Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

52 Maverick to the rescue.

“You might be his ‘wife’, but nobody knows that. If I were you, I’d hide my face in shame and stop calling him my husband.” Mulan scoffed. (1

“Hmmm… that’s right…” The maid walked back with the scarf. Jeslyn took the scarf from the maid and started to tie it around her waist while saying, “…The world might not know me to be his wife but the important people in his life do. Even a nanny like you does, so that’s already a good announcement. 1 Maverick and I don’t need the world to get married or approve our union.” Jeslyn beamed.

“y-”

“Don’t bother with your incessant talks. If you aren’t tired, I am… by the way, isn’t it too early to come to a house with a newly wedded couple? You should leave. My husband, son, brother-in-law, and I want to have the day all to ourselves and bond over breakfast.

Also…” Jeslyn smiled shyly. “He was…” She lowered her voice and leaned towards Mulan. “godly in bed. Very hot and he made me scream his name all through.” 3

Mulan’s face paled and her eyes shut open in disbelief.

“H-he, he, he, y- you…” Mulan stammered on without knowing the proper words to say.

“Hmm…” Jeslyn nodded fervently. “Yes, he ate me and he also confessed I was the most delicious thing he has ever tasted. Hahaha…”

Seeing how flabbergasted Mulan was, Jeslyn felt an overflow of joy coursing through her veins. 1 “Leave now and when next you are coming, wear something that covers that big chest of yours because I might mistake you for a seductress and you wouldn’t want to see the crazy side of an angry WIFE.” 1

Jeslyn kept laying emphasis on that word. She was never a petty person, but the urge to ruin Mulan kept tugging on her mind. She hated this woman. The more she spoke with Mulan, the more she wants to tear her apart and that feeling surprises her too.

anymore. She raised her hand and was

that froze her into a mummy. Her hand was suspended in mid-air as color

“You dare not,”

It was a

the sound of the voice and slowly turned towards

owner of that demonic voice, striding towards them in an uncaring manner with his face as cold

people imagining if a smile had ever

glanced passively at the two women. One was almost naked with a yellow

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pants and a black top. She held a black blazer in one hand while the

one hand in his pocket, he stood beside

like he

Why did she call him that? Wasn’t she supposed

first time in six years. She had always had her head slightly bowed all those years, and now, she wanted

head, she summoned courage and stared into

like they could pierce into her

still wanted to be by his side… To be the

for that position, only

word rolled out of her tongue with difficulty as a teardrop slid down her left

“Maverick, why?”

looking into her iris with no single emotion in his eyes. If anything could be found,

stayed around you for so long. I took care of your child from when he was born to