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?!

years would she have thought that Maverick, whom she’s helping to take care of his son for six years, would

front of so many guards and maids, especially

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

her sacrifices, this is Maverick’s decision? (2

so she balled her hand in a tight fist until her manicured nails dug into

pain pulled her sense back to reality and her eyes slowly

striding towards her, Mulan shook

wh- what

hold of her forearm and started to drag her

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distance away.

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

do this to me, please don’t separate me from Valen, please, I’m sorry, Maverick!!” Mulan screamed

miserable Mulan looked, Jeslyn chuckled. Her reaction made Mulan remember she

rage in her eyes. If looks could kill, Jeslyn would have fallen dead with her intestines spewed everywhere. “Jeslyn, you’ll pay for this, I’ll make sure you beg for death but will never see it. I’ll ruin

to wear something decent while at it. I might just choose to pull your clothes while we are fighting in the

was having a nice laugh while Mulan was hyperventilating in fury. 2

Seeing him sitting and looking in her direction, she screamed, “Valen! Child,

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

take proper care of Valen and he won’t miss

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

her side profile for a long while before he turned and entered his car.

gaze to rest on Jeslyn. He narrowed his eyes at her.

her

walk in the pool’s direction.