THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 3: CHAPTER 51 – 60
BY SIR ZACH
CHAPTER 55
Maverick was the last to leave the Red Room. As he walked along the quiet and dim passage, images of his son and wife flashed through his mind. He flattened his lips as he thought of her reaction.
Maverick was convinced that nobody would tell Jeslyn where he had been all this while. He’d be the one to tell her himself but the man couldn’t help feeling dread over how angry she’d be.
Maverick stopped by his bedroom door and unlocked it, then went in. Nothing was out of place, except that his bed had a little wrinkle here and there, evidence that someone slept on it last night. The man lowered his height and touched the wrinkles like he was imagining Jeslyn sleeping on the sheets.
THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 3: CHAPTER 51 – 60
A moment later, he went into the bathroom, shaved his overgrown beard and took a long shower to wash away the stress and gloom that had been hovering around him, still, the man couldn’t find much joy in his heart.
He had been feeling somewhat and restless ever since he woke up, but it wasn’t something worth dwelling on. He thought.
Getting out of the shower after a long hour of relaxing his muscles and submerging himself in a hot bath, he opened his closet, but the first thing that greeted him was his wife’s night dress.
Indeed she slept here last night. Maverick’s lips stretched into a faint smile before grabbing a black shirt and black pants to put on.
It was already late afternoon and he was home, so he shouldn’t be dressing like he was going out for work, however, the man felt that his wife needed to see his attractiveness so her anger wouldn’t be much.
Maverick slicked his grown hair backwards with the help of gel to give him a gentlemanly vibe. After that, he applied cologne to smell exactly as Jeslyn loved.
The man opened the first few buttons on his shirt and folded the sleeves to reveal his veiny hands and toned chest. Those would be enough to calm her down, so he thought.
After putting everything in order, he was ready to seduce his wife, so he left the room.
As he walked along the passageway, the man’s agility wasn’t the same as before. One could faintly hear the patter of light footfalls on the tiled floor if they cared to listen.
Maverick took the stairs and stopped at the second floor. He went around the rooms but his wife and son were nowhere in sight, so he made his way to the sitting room.
From his phone, he realized today was Saturday, meaning the both of them should be home, unless Jeslyn had an emergency at her work, or they went shopping.
In the sitting room, Maverick could see someone he presumed to be Pink, sitting in a wheelchair. His brows furrowed as his leisured pace increased slightly– almost unnoticeable!
Pink, who was staring at space, picked up the sound of footsteps and turned sharply. Looking at the person standing a few meters away from her, Pink almost instinctively got up from her chair, but remembering her condition, she sat back down and bowed slightly.
“Boss, welcome back!”
Maverick walked to stand in front of her, towering over the woman. The look in his eyes couldn’t be read, nor can one fathom what he was thinking.
The next moment, he went down on one knee and slightly bent his head.
“Mother-in-law, please give me your blessings.”
Jeslyn had accepted her mother before he left two months ago, which means, he has to start treating her as his mother-in-law now.
Pink was startled for a moment before she snapped out of it and smiled.
“I have given you my blessings. May you and her live long together, support each other in hard times and enjoy happy times together.”
Maverick got up and looked around the large sitting room that had no one in it, then asked.
“Where is my family?”
“They went to Damien’s party….” She explained what the party is about.
“Hm… Who hurt you?” he then asked.
“Hwang Min.”
Maverick looked at her, a little speechless. “How did it happen?” He took a seat opposite her.
“I jumped down from the eighth floor of a hospital building…” After she explained everything that happened, including Jeslyn’s and Nancy’s entanglement, the man got up and left without saying another word to her.
Pink Picked up her phone to call Jeslyn but she wouldn’t answer it no matter how many times she tried.
“She must be having a lot of fun. I tried my best to warn you,” Pink chuckled.
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Meanwhile, at the party, the guests were indeed having a lot of fun bonding and making connections. Damien had engaged Kimberly and the two were going around and greeting guests.
Valen, in his white suit and black inner shirt, was standing at a corner with Code 5 beside him as they observed the quiet Jeslyn from afar.
Jeslyn, Lolita, Beverly and Piper were sitting with the first lady as they chatted over drinks.
If it was before she knew the story behind this pretty woman, Jeslyn would have paid more attention to her and even accepted the hand of friendship she was stretching but after what Nancy told her, Jeslyn could only see a monster hiding behind an expensive makeover.
“Jeslyn, I haven’t seen your husband or heard any news about him for a long while. Did he travel?” First Lady Luisa asked with a cute smile.
Jeslyn had been giving her the cold shoulder since and it was making her feel awkward. Jeslyn knows she’s trying to become friends with her, yet she’s treating her like air, what impudence! She thought in her mind.
“I hid my husband away from the world because I can’t help how so many ladies are fantasizing about him. It’s driving me nuts. So he had no choice but to stay indoors.” She replied flatly without a single interest. Beverly and Piper were quick to laugh over her response, so Luisa failed to read the sarcasm in her response.
“Mummy, you look stressed. Do you want to go home?” Valen walked over with Code 5 who had been walking him around. The young child didn’t want to take a step away from his mother but because she was with other women like her, he decided to excuse himself. From afar, he could see how disassociated his mother was, so he came over.
Everyone on the table looked at Jeslyn, accessing her to see if she was indeed looking the way her son said.
Undeniably, she looked stressed and sometimes zoomed out. But the friends thought she was missing her husband. That was the reason Lolita forced her here, to begin with.
Jeslyn smiled and shook her head, “I’m fine. I guess I had too much to drink, I’ll use the lady’s room.” She got up before anyone could expose her.
She knew she lied about the drinks, but so what? It was convenient
Valen watched his mother leave. Just like all the ladies at the table, he knew she lied because he had been watching her since. The boy looked away from his mother’s back and shifted his gaze to her cup of non-alcoholic wine, it just went a tad lower from how the waiter brought it to her. Others have drank about four cups, yet she was still on her first.
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THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 3: CHAPTER 51 – 60
Jeslyn’s heels clicked continuously as she made her way to the restroom in the massive hotel that was booked for this elegant engagement party. Even though she wasn’t in for this celebration, she was caught by surprise by how well-decorated the venue was. Kim’s dress was personally picked out by Damien. Who would have known that he was such a romantic man?
A sigh escaped her lips as she opened the restroom door. It’s been two months plus, yet her good husband hasn’t had enough fun outside. Did he intend to take a year? Also, why hasn’t she heard about any gang war anywhere around the world?
Rex and others might think she was convinced by their lies, but unfortunately, she’s not stupid anymore.
Looking at the reflection of her image in the mirror, Jeslyn sighed again. “Why am I looking so worn out and unhappy these days? Maverick, when do you intend to return home? Aren’t you missing your wife and son? Or did you find someone more attractive than me?”
She pouted when the thought crossed her mind. She was sure her husband is not like that, but it was convenient and free to think, so why not abuse it if it would make her feel good?
A smile graced her lips after washing her face. “If you can’t give me a gracious reason why you’ve been away for so long, I’ll make you sleep on the floor for the same amount of time you got me worried. But if you dared to find someone better than me…” she turned off the tap and pulled out a tissue from its stand, as she wiped her hands, she uttered, “It would be fun to be the antagonist of your love life. Hehe…” she chuckled.
“Right?”
Jeslyn turned sharply when she heard the voice. She looked around, but no one except her was in. Just then, the door was pushed open and someone stood by the door, beaming at her.
“Y– you?! What are you doing here?”
He started walking step by step towards her while saying, “Indeed, you’re right. It is fun to be the antagonist of a relationship. However, it’s unfortunate you cannot be the antagonist because your husband…” he closed the distance and leaned into her. “…Is dead.” He whispered.
Jeslyn’s mind immediately rejected that last word. With all her strength, she pushed him away.
“Reuben Yu, I don’t know what your problem is. However, know that you’ve failed even before you started.”
“Says, who?” he laughed. “All my life, I’ve never met a setback and my plans are always meticulous… just like now,” he beamed.
Jeslyn frowned. “What do you mean?” she started to feel weird as she looked at his face.
“I should tell you. Today, a lot of bodies will be buried. While my brother is getting engaged, his people are being attacked. By the time he finds out, there’ll be something more important than his faction that he would need to worry about. Isn’t that fascinating?” he beamed again.
‘So this is why I’ve been down since yesterday?’ she thought.
Jeslyn took a deep breath as she thought of what to do to escape. She needs to tell Damien what his brother was planning. She discreetly looked around the room, nothing was in sight.
He glanced at his watch and said, “Five more minutes to go… Rossa, let’s leave this place, it will be difficult to leave after five minutes.”
Jeslyn’s eyes widened, “What are you trying to do?!”
“I told you, my brother will have something greater than his faction that he would need to worry about. I don’t want you to get caught up in the mess. Come with me,” he stretched out his hand.
“Valen!” Jeslyn ignored his outstretched hand and tried to run around him. Her son and friends need to be brought to safety!
“Rossa!” He blocked her path, looking a little upset. “What do you think you’re doing?”
“Get out of my way!” She yelled and tried to shove him out of the way, but he maneuvered his way agilely to embrace her from behind and firmly wrap his hands around her body. No matter how much she struggled, she couldn’t free herself.
“Don’t be stubborn, Rossa, I told you I won’t hurt you. Why are you running away from me?” he proceeded to lower his tone. He was trying to sound romantic, but to Jeslyn, he was simply creepy!
His hands on her irritated her so much that her chest burnt with fury. Without thinking, she raised her right leg and ruthlessly stepped on his toe.
“Argh!”
He cried out and immediately released her. Jeslyn knew that wasn’t enough to stop him from chasing her, so she took off her shoes and smacked his face with the heels. She didn’t wait to see the bruise before she jumped at the door to leave.
“Rossa!” he screamed.
The yell sent shivers running through her, but she refused to stop running. Her purse had fallen, still, she didn’t notice. Just when she opened the door and tried to leave, someone blocked her exit.
It was Davis!
“Want to escape?” He grabbed her by the hair and dragged her back into the restroom.
Her neck and scalp were hurting, causing her to whimper.
“Reuben, here’s your woman.” He said and threw her to her knees.
“Ahh!” Jeslyn cried as her knees hit the tiled floor without reserve.
Reuben looked at the pain on her face. Ignoring his bleeding cheek and hurting foot, he helped her to her feet while gritting his teeth.
“For twenty-two years, I’ve been stalking her, and watching her grow. Even when she made impulsive decisions and did things that hurt me, I never laid a finger on her. Davis, who are you to hurt my woman?” his eyes turned deadly as he shifted them to stare at the stupefied Davis who was standing a few meters away from them.
“She hurt you and I thought–”
“When did I tell you she hurt me?” he touched the blood trailing down his cheek. “Indeed, her pencil heels dug my skin out, but I never complained that it hurt me, did I?” He glared at him.
Davis stayed silent for a moment, then simply said, “I’m sorry.”
“That’s not enough, you’ll pay for making her feel pain.” He threatened and lowered his gaze to stare at the tired woman in his arms. “Rossa, I’m sorry. Please–”
“Reuben, let me go.” She was exhausted from the little defense stance she pulled a moment ago. It wasn’t so hard, but why is she feeling weak all of a sudden?
“The drug has kicked in. Sleep, dear. By the time you wake up, everything will be fine.” Before Jeslyn could register what he was talking about, he chopped the side of her neck with the edge of his palm and watched her close her eyes and fall on his shoulder.
As he carried Jeslyn and was about to leave, he glared maliciously at Davis. “Don’t make a mess of my plans.” He left after that.
Davis glared at his disappearing back, no one knew what he was thinking.
“You took the pictures?” he asked no one in sight.
“I’ve always taken great pictures. You have nothing to worry about,” a person said from the back of the door.
“Don’t think too highly of yourself. I have no time to worry about your outcome. If you take wrong pictures, be sure that Reuben would have your head stuck to your mother’s room. Follow them,” Davis watched the photographer leave before he pulled out his phone and called someone.
“Start the plan,” his hard lips stretched into a victorious smile. “I told you, you all are going to pay. Maverick, before you return, I would have ruined everything you hold dear… How can you return? I’m giving you too many credits. Hahahaha…”
At the underground parking lot, Reuben was just driving out when Maverick’s car drove in. They missed each other at the entrance. No one saw the other.
THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 3: CHAPTER 51 – 60
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