THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 2: CHAPTERS 21 – 30
BY SIR ZACH
CHAPTER 23
Just before her eyes lost their shine, she screamed.
Her scream startled Jeslyn and co. Seeing they were all looking at her with a frown on Jeslyn’s face, Vera soon realized she was only imagining things. She had just walked into the kitchen and hadn’t even said anything.
“Why are you sweating so much after screaming? Is there a killer hiding somewhere in the kitchen?” Jeslyn darted her eyes around the kitchen in jest.
“N– no, I came to get some water and almost slipped.” She stuttered and whipped her face.
“You should have sent the maids. Do be careful, I spilled some oil around that area and–”
“Ahhh!” Vera jolted and fell on her butt.
“Ouch!…” Jeslyn made a pained expression. “That’s a bad fall. Does it hurt? Can you stand?… Riya, help her up, hurry… her baby!”
Maya hurried over and helped Vera to her feet.
“How is the baby? Hope it’s fine?” Jeslyn asked with feigned concern.
“Thank you,” Vera answered through gritted teeth.
“Good to know… but how did you fall?” Jeslyn asked, holding back laughter.
Vera almost exploded but suppressed it with a deep breath. She opened the fridge, took a bottle of water, and left.
Not like she really came for water though.
“Hahahaha…” Jeslyn laughed so hard that her eyes teared up. “Stupid,” she said after laughing.
Chef May smiled helplessly. “That was dangerous. She could have lost her baby.”
“How is that my fault? I just warned her about what could have caused her a miscarriage. Did I do wrong?” Jeslyn asked with a straight face. Her shamelessness was top–notch.
Nothing was more funny than Jeslyn’s straight face. How could she be so shameless? There was no oil on the floor… In fact, Chef May was just about to bring out the oil from the cabinet, so where did ‘oil on the floor’ came from?
“No, you were not wrong.” Maya smiled.
“Better.”
Jeslyn continued her cooking with a heart filled with happiness. Didn’t that b!tch try to mock her for not being Valen’s mother or giving Maverick a child yet? She deserved what she got and Jeslyn was not sorry.
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THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 2: CHAPTERS 21 – 30
Inside the room, Vera lay on the bed feeling a little unwell. Her stomach was cramping due to the heavy fall but she was sure it wasn’t going to be a miscarriage, however, she was going to take advantage of it.
She took her phone and called doctor Matt. Calling Maverick wouldn’t make it look genuine. She placed the phone on speaker and waited for it to be picked up.
“Hello, pl– please, come check me quickly, I think I’m going to have a miscarriage!”
The other side was silent for a moment before Matt responded affirmatively; “where are you?”
“In my room.”
“Ok.”
A while later, Matt entered her room with a nurse and met her thrashing in bed with sweat all over her.
He was a doctor who saves lives, so his doctor instinct kicked in and he immediately increased his steps toward her.
After checking her with the equipment he brought, he frowned when he didn’t feel the changes in her temperature, and system.
“Bring her to get a full body check.” He instructed the nurse.
Hearing that, Vera grabbed his hand and shook her head. “No please, I don’t want to be checked. It was just a fall, I’m fine.” She wiped her tears, looking pitiful.
Unfortunately Maverick and his friends signed a deal to be heartless with the devil.
Doctor Matt wasn’t moved by the acting and said; “if you are going to stop me from knowing what’s wrong with you, then I won’t care if you lose your baby.”
“I’m fine, thank you.”
Matt looked at her for a while. “That works for me too. Take care.” He walked out after that.
Once they left, Vera blew out air. That was close. If she had allowed him to take her for a full body check-up and then carry out a DNA test on her baby, what would she do then?
She was sure that before she gives birth some months from now, her mission might have been successful and those she was working for would have come to get her. That’s why she’s not worried about the bone marrow matching or not matching.
But if the truth about her baby gets out now, it would mean that she’ll be killed before help comes.
If only she knew she was already in the stomach of a sperm whale, she would have known that her death was already certified.
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THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 2: CHAPTERS 21 – 30
Jeslyn took the prepared food to Valen and met Rex and Maverick in the room.
“Oh my world, the aroma is already waving at me. Sister-in-law, did you bring my potion?”
“It’s just some healthy porridge. It’s nothing serious.”
“Still, I want to have some. It looks rich and appetizing…”
“Don’t think about it. I only made this for Valen. Plum didn’t even get any.”
“Huh? Who is plum? You have someone else in this house and I’m not aware?” Rex furrowed his brow as he looked from Maverick to Jeslyn who was about to start feeding Valen.
“What?”
“Who is Plum? Did you allow another disaster into the house?”
Jeslyn held back her laughter. With a straight face, she nodded; “your brother brought in another girl. I heard she was his childhood sweetheart.”
That was when it dawned on Rex that she was joking around. “You–”
“Dad, who is that woman?”
“Vera,” he replied nonchalantly while scrolling on his tablet.
“Why is she suddenly here? I don’t want her here. She’s not a good person.”
“Mn” Maverick replied.
“Hey, you don’t ‘mn’ like that.” Jeslyn chastised Maverick before she turned to Valen. “Honey, she’s your mother. From her point of view, it wasn’t her fault. She was kidnaped. If not because of that, she wouldn’t have left you. Don’t be mad at her and allow her the chance to show you how much she loves you.” She rubbed his head.
Valen wanted to kick against it but kept it in for now. If he agrees to what Jeslyn wants, doesn’t that mean that Vera would be taking Jeslyn’s place? No! That can’t happen. He won’t allow that to happen! He’s definitely going to throw that woman out when he’s out of here!
Rex sighed; “If only those you are fighting for are so nice to you. Heya… this life is filled with narrow–minded people. No wonder there are so many narrow–minded people dominating the charts in the morgue.”
“Uncle Rex is narrow–minded. That makes your remaining days on earth short.” Valen said with a straight face.
Jeslyn chuckled. “Well deserved.”
“How can you say that of your uncle? I’m one of the smartest people in the world!” Rex boasted.
“You should have been where dad is if you were.” Valen scoffed.
“Hey, boy, I’m smarter than your dad–” he clamped his mouth shut when Maverick gave him a look.
“See… weakling.” Valen gave him a disdainful look before opening his mouth to accept the spoonful of porridge Jeslyn was feeding him.
“Hahaha…” Jeslyn laughed boisterously.
“Sister-in-law, you are being biased. You caution the child when he’s disrespectful, only when he’s not fighting for you. That’s two–faced and hypocritical. Hmph!”
Jeslyn answered; “Serves you right for looking down on my–”
“That’s right. Jeslyn, that’s not how to bring up a child.”
Jeslyn’s words were cut short by Vera who was behind the door. The door pushed open and Vera walked in with a frown. “Valen is too young to be disrespectful to his uncle.”
Jeslyn and Valen blinked in confusion. Silence dominated the room, throwing the ward into awkwardness.
Nobody understood how Vera suddenly butted in when it was obvious they were just having fun.
“You are very gifted with the ability to ruin a good mood!” Valen almost yelled. He was having a good time with the jokes and happiness around him. Where did this joy killer pop out from?
Rex nodded; “I agree with you nephew. She’s a killjoy.” He gave Vera a disdainful look. “Why do you feel the need to ruin the mood? What does Valen’s upbringing have to do with you?”
“He’s my child and it wouldn’t be good for him to grow up thinking it’s ok to disrespect everyone.”
“And you feel you are good enough to teach him manners?” Jeslyn finally spoke up. “You need to know what manners are before you teach others that.”
“How don’t I have manners? I’ve never disrespect you or anyone in this household even though it’s clear that you don’t like me and–”
“What do you call sleeping with someone’s husband when they are at their weakest point?! How about lying to the man’s wife just to ruin their happy marriage? You tell me you have manners? You tell me you haven’t disrespected me? Living under this roof with a married couple and trying to tear them apart is disrespectful!! No one taught you that?! Huh?!”
Silence took over after Jeslyn’s outburst.
Maverick raised his head to look at his beautiful wife. He didn’t know this feeling of having your wife defend you was this sweet. He’ll need to experience much of it in the future.
Although Valen doesn’t know what was going on, he was sure of one thing… Cheating happened! He glared at his father. Even though he was sure his father wouldn’t stoop so low without a reason, he still felt disgusted.
“Clap, clap, clap!… Bravo! Vera, go on, tell us you were possessed.” Rex broke the silence. He loves this show.
All eyes were on Vera now. She swallowed. Her brain went into serious calculation. She could lie to Jeslyn about things she wouldn’t dare to say in front of Maverick because she thought Jeslyn wouldn’t tell Maverick about It.
“I– I didn’t seduce him. He came into my room and he…”
“Enough with that story!” Jeslyn yelled. “If it was as you claim it to be, you wouldn’t have lied to me that my husband professed his undying love to you. You wouldn’t have sent me pictures or forced me to see a video of him lying on your bed nak–” she stopped herself when she remembered Valen was still there.
“… You wouldn’t have lied to me that it happened more than once that got you pregnant. You should have come clean to me. Vera…” Jeslyn walked forward and stood in front of Vera. Her body was radiating pent-up rage. “If I find out everything was orchestrated by you, I’ll make you suffer.” She said slowly in a deadly tone.
“Was that why you almost killed my baby today? Is it because you are this angry? This child I’m carrying is Valen’s sibling and he holds Valen’s life and death…” Vera felt this was the right time to ‘reveal’ Jeslyn’s true face to everyone. She didn’t believe that a soft bunny like Jeslyn would be able to make her suffer after Maverick learns that Jeslyn almost killed her unborn baby.
Rex rolled his eyes and Valen frowned and lowered his head to the food in front of him. Since Jeslyn was fighting, let him feed himself. The food is too delicious to be eaten cold.
“Did you want to kill it so Valen would die too? Wouldn’t that make your future children the only children to be called Maverick’s children?” She said that while looking at Valen, however, Valen was busy eating on his own.
“Hehe… your heart is so dirty that you could only think this evil of others. Now that I think about it, falling in the kitchen today was definitely your doing just so you could blame me for your miscarriage. You want me out of Valen and Maverick’s lives just so you could come back in. You could go to any length to achieve that, which includes killing your own child. Vera, you should be feared. You give me chills!”
Vera gasped in amazement. “That’s not true! You made me fall. You poured oil on the floor!”
“How did I do that when I had no idea you’d suddenly be entering the kitchen today? Have you ever gone to the kitchen since you entered this house? So how would I know you were coming that I had to pour oil on the floor, awaiting your arrival?”
She had no comeback. How was she going to prove that Jeslyn truly wanted to kill her baby?
“You–”
“I don’t know why you are fighting so hard, Vera. My husband doesn’t care about you, neither does your son. Instead of trying to win your son’s heart, you are hating on me and making things up. If you kill your unborn child, don’t think that my husband will have to sleep with you again to get another baby… Moreover, a donor has been found, so your child means absolutely nothing to Valen’s life. Staying in this house is thanks to that baby you are carrying and you should be grateful to it.”
Hearing the latter part of Jeslyn’s words, it felt like a bucket of cold water was dumped on her. Her eyes slowly shifted to Maverick and met his gaze. A chill ran down her spine and her heartbeat stopped for a while. Those eyes felt like they knew the truth. They gave her the ‘predator watching the prey’ feeling.
With what Jeslyn just said, Vera’s lies and theories have been debunked. She can no longer use the ‘Jeslyn wants to kill my baby so Valen would die’ thingy anymore.
What other lies does she want to spew?
“You are ruining my appetite, go away!” Valen shushed her away like a fly.
“What are you still waiting for? The child doesn’t want you. Leave before I make you leave?” Jeslyn barked at her.
“Jeslyn, no matter what you do or how you make my Valen hate me, the truth will still stand. Valen is my CHILD and not yours. I am his mother! You can’t erase that!”
“No one is denying that. However, I am his mommy and you aren’t. Almost every woman can be a mother but not every mother can be considered a mom by their children.” Jeslyn smiled.
Whenever she hears that she wants Valen’s mother it pricks her heart, especially when it’s coming from this b!tch in front of her. However, letting Vera win against her in an argument is something she would never swallow.
“You heard her, Jeslyn is my mummy and you aren’t. I only want one mummy and not a mother, so leave now.” Valen said.
THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 2: CHAPTERS 21 – 30
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