Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

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He had a head of white hair and a long white beard. The old man had a smile tugging at the corner of his lips. His black eyes held warmth as he stared at the camera.

Jeslyn gently bit her nude lips as she reminisced about her days with the old man.

While she was standing there, mourning her loss, Blue brought in Jeslyn's luggage and stood beside Pink because she had no idea where the rooms were.

"Little bunny, enough of that, you've got your whole life to mourn your grandpa. Your husband gave you a maximum of one week to stay here, so it would be better if you start managing the time you've got." Pink doesn't know how to console someone, so she said that instead.

Hearing Pink say that, Jeslyn frowned and turned to look at her. "Maverick gave me a week? Why? Can't I decide when to return?"

"No chance," Pink shook her head.

"I'm not a child!" Jeslyn hissed. Her mood was already bad after remembering how her grandfather died and now she was being treated like a hostage.

"You should have known that before agreeing to the marriage," Pink rolled her

"I'm your-"

eyes.

"I've heard that before. In as much we aren't around your husband, you are like a child to me, so forgo all that..." Pink walked towards Jeslyn and stood in front of her. She could see that Jeslyn's eyes were brimming with tears, but she ignored it and continued.

"... You'll forever be that little girl I -" Pink swallowed and gently patted Jeslyn's straight black hair. "You should rest for today. Tomorrow is a big day for you." 3

Jeslyn didn't think much of Pink's words and walked towards her room. She wasn't in a good mood and she needed to sleep it off, or else she might do things out of anger.

After Jeslyn left, Pink motioned for Blue to follow behind her with the luggage.

Once she was the only one left in the large sitting room, Pink's countenance changed as her eyes were glued to Alice's frame.

Pink took a few steps towards it and picked up the framed picture. She looked at the picture for a long time without uttering a word. 1

Thirty minutes passed by so quickly, yet Pink was still standing there, lost with the picture of Jeslyn's elegant mother in her hold.

Just like her daughter, Ms. Alice had same face. However, the difference was that she looked strict and classy, unlike Jeslyn who has an adorable personality, just like those girls who would melt a man's heart and trigger their protective nature with brimming tears in their eyes.

"Boss,"

Pink shifted her gaze from the picture frame in her hands and looked at the Old Man's picture. "Hmm," she answered.

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"Madam has gone to sleep," Blue reported with her head down.

"Hmm," Pink hummed and stayed silent for a while before she spoke again. "An hour from now, prepare her a plate of veggies, non-oily food, but she loves chicken... She loves her egg boiled but not properly cooked. The yoke shouldn't be solid. She likes..." Pink mentioned the food Jeslyn loved despite not being there whenever Jeslyn eats. 3

If Jeslyn was here, she'd be shocked as to why Pink knew her so well.

Blue was staring dumbly at Pink until she heard the last word. If she was Yellow, she would have asked how Pink knew Jeslyn so well, but because Blue wasn't as close to Pink as Yellow was, she didn't dare to become casual with her.

Blue is allowed to be informal with Yellow and those below yellow, but wouldn't dare to be casual with Pink because the organizations in Country M have a strict rule about hierarchy and respect to superiors, especially in Alpha chaos' gang.

He is ever serious and so are his men. That has helped him build a strong and loyal gang, but that doesn't mean that the heart of humans can't grow greedy, after all, Country M is like a forest with wild animals Anyone can kill anyone just to survive- survival of the fittest.

"Yes, boss," Blue bowed before She walked away. Jeslyn had shown her their rooms when Blue was following her a while back, so she is a little familiar with the inside.

After Blue left, Pink's eyes caught sight of Ray's photo. There were two photos of Ray. One has Jeslyn smiling while looking at his side profile. Ray's attention was on his phone at the time. The picture looked harmonious and cute.

The second picture has only Ray cuffing his sleeve. The guy looked dashing with a small smile on the corner of his lips.

Pink's eyes dimmed; she stretched her hand to grab the frame and raised it, ready to smash it on the floor but stopped herself in time. She didn't know what Jeslyn had in mind.

It isn't that easy to forget your first love. Even though Jeslyn looks like she has moved on, Pink knew it was a lie. She was there before and understands the feelings. First love isn't a thing that could be swept off the heart just like that.

Besides, all the drama happened about 4 months ago, so it's still too early for Jeslyn to forget Ray, So she thought. Also, Jeslyn was here a while ago and she didn't throw Ray's pictures out even though she glanced at them. 1

Pink put the picture back and glanced at old man Lee's photo. She brushed her fingers over it before walking away with her eyes brimming with sparkling liquid. (3) What would her subordinate and Jeslyn say when they see her crying? It was not ideal, so she walked out of the sitting room and left to take a walk around the house. Meanwhile, at the Zhou cooperation, Ray was seen, sitting behind the desk in his office. Even though it was nighttime, he was still there working his butt off.

The ringing of his phone kept interrupting his typing, but still, Ray wouldn't stop to pick up his calls. Ray's office door burst open and his sister strode in. With her momentum, it was clear she was angry.