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?!

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

of so many guards and maids, especially this vixen

learning how to care for kids, the humiliation she got from his sister whom he refused to announce to the world, and

sacrifices, this is Maverick’s decision?

she balled her hand in a tight fist until her manicured

back to reality and her eyes slowly

Mulan shook her head fiercely and asked in

what

of her forearm and started to drag her towards

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doing?! Let me go!” She struggled against him but it was futile.

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

Her reaction made

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

it. I might just choose to pull

while Mulan was

him sitting and looking in her direction,

and didn’t move. He watched as she was dragged and pushed into her red car. Number

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

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

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

who was by the pool, shifted his gaze to rest on Jeslyn. He

the other hand happened to spot Valen looking towards her and she

snorted and started to walk in the