Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

Chapter 280

280 Jeslyn, the relationship mender

[ Hahaha… can you explain?]

“Where are you right now?”

[In the kitchen]

“Where is he?”

In the sitting room]

“I’ll call you, pick my call, and head to your room.”

Before Beverly could understand what Jeslyn meant, an incoming call from Jeslyn appeared on her screen. She answered the call without wasting time.

‘Hey, Jeslyn said.

“Hi, sister–in–law,” replied Beverly and started heading to her room.

‘Hope you’re going inside?”

“Yes, I am… what’s this about?”

‘Oh, we want to see if he won’t get distracted. Not speaking to him but rather, chatting and talking to someone else on the phone who makes you laugh, of course, Inspector Fin would get jealous, even though he said he doesn’t love you… so, we want to see how true his words are!

“Are you sure?”

Inspector Fin raised his head when he heard the sweet word tinged with laughter. She was walking up the stairs with a smile on her lips. She looked quite happy and beautiful, unlike her gloomy self.

She had been looking sad for ages but suddenly smiling? He frowned. Her laughter and smiles only came through him in the past, so who else is making her happy? Who is she speaking to on the phone? When did she make new friends because, to his knowledge, the only friends she had was him. The only number in her contact is his.

She doesn’t leave the house without telling him, so when did she make new friends that he was not aware of?

He watched her chuckle before she disappeared into the corner that led to their room.

Ten minutes passed and Fin was still thinking about what just happened when he saw her coming down the stairs with her luggage.

Fin frowned as annoyance washed over his heart. Funny enough, she was still on that damned call! Her smile had grown bigger!

“I’ll probably be available next week, yes, we can hang out then… no, not really, I don’t don’t shopping but if it’s with you, why not? Every lady should be spoiled, you told me that… hahaha … please! No, I can’t be a burden, who knows, you might get tired of me too… Alright…”

“Where are you going… with your bag?” Inspector Fin couldn’t take it anymore and immediately cut in. Although he didn’t sound angry, his voice was a lot gentler than before.

His question prompted her to pause in her steps.

“I’ll talk to you later, thank you.” Beverly ended the call and looked at Fin who was standing there, staring at her with a frown.

“I’ll live in the guest room for the time being-” She replied.

“Why?” He frowned.

“Your girlfriend might want to come over and it won’t be nice for her to meet me in your room… but don’t worry, my traveling documents are almost done. I’ll leave once they are ready.” She smiled with her lips sealed

“You, you don’t have to do-” he stopped himself from continuing. Isn’t that what he wants? So why does it feel like he is growing cold feet? Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

He quietly watched as she headed to the guestroom.

It was strange. Beverly’s favorite spot was anywhere he was, so suddenly going into the guestroom to live there was more than enough to shock him. But anyway, it’s for the better. He thought. 1

At midnight…

Inside the guest room, Beverly sat on the bed and couldn’t stop herself from crying. It’s already midnight, yet Fin didn’t come for her. She thought he would at least knock on her door and ask her if she wasn’t going to eat.

She flinched at the sound of her protesting stomach. Her silent cry worsened as her trauma kicked in. She hates nights and detests being alone, which is why she’s always sticking to Fin.

He knew what she went through after her parents died and how she became glued to him. It was he who made her rely on him to this extent.

At that time when they were both grieving the loss of their family, Inspector Fin came to stay at her house and would sleep on her bed, pulling her into his embrace… he was 7 and she was 6 years old

then.

After the house and their other properties were confiscated by the bank for the loan her uncle took under her father’s name, she had nowhere else to go but to live with Fin in his late parents‘ house.

The government wanted to put them in the orphanage for adoption because they felt the kids were too young to live alone, but the two kids didn’t want to live with people they weren’t familiar with. Who knows if those people would be worse than her evil Uncle?

When the matter was getting too intense, Fin spoke to Maverick who got his father involved. Thanks to Mr. Hao who became their custodian, the government stayed away from them.

She grew so attached to Fin that he became the only person she trusted. After what happened to her parents, she was scared of everyone, including Mr. Hao. Only when she saw Fin was she at peace. Even though Mr. Hao brought them a nice nanny, she still couldn’t find peace in her.

After they became teenagers, she came to realize that she was betrothed to Fin when she was two years old. It was the same Fin who showed her the evidence of their parents‘ agreement.

She was elated and from that day on, she started to see herself as Fin’s wife. He treated her with love and care, and she thought the feeling she had developed for him for so long was mutual, especially after she gave him her virginity, which she believed sealed their love.

Only to find out after so many years that she was the only one in love. His love for her wasn’t a couple’s love but a sister’s love.

How could she take that? It was too much for her to handle, still, she accepted it and even though she knew the relationship was a sad one, she couldn’t pull herself away. They were both hurting, she knew that.