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?!

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

be this humiliated in front of so many guards

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 announce to the world, and the embarrassment she got from his mother. This is how

this is

dreaming, so she balled her hand in

reality and her eyes slowly turned

shook her head fiercely and asked

Maverick, wh- what

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

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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.

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

Mulan looked, Jeslyn chuckled. Her reaction made Mulan remember

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 you Jeslyn, bet me,

can’t wait, nanny Mulan. But make sure to wear something decent while at it. I might just choose to pull your clothes while we

nice laugh while Mulan was hyperventilating in fury.

Valen was. Seeing him sitting and looking in her

into her red car. Number 2 got into

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

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

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

to rest on Jeslyn.

to spot Valen looking towards her and

started to walk in