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?!

a million years would she have thought that Maverick, whom she’s helping to take

believe that she would be this humiliated in front of so many guards and maids,

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

sacrifices, this is Maverick’s decision?

she balled her hand in a tight fist

back to reality and her eyes slowly

towards her, Mulan shook her head fiercely

Maverick, wh- what are

of her forearm and started

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a distance away.

doing?! Let me go!” She struggled against

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

reaction made Mulan

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

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

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,

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

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

paused in his steps and turned

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

shifted his gaze to rest on Jeslyn. He narrowed his eyes

Valen looking towards her and she curled her

snorted and started to walk in the