Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

475 Guilt–tripping her fans

The fans and anti–fans were confused. Although they know that Brian is Jeslyn’s senior in the entertainment industry and that they were quite fond of each other, it didn’t sit well with them. 1

After the hug, Jeslyn cleared her throat, thanked everyone for the award and started addressing her fans. After all, her public appearance was the main reason this year’s anniversary was pushed forward. It was supposed to be happening in two days, but because of her baby shower which was fixed on a weekend that happened to be in two days, Rex moved the company’s anniversary to today.

“I got a distressing call from my Manager some days ago, telling me that my lovely husband was being bad–mouthed and insulted by my fans. I–was, and still hurt by that. My husband is my king and when he’s insulted, it means you have no regard for me.” She said it slowly–and calmly but sometimes her voice broke, making her words so emotional that a lot of fans felt bad.

“I wasn’t around. I needed some space to think things through. I know I should have informed you all. I know I should have come out to refute the malicious articles, pictures and videos that were travelling around but I didn’t, and that’s not because there was truth in any of those, but because I wanted to know what that person wanted.

“As you all know, the late Mr. Chen wasn’t my real father. But what I didn’t know was that, the person

whom I thought was my real mother all along, was also not my real Mother.”

The crowd gasped. That, that was quite…

“Recently, my real mother finally had the courage to come out and tell me the truth about my identity. Meanwhile, she had been by my side all these years and I had no idea.”

She paused to wipe her tears. While the crowd and those watching were also feeling very emotional. “My real mother, Alex Lee, told me that my late mother, Alice Lee was her twin sister. Indeed they were twins but I wasn’t informed because the Lee family were hiding away from a deadly organization, named the Half Heart organization.”

Gasps and murmurs broke out in the audience but she didn’t let that stop her from talking.

“Those people wanted my mothers but because they couldn’t get a proper hold of them, they channelled their interest at me. But my mothers fought to protect me. However, with the help from the Chen sisters, Emilee and Christine, the organization found me, and my mother, Alice, was killed in the struggle to save me.” She broke down in tears, but Brian was there to support her.

were already

mother, Alex disguised herself

my grandfather was killed and I went to jail. My mother,

a lawyer friend who fought my case and

real father was and

a nurse found him still breathing but instead of sending him back to my mother,

is…” she turned to look at Brian,

people in the audience subconsciously asked.

Brian!” She

Jeslyn has had a very painful life and we had no idea!‘

‘Poor Jeslyn.‘

-No wonder Brian had been nice. to her from day one. Blood is

cursing the Half–hearts and the imaginary greedy nurse. Even the

It was a sad time for my twin brother’s foster mother and us. Ms. Nancy was a good woman. She saw the pain we were in and returned my brother to us, masking her sorrow of losing her only

my husband suggested I take some rest. Which I was gladly doing until my

my fellow student, whom you all know, to disrupt the party so they could take me away. But luckily, my husband came to save the

and I. They edited photos and videos of my husband and

that time were traumatizing for me, so how–how could I come out

even took advantage of my four–month pregnancy!” She

Maverick got on the stage and carried his wife off the stage and headed straight home.

their eyes