Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

60 Test subject- seduced

“May, how did your wife get to know about ATOM and the Xu family? Only the Xu family has such a virus in the whole world, so how did she get in contact with it?”

“How long has the virus been in her body?”

“Around eleven years.” Matt cautiously looked at Maverick before he continued, “she shouldn’t have been able to survive this long unless she’s being given a suppression pill. She might be a test subject… like Va-” 1

“Shut up!” The air around Maverick suddenly turned cold and his face changed.

Matt sighed and took a step towards Maverick. He stared him in the eyes and said with caution. “How about we test the treatment on her? If it works, Valen will get well too-”

Maverick turned his back to Matt in silence.

After a long silence in the room, Matt shook his head and continued, “she’s a nobody to you. Why are you caring for her? Rex told me how you two got entangled in this marriage. Since it’s for a year, you should take advantage of the opportunity in front of you. Let’s use her to test out the treatments I came up with-”

“Matt…” silence dominated the room after Maverick spoke. “Take your eyes… off her. Or else, I’ll rip your sister apart.”

His words were unhurried. Drawing the words to make Matt understand his meaning which Matt didn’t fail to comprehend.

the best doctors and scientists in Country M. He’s a

find the antidote. Because he couldn’t make it, Matt became obsessed with the research and whatever opportunity

get my sister

you still here?” Maverick asked without warmth in his voice. Not that he has ever spoken with warmth to anyone except Jeslyn though.

look strained. I know you don’t take the sleeping pills I leave for you, but Mav, you should take them so you can

Valen do if something were to happen to you? How will he get to see his mother? Please May, I’m not asking you to do this for yourself, but do it for your son. He

was talking to an unfeeling robot, so he wasn’t expecting anything. After all, this isn’t the first time he had gone out of his way to

there,” Maverick

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a few seconds before he smiled and took out a bottle from his

unblock him?

Maverick turned around

Matt said before he turned and walked out.

while before he picked up his phone and

put the phone down after that. He didn’t state for how long the Xu family should be messed with, however, it was clear that Country M would be a mess for a while.

sat on his seat and picked up a pen to write. Then he thought of something and put the pen

two mini boxes inside. One was red and the other was black. He took

chain. The chain has a small heart pendant with the letter “M” written on it. Maverick held the pendant and brushed through the letter on it, lost in

it, he heard the doorbell to his study room. Maverick raised his emotionless gaze to the door and slowly narrowed