THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 2: CHAPTERS 1 – 10
BY SIR ZACH
CHAPTER 1
**This Episode comes before; Alex and Alice. The episode was held back for some reason.***
“Brother, congratulations, you have shattered Jeslyn’s heart.”
Maverick froze and his brows creased. “Did I?”
“Are you asking me? Look at where you are and think of what you did last night. Jeslyn found out and she’s hating you already. I believe her hatred for you right now is as massive as your mansion.”
“Nothing happened.” He said and walked out.
“You can tell me that lie, I dare you to go say it to Jeslyn!!” Rex got up and ran after Maverick while saying that. This was the first time his ‘perfect‘ older brother had ever made a terrible mistake and he wouldn’t just sit back and allow him to escape taunting.
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A while later, Maverick could be seen sitting on a sofa, staring at Vera with deadly eyes.
Vera couldn’t stay still with the sharp gazes of both brothers on her, so she knelt. “I swear, Mav, I’m innocent. I did nothing wrong. I tried to push you away but you were stronger than I am. You-”
“Who told her?”
Vera raised her gaze to look at Maverick before she shifted it to Rex who was making angry faces at her.
“I- I didn’t mean for her to know. She called me and you… you happened to say some incoherent words that time, so, so, she caught on and I couldn’t deny it. I’m sorry. I don’t know how to lie. Please forgive me.”
Rex rolled his eyes. As for Maverick, his eyes were still on her without moving.
“What was her reaction?”
“She didn’t sound angry. She was happy for us both and said it had always been her wish for me to regain my memory and give Valen a happy home.”
“Can you do that? What makes you think you can be Valen’s mother? Just because you pushed him out of your stomach, you think you have the qualifications to be his mother?!” Rex was so angry right now that he just wanted to start chopping this woman into pieces.
What does she mean by, ‘I tried to push you away?‘ What woman would push Maverick away if he came unto her? Would a woman like Vera who is desperate to gain her memories back, push him away? Would Vera who was already calling that lousy woman, ‘mother‘, push Maverick away? All her tales are full of loopholes and he wondered why Maverick was still entertaining her.
“Is that all?”
“She also said she’ll be sending you divorce papers. Mav, I swear, I tried to talk her out of it, but she wouldn’t listen. She’s very stubborn. But you don’t need to worry, I intend to leave immediately after Valen wakes up. I promise I won’t come in between you two. She showed that she loved my son and I’m very happy and content with a kind woman like Jeslyn being my son’s stepmother.”
“Don’t indirectly call her an evil stepmother! Jeslyn is a fine mother, better than most mothers out there. Don’t use that ‘white lotus‘ tone on my sister–in–law!”
“Brother Rex, I didn’t… I have no bad intention towards Jeslyn, I promise.”
“But you’ve got bad intentions towards their marriage.”
“That’s not true,” she shook her head fervently while crying.
“Then, what’s the truth? You want to come back to my brother.”
“That’s not…” she froze.
“I said it brother. A woman who wants to return to her ex would do anything to sabotage her ex’s new relationship. Don’t fall for her shitty cries.”
“Brother Rex, I can’t, I can’t take this anymore…. Wuaaah…. Yes, I love Mav, I love him so much that I’m going crazy for him but he doesn’t love me anymore, which was why I wanted to leave but Jeslyn didn’t let me leave. You are misunderstanding me… wuaaah… you are a human too, how will you feel if…
“I don’t have fake emotions to burn, just like you are doing right now. My emotions are very few and precious, so they are reserved for only the right people. Your tears do nothing but make me hate you even more! I never liked you and I still won’t.”
“Go back,” Maverick waved his hand and Vera ran out of the room bawling her eyes out. Maverick didn’t utter a single word in her defense. Does he hate her so much?
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After Vera left, Maverick looked at his fuming brother and sighed, “take it easy. She’s Valen’s mother.”
“So? What about Jeslyn? She’s hurting!”
“She’s my wife. She’ll be fine.”
“Yeah, keep deceiving yourself while sitting here. Women can tolerate abuse but can’t bear a cheating man, especially when he’s not remorseful. Have you called her to explain since it happened?”
Maverick placed a hand on his forehead and rested his head on the chair.
“She blocked me.”
“And you can’t unblock yourself? Has your computer skills degenerated?”
“She blocked me again…5 times.”
“Are Country Y’s airlines no longer working?”
“She threatened to jump down the building if I broke the rules.”
“Hahaha… and you can’t catch her if she falls?”
“She promised to hate me more.”
“Then lure her over.”
“I already did.”
Rex blinked and blinked again. Damn it! He wanted to make a mockery of him and prove to him that there was one area he was better than his brother but who would have thought that he already used all that he thought about?
“You used Valen?”
“Should I have used you?” Maverick side–eyed him.
“Fine. Don’t look at me like that… eh, brother, why did you allow the news of your relationship with that girl and her mother to come to light? I’m being pestered by reporters.”
“You can deny it, can’t you?”
“What’s there to deny anymore? Tsk. I wonder why you didn’t let her die in the hospital. The golden blood is so rare, yet you allowed her to have it. Why won’t she have a shortage of blood when she drinks alcohol like her life depends on it? Brother, if you don’t allow a person seeking death to die next time, I’ll kill her myself.”
“Rossa got involved. Also, she’s your sister, isn’t she?”
“How can a Xu born from that woman be my sister?”
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*Meanwhile, in Rose City…*
In the middle of the night, a black figure could be seen jumping fences and avoiding cameras as it made its way towards the quiet Chen residence.
The figure climbed the wall of the three–story building and entered through a window. The person was so precise like they knew their way around the house.
Inside the room, Madam Chen was seen lying on the bed, sleeping peacefully when the person jumped in soundlessly.
She walked to the bed and stood beside Madam Chen. The person stared fervently at Madam Chen’s face for a long while before she cleared the bedside wardrobe and sat on it while staring at the sleeping woman………
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*2weeks later*
*Present*
It’s been two weeks since the incident and police had closed the case as an accidental fire outbreak.
Mr. Wales didn’t even get the time to mourn his wife and daughter because he was busy looking for ways to connect with Jeslyn and Maverick to no avail.
Christine on the other hand was still mourning her mother while drawing sympathy from fans. Due to her filial piety and kindness towards the family who ‘adopted’ her, she gained more fans and soon started to get compared to different artists, including A-listers. Many opportunities presented themselves to her and even an agency from Country Y made it known that they wanted her to transfer to their company but she politely refused.
Emilee had promised to send her to Country M to get signed in the top company, so she didn’t want other places. Her goal now was to gather as many loyal fans as she could. Having loyal fans automatically means that she got a protective shield. Whatever she does in the future, there’ll be brainless people to fight for her.
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Vera, who was lying on the bed, stared at Maverick without saying anything. When she was pregnant with Valen, he didn’t show happiness but he didn’t look this cold either. Right now, she could feel his anger from where he stood and she knew that a wrong word from her might get her baby terminated. Maverick is that evil.
Good thing Rex wasn’t here, he would have overturned this lab on her.
“Doctor Matt, is there, is there anything I have to avoid?” Her voice was low and sad like she was being forced to carry the pregnancy.
“Nothing much. Just that your emotions should be in check, make your feet strong enough to hold the ground you are walking on, else you slip and fall, be careful of fatty food, otherwise, you have a difficult time pushing the baby out…” then he looked towards Maverick and continued slowly… “s3x is good for her too. You should fulfill your responsibility as her baby’s papa. However, not right now though. You still have a long time to determine if you want to keep the child or if you don’t. But as a doctor, I’d advise you keep the child as an option in case your bone marrow doesn’t match with Valen’s.”
“Are there no donors anymore?” Maverick finally spoke.
“Of course, there are always donors. But I fear that this might be complicated as…”
“Scrape the world for a donor.”
“Mav, you seem to be forgetting who your enemies are. Those people have been looking for your weaknesses for the longest time. Do you know how difficult it was for this project to be completed? Have you forgotten how hard it was to take those three blood donors for you and Rex? It seems your mind has started to get clouded and you can no longer take advantage of the challenges you were presented with. The more I see the new you, the more I feel that Jeslyn is a bad influence on you. That unborn child is important to both your family and Valen and it most definitely should not be tampered with.”
“When did you have the right to comment on my matters.” Maverick asked uninterestedly.
“You gave me that right when you took the hand of friendship 27 years ago. Indeed, I have never crossed the boundaries with you but this time, I won’t watch you fall into a situation where you would either have to dance to their tune or watch your son die. As your bone marrow has not been tested, every option becomes very important. If after we are able to find a matching bone marrow from You, Rex, Vera, me, Celeste, Fin, and all, then you can do whatever you want with the baby. However, not now.”
“What’s your intention,”
“What do you mean?” Matt looked at him in wonder.
“It better be good?” Maverick said and then walked out.
Matt stared at his disappearing back and shook his head. “I don’t want to be in love. It’s scary.” He mumbled. As he was about to turn around, he spotted the weeping Vera. “What are you still doing here?”
“Thank you so much for saving my unborn child.” She folded her hands.
“Says who? I was doing my job. What’s the point of killing a child that could be important? Besides, after the collective bone marrow test, the unborn child’s life and death solely belongs to Mav. Leave now, I’m about to get busy.”
Vera cried her eyes out in her room after leaving the lab. How could they think of doing this to an innocent child? He’s not even here yet and they’re already making it into a tool for others‘ happiness. What mother would allow the child she had with the man she loves to be killed before it comes to life?
“I have to stop this as fast as possible.” She wiped her tears and dialed Jeslyn’s number.
Jeslyn who was in class felt her phone vibrating. She glanced down at her locker and pulled it out to see it was; ‘Drop dead‘ calling.
She rolled her eyes and ignored the call. ‘What, do you want to rub it in my face that my husband screwed you again last night? Do you want to ‘unintentionally‘ tell me that my husband said your food was more delicious? Well, my husband still calls me every day and hasn’t stopped for a single day, which means he still wants me…! “Stupid!”
Jeslyn was so annoyed that she didn’t know when she loud out the word ‘stupid‘. Everyone stopped to look at her but she was still busy frowning and looking angry while scrambling something on her notebook.
Lolita stretched her neck and saw what she was writing and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“What’s funny? And who is stupid?” Celestine’s voice sounded cold from the stage. She was playing the piano when Jeslyn said ‘stupid. If not that she coincidentally stopped playing at the same time Jeslyn uttered that word, she wouldn’t have heard it. Now, Lolita was laughing. Why?
“Rossa?” Celestine’s Assistant called but Jeslyn was too carried away to hear anything else.
“Rose,” Lolita shook her hand before Jeslyn turned to look her way. Then Lolita made a gesture to the stage.
Looking at the stage, Jeslyn sighed.
“What’s stupid?” Celestine repeated the question.
“Scheming husband snatchers.” She answered truthfully. She was really mad and needed a place to vent but she knew the class wasn’t the best place.
“You look angry. Mind sharing with me?”
“I don’t want to bore you with my issues. I’m sorry for interrupting the class.”
Celestine nodded and waved Jeslyn to sit down. She’ll just ask Rex what the matter was.
Jeslyn sat down and looked at what she wrote. ‘Cheater, cheater, cheater, I wish you a sad life.‘ She sighed and turned to the next page.
Rubenstein looked at her without saying anything. He never talks much though.
“Our class for next week would be how to speak to investors. I have an invite to an event where excellent businessmen would be. You’ll go with me. That’s where you will experiment with what you’ve been taught. Dresses shall be sent to you on Sunday. Pick your dress according to the kind of investor you would like to speak to. Overly revealing dresses would make you look cheap and their first impression would be, ‘she’s the type that uses her body to get what she wants.” she took a deep breath.
“Even though you dress well, some rotten–minded men would still look at you with those disgusting eyes because you are from this industry where girls are sexualized whether you like it or not. Still, you have to present yourself like you want to be addressed. Don’t look shabby, and at the same time, don’t look provocative. Good luck with your choices.
As for you, Rubenstein, shed off a little bit of this lonely vibe. It makes you a backdrop and I’m not okay with that. My student cannot be a backdrop for no one! Give me a transformation that would make men curious and ladies dying to see and hear your voice. That’s what a male star is about….”
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