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?”

return to the house, your stepson will be back soon. How you make him trust you as a stepmother is all up to you.” With that

in disbelief. What did he

my life is just getting worse by the day. No problem, I’ll endure, so far I won’t die before

she turned around and

pool a distance away and couldn’t help but beam. She loves water

the passageway,

is unbelievable, haha…” she

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where she was coming from but no one was behind

her head.

can do this!” She patted herself on the shoulder and continued to walk forward.

the passageway, plus the designs

is a house this big and complicated anyway?…. Forget it, I can

rooms with the doors looking the same. She got baffled as to which room she should go into.

start with this,” she said and walked to

floor,

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

turned the knob handle

smiled and pushed the door

was in front of her. T-this isn’t the room, she thought and was about to shut

“Enter”

her open the door wide with her hand

watched her cute reaction for a while

walking In the future? You

as he threw her the answer.

should just head to my room.” As she

is not

“Ah?”

“Last floor.”

ok, let me