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?!

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

couldn’t believe that she would be this humiliated in front of so many guards and maids, especially this vixen

man she 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

this

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

her sense back to reality

number 2 striding towards her, Mulan shook her head fiercely

wh- what are you

to her and grabbed hold of her forearm and started to drag her towards her red

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

please don’t separate me from Valen, please, I’m sorry, Maverick!!” Mulan screamed hysterically while being dragged

Her reaction made Mulan

to her 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 make sure you beg for death but

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

having a nice laugh while

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

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

a broad smile while yelling, “byeeeeeee… I’ll take proper care of

get into his black car, paused in his steps and turned his head to look

profile for a long while before he

shifted his gaze to rest on Jeslyn.

Valen looking towards her and

walk in the