Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

36 Caring for his sick wife

From morning till afternoon Jeslyn didn’t go downstairs to eat nor did she open her door to the maids that had been knocking.

Now it’s evening and she’s still inside and a maid is standing outside her door, banging and ringing the doorbell with urgency.

How many hours has it been that the guest she was warned to care for by the butler hasn’t eaten? She loves her job and doesn’t want to be fired.

Being under master Maverick means an automatic protective shield in this hell of a country, so the young maid was frightened by the thousands of bad thoughts running through her mind.

“Ring, ring, ring!”

“Knock, knock, knock!”

“Bang, bang, bang!”

“Ma’am, please open the door!”

There’s a spare key with the butler however the man couldn’t be found in the large mansion. “Step back.”

The maid turned with a start at the cold voice. She hurriedly stepped out of the way and bowed her head to avoid looking at those cold eyes owned by the demonic man she was working for. When will this master learn to make a sound while walking? Every time, he walks around like he wasn’t stepping on the ground.

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he turned the knob and opened the door. “You

saw the girl curled up in her sleep with messy hair and a red nose. Her gorgeous face looked pale with sweat

stretched his hand to touch her forehead. Maverick knitted his brows after feeling her burning forehead and stood upright. He

to the house…

around the room for a brief moment before he headed

with an incredible figure came out a few seconds later with a bowl and a white towel. He sat down beside

stir in her sleep for a second.

the bowl of water, squeezed the water out, and cleaned her face with it.

process a few times before folding the towel and placing it on her forehead.

inconspicuous black watch before he stood up and returned the bowl to the bathroom.

and glanced at her face one more time before

rested his head on the headboard with one long leg placed on the bed and

closed and expression unreadable, he stepped into the world of unknown

time passed and the beeping sound of his phone ringing made

a little. When he closed and opened his eyes again, only the redness could

take his phone while looking

listened to what the other party was saying without uttering a word before he took the phone off his ears and placed it back on the top of the drawer.

and a maid pushed it open. She bowed to the man sitting on the bed before stepping aside for the

older than Maverick, with his hair dyed white, walked into the room, holding a black

bed and started to open it while saying: “I thought

with his head resting on the board

message in the group saying someone got married. With this lady here, I think