Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

31 Wrong door- contract signing

Realizing she had lost track, she gently hit her head before she beamed again. “Mr, can I return to my country?”

Seeing his face changing, she immediately let go of his hand and waved at his face in a hurry. “No, no, I’m not saying I want to divorce. I mean, uhm, this country is not for people like me. I want to return to my country but I can still remain your wife and when it’s time to divorce, you can send the divorce. papers over and I’ll-”

“No.” His cold and stern voice sounded.

“Huh?” His reply startled her. What did he mean by no?

“Mr, there’s no reason for me to be by your side, right? I have a career that I-”

“Miss, you have issues up there?” He pointed at her head. 2

Jeslyn shook her head out of reflex.

“Then, you mustn’t have forgotten my condition for accepting the deal, right?”

“Eh, you said it’s for a brat and-”

“That brat cannot travel out of this country, which means you’ll have to stay here.”

“But my career! I’m a singer, a well-known singer who will soon be climbing to be a C-lister in a few weeks!” She knew she was lying, however, staying anywhere in the world is better than staying in this country.

Maverick stayed silent for a while before he responded. “Being here doesn’t stop you from doing anything. There are great companies here, I’ll get Rex to find you one.”

“No, Mr. I don’t use the back door to attain my dreams.”

“Neither am I giving you access through the back door.”

“What do you mean?”

will be back soon. How you make him trust you as a stepmother is all up to

open in disbelief. What did he

by the day. No problem, I’ll endure, so far I

turned around and headed

away and couldn’t help but beam. She loves water and she could envision herself a few

climbed the stairs. On getting to the passageway, she

unbelievable, haha…”

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back to where she was coming from but no one was behind her, so she sighed and shook

her head.

this!” She patted herself

of the passageway, plus the designs of the large

from? God! Why is a house this big and complicated anyway?…. Forget it, I can just open all the doors until

she’s standing on has three rooms with the doors looking the

with this,” she said and walked to the first door on

floor, it didn’t bulge…

her head and went to the other door. “This should be

knob handle and…

pushed the door

of her. T-this isn’t the room, she

“Enter”

The fright she got made her open the door wide with her hand holding tightly to the door knob while her body

a while before he bypassed her and stepped into the dimmed room.

noise while walking In the future? You almost scared me

he didn’t look back as

should just head to my room.” As she was about

room is not on this floor.”

“Ah?”

“Last floor.”

ok, let me