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?!

take care of his son for six years,

this humiliated in front of so many guards and maids,

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

all her sacrifices, this is

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

to reality and her eyes slowly turned

Mulan shook her

what are you saying?”

her forearm and started

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“W- what are you doing?! Maverick, what are you doing?! Let me go!” She struggled against him but it was futile.

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

Her reaction made Mulan

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, bet

wear something decent while at it. I might just

a nice laugh while Mulan was hyperventilating in fury.

look towards where Valen was. Seeing him sitting and looking in her direction, she screamed, “Valen! Child, please save

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

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

black car, paused in his steps and turned his

long while before he turned and entered

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

other hand happened to spot Valen looking towards her and

and started to walk in the pool’s direction.