THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 2: CHAPTERS 21 – 30
BY SIR ZACH
CHAPTER 30
“No, how dare you!!” Jeslyn got up and walked towards her on the bed. “Madam Caroline, how dare you get involved in our lives? What gave you the effrontery to think you deserve to bask in their glory? What makes you think you are worthy to claim the role of their parent all of a sudden? You died in their hearts 22 years ago after you threw away the role of a mother to the dogs. So, don’t think about coming back. You no longer have a place in their lives…” She enuciated.
Madam Caroline stayed quiet for a while, then she laughed. “Interesting. I underestimated you. Fine, I won’t go after your life anymore. It’s too easy a death for you. Let’s see how long you last in my son’s life before he throws you out with his own hands in one year.” She threw a challenge.
“And if he doesn’t?” Jeslyn asked.
“If he doesn’t, then you win.”
“No, that’s too unfair. If Maverick doesn’t drive me out in a Year, I win. That means you’ll have to sever all ties with them. If you are ever seen or heard calling my husband or brother-in-law your sons, you’ll be sent to jail.”
“I like this. And if I win, you shall commit suicide.”
“I Agree,” Jeslyn ready agreed because she was a thousand percent sure her husband won’t throw her out. She turned and was about to leave when Madam Caroline called out.
“Hold on… this bet has to be supported by the law. Get your lawyers and I’ll get mine. You mustn’t seek help from Renren and his friends if you want to play a fair game.” She said with a smile.
Jeslyn stared at her for a long time. “Are you sure you want to involve the court in this?” she asked.
“Since you are scared, then I win.”
Jeslyn chuckled. “Don’t be in a hurry to get rid of me, generous mother-in-law. I didn’t escape so many schemes just to die so easily.” She smiled after that and pronounced: “Deal…” Even though she doesn’t have a lawyer, she still agreed.
Madam Caroline called her lawyers but Jeslyn had no idea what to do with her eyes on her phone.
Five minutes passed, and still, she hasn’t dialed a number.
“You haven’t called a lawyer, don’t you have one? Should I find you one?” Madam Caroline laughed with glee.
Jeslyn didn’t respond, giving Madam Caroline more ground to make jest of her.
THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 2: CHAPTERS 21 – 30
After a while, Madam Caroline’s team of lawyers walked into the Ward, saluted her, and took their seats, waiting for Jeslyn’s lawyers to arrive. Twenty minutes had passed, and still, Jeslyn’s lawyers weren’t in sight.
“Girl, if you don’t have a lawyer, you should either admit defeat or get a puny lawyer from the streets. But if you want, I can get you one from a middle-class firm.” Madam Caroline was already sure that victory was hers. She brought up this idea in the first place because she knew Jeslyn has no lawyer and secondly, her lawyers are one of the best in the Country, so no matter the lawyer Jeslyn brings, hers would certainly make her win, by hook or by crook.
“I heard slow and steady wins the race. Don’t be too hasty, Madam Caroline. Asking me to get a puny lawyer to represent me is the same as asking me to lose. You might just have the lawyer killed or prohibit ‘puny’ Lawyers from working with me. You are that evil, so I’m not going to take that chance. Moreover, you are used to being heartless, so you might also buy the lawyer off…oops, you are broke.” She chuckled before sending out messages.
“Hahaha… girl, you seem to know my character so well. I’m intrigued. Too bad your life is only for a year more. That is if you’ll live up to that time.”
“Madam Caroline seems to be forgetting that you aren’t the first person to be authority–driven. So your character is cliche, it’s not something to be proud of. Also, I’d advise you to immediately leave the hospital and go look for work so you can earn some money to pay your high-class lawyers.” She laughed before replying to a message.
“Even if your account is saving my money, I’m still richer than you, girl. So worry about getting yourself a standard lawyer first… I may have forgotten to inform you, if you can’t get yourself a lawyer, you automatically lose. If you choose to withdraw, you lose.” She smiled villainously.
Jeslyn didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “How cheap can you be?” She asked.
“Cheap?” She weighed the word on her tongue like it was a foreign word before she chuckled. “Villains don’t care about righteousness, girl. I thought you already learned that from Renren? Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Seems I’ve underestimated your stupidity.”
Jeslyn sighed. “Actually, my husband wouldn’t stoop so low. Before he starts a fight, he is sure of what the outcome would be, so I learned that from him.” She smiled and at that moment, the door was pushed open and voila, Spid walked leisurely into the ward with one hand in his pocket and a briefcase in the other hand.
“Miss Jeslyn, long time no see. I never thought I would be at your service once more.” He said before sitting unceremoniously on an empty sofa.
“Hehe… Mr. Spider, you joke too much. This is a crime-filled country and you know I can’t survive it without you.”
“Haha… your husband is there to have your back. Ahem… why was I called?”
Others in the room had long frozen in shock the minute Spid walked in. Who doesn’t know the indomitable Spid?!
Madam Caroline’s eyes shook when she saw him. This man is one of her son’s most trusted men and he only takes command from Renren. No one on earth, including Rex, would be able to make this man take on their case no matter the amount paid unless Renren permits it, so how did he… she narrowed her eyes at Jeslyn. “You broke the rules of not getting Renren involved!”
“Hehe, calm down gracious mother-in-law. You said I can’t get my husband and his friends involved, but you never said I can’t get my brother-in-law and my son involved. I bet they told my husband, who in turn sent his lawyer.” She shrugged.
Madam Caroline was left speechless. This girl. She shouldn’t be underestimated. She thought. “Very good, Jeslyn. It was my fault for underestimating you.”
“Thank you for the compliment, generous mother-in-law.” Jeslyn smiled before explaining everything to Spid.
“Oh, just that? I thought it was something earth-shattering, seeing she’s your mother-in-law.” He sighed before he continued. “I’ll draft the contract and make the necessary arrangement. And in…” he glanced at his watch. “…thirty minutes to one hour, the documents to be signed will be ready. As for you…” he pulled out his phone and sent a long message with the requirements of the contract to his team before he placed his phone aside and shifted his friendly gaze to the other lawyers.
They stiffened when they finally got into his sight. However, they have to exercise bravery, else, Madam Caroline would make their lives a living hell after this, so one of them responded respectfully. Spid was still their superior after all.
“Hand me the document you brought,” Spid said and one of them unzipped his bag and brought out a clean file. He handed it to Spid who collected it and started to slowly flip it over after consuming every single clause and phrase on every page.
By the time he was done reading the whole thing, a knock sounded on the door followed by the appearance of a young man and a young woman, both in professional clothing. They saluted Spid before the young man opened his bag and brought out a few brown files and handed them to Spid.
Spid didn’t bother to open it because his team was free of mistakes in cases like this. He gave one to Jeslyn, one to Madam Caroline, one to the lawyers, and he kept one for himself. Spid would never make the mistake of not involving all the parties in his case.
After they all read the statement, every one of them signed theirs when they found no slip in the wording.
The parties left afterwards but before Jeslyn left, she took the flower vase and placed it very close to Madam Caroline, saying: “gracious mother-in-law, the fresh smell of these flowers will relax your mind and also help you get past today. Make sure you take proper care of yourself until the appointed time because I wouldn’t want you to die of a heart attack before I see you rotting in jail.” She blew her a kiss before skipping out in excitement.
The second she heard the clicking sound of the door, Madam Caroline swept the vase off the table. Breaking the vase and spilling water in the room.
“Jeslyn… I’d like to play this game with you. You are the first to ever pull something like this with me and I’m offended.” She glared into space while slowly spilling her rage.
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