Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

53 Passed Judgement on Mulan.

“Reason,” Maverick interrupted Mulan.

That was the second time he asked her for the reason Mulan raised her hand to slap his wife and he still hasn’t gotten an answer.

Mulan swallowed. She knew him too well to grasp the meaning behind his question.

“I- I’m sorry,” Mulan stuttered.

What reason could she have other than anger and jealousy? She couldn’t tell Maverick it was because she was angry or jealous, right?

Maverick didn’t say anything else but only turned his head to his men who were trailing behind him.

Number 2 immediately stepped out from the line of guards behind Maverick and started to walk towards Mulan.

Mulan suddenly had a weird feeling crawling towards her heart. Maverick hasn’t said anything other than those two words, but she could already feel the heat on her back.

“The ties between the Lu family and the Wang family are severed, hence, you are not allowed to get close to my son. Disobeying the order will cost you more than you can imagine.” 2

With that said, Maverick glanced at Jeslyn who had a beam on her face, and walked away, towards his

car.

Jeslyn’s lips twitched. She wasn’t expecting to hear that, but all in all, her heart felt warm.

Mulan’s heart dropped. Did he just break all ties with her and her family? Did Maverick just do that to someone like her?!

have thought that Maverick, whom she’s helping to take care of his

she would be this humiliated in front of so many guards

that the man she had known and wanted for so many years would do this to her. The time she wasted, the care she gave that rotten child, the suffering she went through learning how to care for kids, the humiliation she got from his sister whom he refused to announce to the world, and the embarrassment she got from his mother. This is how

sacrifices, this is Maverick’s decision? (2

like she was dreaming, so she balled her hand in a tight fist until her manicured nails

sense back to reality

2 striding towards her, Mulan shook her

wh- what are

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doing?! Maverick, what are you doing?! Let me go!” She struggled against him but it was

cannot do this to me, please don’t separate me from Valen, please,

Jeslyn chuckled. Her reaction made Mulan remember she was

everywhere. “Jeslyn, you’ll pay for this, I’ll make sure you beg for death but will never see it. I’ll ruin

make sure to wear something decent while at it. I might

laugh while

look towards where Valen was. Seeing him sitting and looking in her direction, she

as she was dragged and pushed into her red car. Number 2 got into the driver’s seat and zoomed out of the

while yelling, “byeeeeeee… I’ll take proper care of

was about to get into his black car, paused in his steps and turned his head

long while before he turned

to rest

happened to spot Valen looking towards her and she curled her lips

to walk in