Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

465 Raped Victim

"I don't understand what you're talking about," she looked away and wiped her tears. 1

Celestine smiled and leaned forward. "Don't play with me, girl. I'm no one like you've met before."

"Why are you doing this?" the lady started to cry. "Mr. Maverick saved me. If I knew anything, I would have told him a long time ago."

"He saved you, yet you hate him?" Celestine raised a brow.

The lady was shocked at what she heard. "H-how could you make up such unfounded claims?! Is that how ungrateful your heart can be?!" She yelled.

"Hahaha..." Celestine laughed unamused. "At the age of ten, you pushed your step-sister into a pool because she was receiving more attention than you at a party. At the age of fifteen, you bullied and killed a classmate because she was prettier. At the age of twenty, you had sex with your step-sister's fiance... note, that they were about to get married a week later. At the age of twenty-nine, which was last month, you stole a co-worker's chance of being the waitress that would serve at Damien's party. So tell me, lady, why should I believe you?"

"Y-you did a background check on me?"

"Not just that. I also did a background check on the manager of the hotel. Guess what I found. You two had been f*king around while you used that as a key to terrorize the other hotel staff members." Celestine got up and started pacing the room while laying down some theory.

"I'm a lady too and know exactly what goes on in the minds of opportunists like you. How about we try this?" Celestine smiled with her lips sealed.

"You stole someone else's place to get the chance to be among those who served at the party where the First Lady, Yu, Lu and other great figures were. When you found an opportunity, you followed someone into the restroom, probably to have an audience with them. Can I be bold enough to say that person was Jeslyn?" Seeing the look of shock on the lady's face, Celestine snorted and continued. 2

"Before you could get to the restroom, you encountered Reuben and his people. You probably heard what was discussed and you were caught, so your death was ordered before the big shots left the

restroom.

"However, the men were new to the Xu faction, meaning they were deprived of basic human needs... like tasting a woman. So they disobeyed the order to kill you immediately and instead thought to have a taste. But unfortunately, Maverick showed up."

"Hahahaha... you are not the best celebrity of the century for nothing. I'm impressed. I guess only the intelligent get to be a part of his crew...so tell me, why do you think I hate him?"

"You felt repulsed that a lady like you was raped by mere guards, so you were angry that Mav came a few minutes too late to save you, so nothing he did afterwards could erase your hatred, so you hid the truth from him," Celestine concluded.

"Bravo!" She clapped. "I'm impressed. However, you are not entirely wrong, but so what? What can

you do about it? You obviously cannot make me tell the truth. After all, the world thinks that I'm now Mav's girlfriend. Haha."

"You think too highly of yourself," Celestine chuckled. "What if I tell May that you were the prostitute who was paid by Rex and others to sleep with him eight years ago and also paid by Reuben to change the aphrodisiac that was given by Rex to a stronger one? What do you think he would do to you? Or what if I tell him that your daughter was the dead offspring that was presented to Jeslyn as her child while Valen was taken away from her? Or what if I also tell him that you had a hand in making things smooth for Vera to locate Jeslyn in Rose City, which led to Maverick taking Vera home and almost ruining his happy family?

"I'm sure you have no idea what it would be like to have your innocent sick brother have his guts sprawled out right in front of you. Aren't you doing everything because of him?"

The lady gritted her teeth, "You know too much and I tell you, it won't be good for you if you don't stop digging into my-"

"What more to dig? That you have a daughter named Mia, who is six years old? ... Or that you've been hunting Maverick because you blame him for your brother's misfortune?"

"Haha, why do I feel you aren't so good to Maverick like everyone thought? You know so much about me, yet didn't tell him. Is it right for me to think that you have your agenda by being around him?" "That's clearly an option for you. But don't worry, you'll know where my loyalty stands before the day ends, so tell me, where is Reuben and who is the photographer?"

"And if I tell you, you'll keep my secret?"

"I wouldn't be here alone if I had no intention of keeping your secret," Celestine smiled faintly. "Fine, we have a deal... I don't know where Reuben is, but I know who the photographer is... Lone wolf." The lady smiled when she saw the look of disbelief on Celestine's face.

"Lone wolf, asin paparazzo lone wolf?"

"Who else?" the lady rolled her eyes. "He's been working for Reuben, but sells pictures to agencies-"

"I know what he does. Where can I find him?"

"He stays in a torn-down building in the slum... at least, that was the place I saw him last month." "No one knows his description because he appears in disguise. Will you be kind enough to tell me what he looks like?"

"Of course, we have a deal... he is a tall muscular man with great charm. He has a beard, dark blue eyes, long hair and a long jaw. Is that enough?" "For now, it is."

"I'm not expecting you to come back here. So better not, I won't entertain you."

"Not me... But him!" The minute Celestine said that, the door burst open and Maverick walked in.

"Y-yo- you betrayed me!"

"Did I?"

"You, I thought you were against him!"