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?!

to take care of his son for six years, would pass

humiliated in front of so many guards and maids, especially this

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

this is Maverick’s decision? (2

balled her hand in a tight fist until

pulled her sense back to reality and her eyes slowly turned

Mulan shook her head fiercely and asked

Maverick, wh- what are you

and grabbed hold of her forearm and started to drag

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

from Valen, please, I’m sorry, Maverick!!” Mulan screamed

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

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 make sure you beg for death but will never see it. I’ll ruin

decent while at it. I might just choose

while

was. Seeing him sitting and

there and didn’t move. He watched as she was dragged and pushed into her red car. Number 2 got into the driver’s seat and zoomed out

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

into his black car, paused in his steps

side profile for a long while before he

was by the pool, shifted his gaze to rest on Jeslyn. He narrowed his eyes at her.

looking towards her and she curled her

walk