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 son for six years, would pass such judgment

this humiliated in front of so many guards and maids, especially this vixen she

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

this is

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

back to reality and her eyes

number 2 striding towards her, Mulan shook

Maverick, wh- what

and grabbed hold of her forearm and started to drag her towards

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a distance away.

doing?! Let me go!”

from Valen,

Her reaction made Mulan remember she

her with unconcealed 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 you Jeslyn,

But make sure to wear something decent while at it. I might just choose to pull your clothes while we are

laugh while

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

dragged and pushed into her red car. Number 2 got into the

yelling, “byeeeeeee… I’ll take proper care of Valen and he won’t miss you for a single

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

for a long while before he

to rest on Jeslyn. He narrowed

other hand happened to spot Valen looking towards her and she curled her lips into

walk in the pool’s