Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

"I did say that on the island," he defended himself.

"Island..." she paused to think and then glared at him. "That was 21 years ago. I was six!"

"Who told you to break up with me and leave our son for me alone to take care of? You had no idea how difficult it was."

"I know, I know, I just wanted to protect you and our son. Our enemies were too much then." She rested the side of her face on his chest. "Plum, from now on, things will be fine, right?"

"You’ve been worrying over nothing for so long. No one would have caused you trouble if you announced your status from the beginning, but you didn’t and wanted to work up the ladder with your strength."

Everyone was left in a daze. Hearing the conversation was like they were eavesdropping. Really?! These two have been together since childhood?! Not only that, Jeslyn is Valen’s mother?! And she only wanted to become a celebrity with her talent and not use her husband’s influence? Really?!

That is extremely rare!

Set aside the big news on Jeslyn’s status, they’ve not seen a person who had completely hidden their identity like Jeslyn did. Not only did she win over millions of fans with her capability, but she was also considerate of other Celebrities and allowed them to breathe.

Had Jeslyn used her status from the beginning, first of all, no one would have dared to make an enemy of her, secondly, no matter how good she was, people would have said she got to where she was because of her husband’s name. Thirdly, companies would have focused on her alone, either for advertisements, ambassadorship, and so on. Just because they want to be close to her husband through her.

The respect people felt for Jeslyn suddenly shot up the roof. For a wife of someone who is rumored to be a Quadrillionaire to bring herself so low and act like a normal human would, deserves all the respect they could give.

No one cared anymore about the rumors, nor did they care about the flaws in this whole story. Alpha Chaos has come out to defend his wife in the most beautiful way, that is all that matters.

"Are you done here? Your son is waiting in the car," Maverick said.

"Ah..." Jeslyn looked at everyone like she forgot they were there in the first place. "Hehe, I’m sorry, my son needs me," she smiled awkwardly before bowing to everyone.

After the two left, Doctor Matt stood behind the podium. Behind him, the flat screen lit up with the DNA reports for Valen and Jeslyn.

"I feel this is not necessary but some of you won’t cry until you see the coffin."

After he said that, reports from the hospital where Jeslyn gave birth to Valen were also shown. The CCTV footage of Jeslyn being taken from her room to Maverick’s room after she celebrated her 18th birthday was presented. Then, the marriage certificate of Maverick and Jeslyn also appeared. After that, Doctor Matt stepped down from the podium.

Lawyer Spid smiled at the stunned audience as he took Matt’s place; standing behind the podium.

"I keep saying, don’t dig your own graves. Before pitching yourself against someone, try to know who they are," he adjusted the microphone.

"My Client has been defamed countless times, even when she has done nothing but mind her own business ever since she entered this industry. Each time, she tells me not to get involved but this time around, her husband is upset because you crossed the line.

"Mrs. Jeslyn Lu has some trauma while growing up, which is why some things are kept away from her but because you’re hungry for people’s downfall, you poked her sore. If not that Madam is a strong woman, she would have fainted due to how you all were shoving accusations in her face, guess what would have happened to you all..." seeing the reporters’ pale faces, Spid smiled, "I bet you already know."

"Now, I’m not putting all the blame on you, I understand you’re just doing your jobs but in an unprofessional way. That’s why you’ll be coming with me to court. Make sure to get a good lawyer, who knows, I might dig up something worthy of sending you all to prison or even grant you a death sentence," He smiled at how ugly their faces had become.

The reporters felt like their lives had been cut short. They suddenly looked exhausted as deep regret washed over them. When Jeslyn’s report came to them, they were elated, they thought this was a great opportunity to bring down another big Celebrity. Unfortunately, they unknowingly dug their graves.

Lawyer Spid chuckled and continued, "As I said earlier, the fault is not entirely yours, so don’t cry yet. Your companies will be sued too... wait, how many companies are here?"

"Seven," someone said from the door.

Hearing that voice, Lawyer Spid turned to look at the entrance. "What are you doing here?"

"What else? My sister-in-law was bullied in my company. As the owner, shouldn’t I be here?"

Everyone gasped, including the executives. So their CEO was Rex Lu?!

Even Manager Kate couldn’t help but be surprised.

"So, Fearless is your company–"

"No, my plaything. It’s just a side hustle, I wanted to have fun and thought of creating Fearless but who would have thought that others would take my silence for granted?"

"You’re the worst CEO ever!" Spid said scornfully.

"Yeah, I know but so what?" He smiled. "Carry on, these reporters and their leaders need to be punished."

Lawyer Spid returned his attention to the reporters, "My team has already sent a court summon to your companies. See you all in court next week." He got down from the podium and said, "Rex, take me out for lunch, I’m starving."

"What is wrong with you, bro? Do I look like a charity promoter to you?"

"Do I look like I care?" Lawyer Spid dragged him out of the hall before everyone slowly left.

This hard lesson that was taught to the reporters today, will forever stay in their minds. No one would dare to report fake or sensitive news about Jeslyn ever again. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Even those watching the live video couldn’t help staring dumbly at their screens. That was epic! They wish they could also get a man who would protect them like Maverick protected his wife.

Too bad, they aren’t Jeslyn.