Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom novel Chapter 152

152 Sugar plum – Candy floss 

If Jeslyn had done the same thing he did with Vera, the guy would have long forgotten he once lived 

on earth. 

“I want a Piggyback, my legs are aching.” Jeslyn only wanted to test him. She thought he would rather carry her bridal style than lower himself in front of her. Much to her amazement, he stopped walking and went down for her to get on his back. 

This was too realistically unrealistic! She couldn’t believe that Maverick of all people would be this lovely towards his woman. Jeslyn was happy, so happy that her joy rubbed on Maverick and he set aside his worries for a while. 

“Sugar plum, I’d be extremely happy to have our baby but not right now,” she kissed his head. 

Maverick was dazed for a moment. Not because of what she said but because of what she called him- 

sugar plum. Little Rossa used to call him that because he gave her lots of sugar plums back then on the island. 

Vera also called him that on that first night. Although he was heavily drugged and wasn’t in his right senses, he knew he slept with a young lady. She was desperate, just like him and she called him Sugar plum several times throughout their ordeal. 3 

However, when morning came, Vera was beside him, naked. He asked her to call him the name again but Vera couldn’t. She said she didn’t remember calling him that. 

“Sugar plum?” He asked. 

“Ah, that… I’ll call you that from now on.” 

“Why?” 

“Why not? They are sweet, and so are you.” 

Maverick smiled. Rossa did say that too. ‘Why not? They are sweet, and so are you! 

“You are too… candy floss.” 

Jeslyn laughed out loud after hearing that. “Really? Can Mr. Maverick say such things too? You’ll be laughed at if you call me pet names in front of your friends.” 

“You like it?” 

“Of course, they are sweet too… It means I’m sweet, right?” 

“More.” 

“Hahaha… You can’t go back on your words in the future.” 

“Mn” 

The two continued to make the atmosphere around them cozy until they got to the shore. 

Lying under the shade as they watched the wave of the sea sweep back and font, Jeslyn’s mind drifted off and faint images flickered a few times in front of her eyes before they stopped. 

12.45 

DOO 

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The images appeared like when one was quickly sliding through their gallery while searching for a particular picture. 

Like the memory her mind was searching for had been found, blurry images of a boy and girl holding hands appeared in front of her. 

The two children were walking by the bank of the sea on an island. Jeslyn remembered that island to be the same island that disappeared. 

“Sugar plum, we need to return, my mommy will soon be back. She’ll be mad if she doesn’t meet me on my bed.” The girl said. 

Although she couldn’t see the girl clearly, Jeslyn could tell that was her. 

“There’s still thirty minutes before your mom gets back. Let’s play a little.” 

“Hmmm… ok, for only ten minutes.” She raised ten tiny little fingers. 

“That’s fine,” the boy answered and they started walking again. 

Before Jeslyn could fully understand what she was seeing, the boy spoke; 

“Rossa” 

“Mn?” 

The little girl answered and the boy pointed at Jeslyn’s direction. 

Little Rossa looked in Jeslyn’s direction. However, at the next moment, Rossa started to fade away. 

“No!” 

“No!” 

Both Jeslyn and the little boy screamed at once with their hands stretched out. 

“No!” 1 

Jeslyn jerked up from Maverick’s lap and looked around. Only Maverick was beside her. 

“A nightmare?” She heard him ask. 

She slowly nodded when she also just realized it was a nightmare. She smuggled into Maverick and hugged him tightly. 

She was scared. She didn’t like the idea of the fading child. Even though she couldn’t see them clearly, she was sure the little boy was as hurt as she was. 

“Maverick, you said there was only one girl child on the island, right?” 

It took Maverick a few seconds to understand what she meant. “Mn,” 

“Was that girl me?” She asked in all seriousness. This was way beyond coincidence and she wasn’t 

going to believe it was a coincidence anymore. 

“Mn,” Maverick answered while brushing her long hair with his fingers. 

“Wh- what name did I call you?” 

“Sugar plum.” 

12:45 

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