

and tears ran down her eyes. She refused to believe anything he said.

herself that was what truly happened, the hickeys on her skin, plus the wetness between her

sat up. But then, realization hit her,

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

got down from the bed and hurried to the closet. Opening it,

the door. Jeslyn shook the thought off her mind. If she must

herself in less than five minutes, and ran back out. She