Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom novel Chapter 118

118 Making the right decision 

Meanwhile, Ray was in his room dressing up when his bedroom door burst open. “Where is Jeslyn?” Frank asked in a menacing voice. 

Ray was frightened at first but seeing that it was Frank, he relaxed his shoulders and continued to button his white shirt. “I told you she’s alive.” 

“Where. Is. She?” 

Ray put his hands in his pockets and turned to face Frank with a cold face. “Jeslyn is my woman, not yours. 

The fact that you left her to me when you could have made her fall in love with you proves you couldn’t have been a better man for her. Also…” he hesitated, “this conversation should stop today. I’m not impressed that you talk about my woman like she’s yours.” 

Frank grabbed Ray’s shirt by the collar and jerked him towards him. Staring into each other’s eyes, he enunciated word by word. “You messed with me when you hurt her. Now you are messing with me again by hiding her. If by nightfall I still don’t get an answer from you, you’ll be surprised.” He shoved Ray back, turned around, and strode out of the room. 

“Damm!” Ray kicked the air. He rested a hand on his waist and passed his fingers through his hair. “This is tough.” 

Inside the car, Frank looked at the caller ID on his phone and watched the call disconnect without picking up. As his hands were about to touch the steering, the phone rang again and again until he finally picked up the call. 

“Your brother is not home, come back.” 

“I’m not coming back there until you send me the pill. It’s almost the time of the year.” 

“If you come back, we’ll help you find her before your brother returns.” 

“I’ll be at the airport soon,” after he ended the call, Frank dialed a number and soon the phone was answered. “Send her worthless body to her brother and shake his lousy company a little.” 

The other person answered affirmatively. 

“Ray, you shouldn’t have tempted me. You should have continued to be a good boy. Now, I will make you suffer,” before he finished his words, Frank’s face had changed to something sinister. (3) 

He glanced at the house one last time before starting his car and zooming off. 

A while later, Ray was about to leave his house in search of Jeslyn when he received a package. It was a big box. He knew he didn’t order anything but his sister used to buy him appliances or just anything that she knew he would like. 

“Don’t tell me this is your apology gift. I’m not interested. Send it back to her…. Wait,” the guards that were about to carry the box paused. “Open it,” he ordered and they did as told. 

Seeing the thing inside the box, Ray and the guards froze. ‘How can this…” 

“What is going on here!?” He thundered. “Wh- whose head is that?!” 

Just then his phone rang. He looked at it, it was Frank, “Hell-” 

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“Do you like the gift? Do you see the surprise on her face? It gave me satisfaction. Don’t already asked that her body be buried. As for the head, it’s yours to take care of… Ray, why didn’t you 

worry, I 

remain a good boy? Why did you wake up this side of me that I have been concealing just for Rossa? Why, Ray? Whyyy!…. Hahaha… your suffering has just begun. I will make you go crazy and you will regret every bit of what you have done to my Rossa. Be expecting another surprise gift from me before the day ends.” 

Ray slowly took the phone off his car in a daze. His eyes were unfocused and his breathing was slow. Those soulless eyes slowly shifted to the box again. His beloved sister’s head was in there staring at him with a shocked and frightened expression. 

“Ahhhhhh!” he screamed. Ray slumped to the ground like a lifeless person, staring dazedly at the box. How could? 

His sister was here last night to beg him. She said that she would help him beg Jeslyn on the condition that their relationship has to be secret. Now, here she is, dead in front of him. 

“Grrrriiiing, Grrrriiiing” the sound of a notification pulled him back to life. It was a message from his company. Reading the messages, Ray almost went crazy. Illegal activities were found in his company, so for that, the company would be closed down until the investigation is over. Also, Ray has to be at the station before evening or else his case will be taken to court. 

Ray wasn’t the only one suffering. While Madam Chen was still in a coma, her husband was in a hotel room hurriedly taking off his Assistant’s clothes. He looked so desperate that one would think he was scared of being caught in the act. 

How he was made to become a s3x addict would only be known to his Assistant. The important thing to Mr. Wales right now is for him to push his brotherhood inside the lady who had him in her mouth and was going all out to make him scream her name and beg for more. 

Christine on the other hand was soaring high in her career. Her official debut will be taking place in one of the biggest halls in Rose City. She was excited and also confident it would be a hit. She didn’t lie because after her song ended, the people couldn’t stop praising her. To be fair, her voice was too good to be true and the music was simply beautiful. All the praises she was getting were earned and whoever said otherwise was only doing so out of jealousy. 

Her manager, Ms. Miles, was the happiest. “Tomorrow you’ll start getting deals and lots of promotion because of this song. You are way better than your sister, Jeslyn. Keep listening to me and you’ll be 

fine.” 

Christine nodded shyly and thanked her manager. However, after they got into the company’s car, Christine sneered. “Don’t you dare compare me to that lo ser ever again!” 

“I understand, miss.” Ms. Miles smiled and helped Christine arrange her hair. Why won’t she be a simpleton when Christine’s wealthy sister suddenly bought the company for Christine? That’s right. Christine owns Delly Entertainment now, but only Ms. Miles and a few higher-ups knew about it. 

Country M… 

Jeslyn and Maverick could be seen at a standstill. Both of them searched each other’s eyes. All Jeslyn saw in his eyes was a dark abyss. No emotions. 

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Maverick, on the other hand, could see hurt in her eyes and he was sure that wasn’t because of him. 

“Why didn’t you tell me?” she asked slowly. She had asked him this a few times but instead of answering, he was just staring at her face. 

“It’s not important,” 

She frowned. “Not important? Do you treat everything so nonchalantly? She is Valen’s mother, your first wife! And I’m your second. Is that not important?” Jeslyn was starting to grow annoyed. How 

could he be so careless about things like this? 

“We never got married.”