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.

doctors and scientists in Country M. He’s a maniac when

deadly virus called ATOM and for over a decade, Matt didn’t stop to find the antidote. Because he couldn’t make it, Matt became obsessed with the research and whatever opportunity he finds to get closer to the cure,

don’t have to get my sister involved. I won’t

Maverick asked without warmth in his voice. Not that he has ever spoken with warmth to anyone except Jeslyn

topic. When he didn’t, Matt continued, “your lack of sleep is getting to you. You look strained. I know you don’t take the sleeping pills I leave for you, but Mav, you should take them so you can have a good sleep for

will he get to see his mother? Please May, I’m not asking you to do this for yourself,

anything. After all, this isn’t the first time he had gone out of his way to advise Maverick but all his suggestions fall on deaf ears, always.

Maverick

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he smiled and took out a bottle from his bag and placed it on

going to unblock him? It’s been a year

here?” Maverick turned around and asked.

leave now,” Matt said before he turned

his eyes in deep thought for a while before he picked up his phone and

that. He didn’t state for how long the Xu family should be messed with, however, it

to write. Then he thought of something

the drawer attached to the desk. There were two mini boxes inside. One was red and the other was

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 thought for a moment before he placed it back into the box, closed it, and put the box back.

picked up the red box. As he was about to open it, he heard the doorbell to his study room. Maverick raised his emotionless gaze to the door and slowly narrowed his eyes. Nobody except Rex and Valen