Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom novel Chapter 138

138 Weird Blunder 

“I’m so happy for you. Hahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaa!” Jeslyn was so mad that her laughter sent a chill down Vera’s spine. 1 

“Th- thank you,” she stuttered. “Are you 

“Oh, don’t mind me. I hit my toe.” 

“Oh? Ok. Hope it-” 

ok?” 

“He must be sleeping beside you right now, isn’t he?” 

“You mean Mav? Y- yes, he is.” Vera switched it to a video call. 

Jeslyn Hates that tone when she calls him ‘Mav. Why would she call him such a childish name?! 

Well, it was obvious she was jealous and was mad about Vera calling him May when she was settling for that as his pet name. 

looking at the image on her phone, she could see her husband sleeping peacefully on Vera’s bed… NAKED! His handsome face was filled with tranquility. She smiled at the camera. “You both are lovely. Don’t tell him we spoke. I don’t want to get involved with your reunion.” 

“Rossa, th- that’s not it. I’m sure Mav won’t want me anymore if he wakes up.” A teardrop fell from her eyes and she wiped it. 

“Why won’t he? You should do what you know how to do best to keep him.” Jeslyn smiled creepily. 

“Ex- excuse me,” Vera looked lost. 

“It’s simple. You are a woman, you know what you’ve been doing that made him come to you last night. Continue doing it” 

Vera smiled, still not understanding Jeslyn’s underlining words. 

“Thank you so much, Rossa. You are such a nice soul… wuaaah… I was thinking of how to tell this 

you before I saw your call. You are his legally married wife, yet he had a night with his baby mama. I’m so sorry, Rossa…” 

‘Yet you dared to have a night with him!‘ 

“You don’t have to. When the desirable is unavailable, the available becomes desirable.” Jeslyn said with a sweet smile on her face while her heart was raging. 

The smile had been there since the call was switched to Video. One would wonder if the muscles on her face won’t get paralyzed. 

“Yes, to be honest. We were about to get married before I was kidnapped out of the hospital. Now-” Vera clearly heard what Jeslyn said. 

Maybe she just decided to ignore it or maybe that was why she felt the need to say what she just said. Whatever her driving force was, she made her point. 

“Don’t worry about it. I’ll make things right. I’m a woman too and I perfectly understand.” 

“Rossa, how can I repay you for this? I won’t forget this favor. I’m…” 

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“Yeah, I won’t forget it too…” Jeslyn cut her off. 

“You mean?” 

“Oh, haha… I mean, it’s an unforgettable experience, dear Vera. We can’t forget things like this happened… can we?” 

“You are right. I’m so-” 

“We’ll catch up later. I’ve got an important call.” Jeslyn ended the call and her smile slowly faded. “Wh- what was that about? Did she say Mav? They slept together? Why would she find a doppelganger to fool me? What is Vera up to?…. No, I don’t understand.” She shook her head in denial. “Did Maverick really do that? He slept with her?! He cheated on me?! That’s not possible. I’m his Rossa… right? He wouldn’t do that to me, right?… I need answers. I need damned answers!” 

Jeslyn was panicking and just couldn’t believe the authenticity of Vera’s words. What if Mav probably had an episode of whatever and fell asleep in Vera’s room? The room wasn’t Maverick’s, so it was clearly Vera’s. 

Or something happened to his health and he saw Vera as me, then slept with her?… Illusion…right! That must be it. Maverick cannot hurt me like this. He can’t! 

Jeslyn dialed Rex’s number while bitting her nails and pacing the room. 

“Yo, sister–in–law-” 

“What happened? Your phone wasn’t going through.” Jeslyn said. 

“Sorry, I was too busy.” 

“Are you still in Country M?” She asked. 

“Yes, but getting ready to travel out. Why?” 

“Can you help me drop by your brother’s? I think something is wrong with him. Check out what is. going on, please, hurry!” 

“Relax and take a deep breath. My brother is fine. He isn’t sick and-” 

“Stop talking crap and hurry to your brother immediately! He was talking to me on the phone when I heard him groan and ever since I couldn’t reach him anymore.” Jeslyn lied just to get Rex active. 

“You lie a lot Jeslyn. If I find out it’s another of your tricks to get me to do your bidding, I’ll-” 

. Help you get a wife. Hurry!” Jeslyn interrupted him. 

Rex sighed in resignation before leaving. He knew she lied but still had to go anyway. 

On getting to Maverick’s house, he asked the butler for his whereabouts and he responded that Maverick hadn’t left his room since and it was already 10 AM… weird. 

Getting to his door, Rex sounded the bell but no answer. He did it a few times before he unlocked the door using the emergency keys he has with him. 

Entering the dark sitting room, Rex waited for his eyes to get adjusted to the darkness before heading to Maverick’s room. “I wonder why you like darkness so much. I read that only vampires like