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 pass

in front of so

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 he paid

all her sacrifices, this is

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

sense back to reality and

2 striding towards her, Mulan shook her head fiercely and asked in

wh- what are you

walked to her and grabbed hold of her forearm and started

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a distance away.

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

separate me from Valen, please, I’m sorry, Maverick!!”

reaction made Mulan remember she was

could kill, Jeslyn would have fallen dead with her intestines spewed everywhere. “Jeslyn, you’ll pay

to wear something decent while at it. I might just choose to pull your clothes

having a nice laugh while Mulan was hyperventilating in

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

into her

with a broad smile while yelling, “byeeeeeee… I’ll take proper care of Valen and he won’t miss you

get into his black car, paused in his steps and turned his head to look at the excited Jeslyn.

profile for a long

shifted his gaze to rest on Jeslyn.

on the other hand happened to spot Valen looking towards her and she curled her lips into a wicked smile. (2

and started to walk in the pool’s direction.