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?!

whom she’s helping to take care of his son for six years, would pass such judgment

of so many

learning how to care for kids, the humiliation she

sacrifices, this is Maverick’s

she was dreaming, so she balled her hand in

her sense back to reality

towards her, Mulan shook her head fiercely and asked in disbelief,

Maverick, wh- what are you saying?”

walked to her and grabbed hold of her forearm and started to

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a distance away.

panicked. “W- what are you doing?! Maverick, what are you doing?! Let me go!” She

separate me from Valen, please, I’m sorry,

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

looks could kill, Jeslyn would have fallen dead with her intestines spewed everywhere. “Jeslyn, you’ll pay for this, I’ll make

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

a nice laugh while Mulan was hyperventilating

was. Seeing him sitting and looking in her direction,

pushed into her red car. Number 2

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

car, paused in his steps and turned his head to

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

his gaze to rest on Jeslyn.

Valen looking towards her and she curled her lips into a

walk in the pool’s