THE LAST MINUTE GROOM : CHAPTERS 41 – 50
BY SIR ZACH
CHAPTER 46
On that fateful day, Alice called Jeslyn into her room and locked the door. She undressed in front of her daughter with her back turned to her. Jeslyn was alarmed at the large half-heart that was on her mother’s back. It was tattooed red on her back.
“At a point in your life, you’ll see this mark on someone other than me. You might be misfortuned to see it on a larger group of people. Stay away from them, they are your enemy.”
Jeslyn immediately let go of Pink’s hand like she was holding a hot potato. “Wh– who are you?!” She turned fierce like she had seen an enemy.
Pink put down her sleeve and sighed. She rested her head on the car seat and slowly closed her eyes. “Alice, you did it till the end.” She mumbled.
“Y–you know my mother?” It was a rhetorical question. She had doubts about Pink’s behavior for the longest time but couldn’t prove it.
The way Pink treats her like her child right from prison, what Yellow was saying to her the other day in her room that Pink didn’t finish, how Pink protects her like a mother hen, the CCTV footage that captured Pink looking at her mother’s picture frame at the glass house. Amidst other little signs she had been ‘ignoring’, told her Pink was related to her and she was bound to find out today, whether she liked it or not.
“Jeslyn, child…” Pink turned her eyes to the driver’s seat. “Find us a club.” She commanded Blue.
“Yes, boss!”
“A club?? Why!?” Jeslyn grew alarmed. For some reason, she detested clubs and party houses. That feeling started after she woke up from a coma.
“You want to know the truth, right? I’ll tell you everything, but only at a club.”
“But why a club?”
“I need some drinks.”
Jeslyn sighed in relief and relaxed. Although her mother told her to stay away from the people with half-heart tattoos, she was sure Pink wasn’t that person. Even though Pink was dangerous, she won’t stay away from her because she was sure Pink cannot harm her.
The car stopped at a lavishly decorated restaurant. They got down from the car and headed inside. Jeslyn was a little perplexed. Didn’t Pink say club? When did a restaurant become a club?
Blue walked to a waiter and said some words to him. The waiter nodded and walked away. A while later, another waiter arrived and led them into a room.
The room was like every other classy private room, but this one was a little dark. Just when Jeslyn thought that Pink must have changed her mind and decided to use a restaurant instead, the table split in two and the ground below it slowly cracked open.
Jeslyn was flabbergasted as she stared at the wonders in front of her. She forgot to look at Pink who was looking at her.
“Go in, you’ll find the answers you seek.”
Jeslyn heard those words which pulled her mind back. Her state of mind as she stared at Pink was chaotic. Go in?… where? That dark hole with blue lights coming from it?
“P– pink?” Jeslyn’s lips shook as fear gripped her heart. Pink, Blue, and the waiter were smiling at her. To Jeslyn, it was a creepy smile. The atmosphere didn’t require such a sweet smile.
“Pink wh– ahhhh!” Jeslyn felt her body falling down the dark hole after Pink pushed her in.
“Ahh….!” She jerked up and her eyes snapped open. She realized she was on her bed, in her room. Beads of sweat formed on her forehead as she wiped them off with the back of her hand.
It was a nightmare, but when did she get here?
Just then, the door was pushed open and Pink walked in carrying a tray with covered dishes.
“You are finally awake. You got me worried sick.”
Jeslyn didn’t respond. Her eyes followed Pink everywhere she went.
“… Little bunny, are you listening?”
“H– huh? Saying something?” Jeslyn asked, a little flattered.
Pink sighed and sat on the edge of the bed. “What are you thinking again?”
“Again?”
“Yes. You fainted after ordering Blue to drive the car home.”
“Fa– fainted?” Jeslyn couldn’t believe it. How could she faint out of the blue? She wasn’t sick and her body was in perfect shape and also, her nightmare was super real!
“Hmm.”
“H– how? I was fine in the car just now.”
“You were fine but your emotions overwhelmed your body after seeing the state your grandfather’s company was in.”
Jeslyn blink. “Y– you mean, you mean we didn’t go to a restaurant?”
“What restaurant?” Pink furrowed her brows. She raised her hands and touched Jeslyn’s forehead. It was warm. She sighed in relief and placed the food she brought on Jeslyn’s lap. “You haven’t eaten in two days. Boss said you should drink some soup.”
Jeslyn’s eyes widened in astonishment. “T– two days?!!!!!” She screamed.
“Don’t make me go deaf. I’ll spank you.” Pink flicked her forehead. The piercing scream was unexpected.
Jeslyn rubbed her forehead while waiting for a reply. She couldn’t believe she was sleeping… no, fainted for two days.
Like Pink read her mind, she replied: “You fainted for two days. I had to call Boss to send doctor Matt over because you were burning all over. However…”
“Why do you want to scream the house down?”
Jeslyn immediately whipped her head towards the direction of the cute voice. Right on time, Valen walked in with one hand in his trousers pocket and the other hand hiding behind his back. His face was cutely cold as usual, and his long hair was combed to the side, covering one eye.
“Valen?” Jeslyn mumbled in doubt.
“Are you still practicing how to call my name?” The child asked in disdain.
A smile crept onto Jeslyn’s lips and she hurriedly took the tray off her lap and quickly got down from the bed.
Pink instinctively stretched her hand out, thinking Jeslyn would fall due to how hasty she was. “Care… ”
“Careful!” Valen rushed to the bed and held on to Jeslyn whose left leg was tangled in the sheet. With his ‘support’, Jeslyn stabled herself and got down from the bed.
“It’s really you, child,” she pinched his fluffy cheeks gently before she pulled him into a tight hug. “I missed you so very much!” She said aloud.
Valen’s hands were hanging in thin air. He wasn’t sure what to do. He didn’t know if he should protect the rose he was holding or return the hug.
‘Well, I can do both’, he thought and returned the hug while protecting the flower behind her back.
Seeing this, a small smile found itself on Pink’s lips. The minute she realized she was smiling, her face turned bitchy again before she got up and walked out of the room without the ‘lovers’ realizing she was gone.
The two stayed in that position for a long time before they separated. Jeslyn pulled the child and they sat on the bed. “When did you arrive?” She asked.
Valen stayed silent while his eyes surveyed the room. It was a typical rich girl’s room with lots of fluffy stuff. However, instead of a pink room, hers was creamy. After a long time, he replied with an attitude. “I was passing through this City and decided to stop by and hand this thing…” he pulled out the rose and handed it to her. “…To your family. But I was late, so you can have it.”
Jeslyn looked down at the red rose and accepted it before she burst into a fit of laughter. ” Hahahahaha!…”
Valen suddenly felt ashamed. He knew she would laugh at him and his childish gift. He thought he was ready for it but didn’t know it would hurt so bad. His face downcasted and the excitement he felt when he saw her awake vanished.
All of a sudden, her laughter turned to sobs. Valen panicked. What did he do? What should he do? How should he console her? He wasn’t good at consoling anyone, so he got scared.
The only thing he could think of was to do the same thing she always did to him, so he hugged her and started patting her back but her cries got worse.
The child’s anxiety got bigger. Then he heard her say: “It’s been ages since I last received flowers from my loved ones.”
Valen’s eyes widened. ‘Loved ones? Does that mean the feeling is mutual? She loves him too?’
“Thank you so much, Valen, honey. You have brightened my day. Even though the flowers were never mine, I will cherish them with all of my heart. It is your first gift to me, so it’s a big deal.”
‘Damn! Who said they aren’t for you? I personally handpicked the rose from Uncle Rex’s garden and left it in a jar of water to remain fresh. If I had known you would be this appreciative, I would have gotten you something better, something you would forever hold close to your heart… but what is that thing?!’
While the big one was saying her thoughts aloud, the small one was saying his in his heart. Unbeknownst to the two of them, a man in black and the other in a multicolored shirt were standing right outside the opened door watching and listening to all Jeslyn was saying. After a while, the man in black turned around and walked away like a ghost.
“Brother, you aren’t going in?” Rex asked when Maverick turned.
“She is fine.” He replied curtly.
“Ho! Of course, she would be fine after waking up from two days of sleep. I haven’t seen my sister-in-law for a long while now. If you aren’t going, then I am.”
Maverick paused on his step and without looking back, he said in a weird tone filled with threat. “She’s my wife.”
Rex, who was about to go into the room, paused. “huh? Of course, I know she’s your wife. I never…” his eyes widened and he swallowed. “Bro– brother?…” He looked from Maverick’s wide back to Jeslyn who was still talking and decided to take a step back.
He stood behind his brother and said in a hurtful voice. “Brother, how could you think of me like that? Of course, I know she’s your wife. I can never have eyes for my brother’s wife…”
Maverick suddenly snorted and resumed walking. Rex followed while lamenting. “You don’t believe me.” He held his heart dramatically. “Jeslyn is my sister-in-law!!” He cried out.
“Miranda,” Maverick uttered.
Hearing that name, Rex froze. After a while, he cackled up like a crazy man. “Hahahaha… brother! Miranda was Levi’s wife–”
“He is also your brother.”
“Half brother. Say it as it is. He is our half-brother.”
“Still your sister-in-law”
“Promiscuous sister-in-law.” Rex corrected. “She wanted you even as your sister-in-law. She went after Valen’s life. So, I took care of her.”
” By seducing her.”
“It is called, honey trap.”
Maverick paused abruptly, prompting Rex to walk into his strong back. Maverick raised a brow and turned around. “The next time–”
“Yaaaah! It was a mistake. I didn’t walk into you on purpose. How could you threaten your little brother like that? Don’t you have brotherly sympathy?!”
“No,” Maverick answered flatly.
Rex rolled his eyes. “Fine. I didn’t sleep with that wh*re. I only made her fall in love with me and broke her heart. Then Levi killed her for betraying him. I can’t do that to Jeslyn. She won’t even like me even if I try… She doesn’t even like you, so how can she like me?” Rex pouted.
Every girl they come across likes or loves Maverick before him. Some only fall in love with him after he seduces them. However, Jeslyn seems not to care about anyone or anything. Although she liked handsome men, that’s it. She doesn’t attach feelings to it.
“You admitted you like her too.”
“Of course I like her! She’s likable–” before Rex realized what he just said, it was already too late because the monster was staring at him with piercingly sharp eyes. His hands were folded on his chest with an eyebrow raised.
“Hehehe…” Rex laughed awkwardly while scratching his head.
“Rex,” Maverick called.
Rex sighed. Maverick rarely called his name and whenever he did, it meant there was suddenly a difficult mission for him to carry out.
“Brother, Miranda’s case was different. You know I have a feud with Levi. Just like that woman and her daughter, we can’t kill Levi, but that doesn’t mean we can’t cause them heartaches, which I did to Levi by taking away the woman he loved so dearly. If she didn’t cross the boundary, I wouldn’t have targeted her. However, Jeslyn is–”
THE LAST MINUTE GROOM : CHAPTERS 41 – 50
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