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 it comes to

he couldn’t make it, Matt became obsessed with

to get my sister involved.

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

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

see his mother? Please May, I’m not asking you to do this for yourself, but do it

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

there,” Maverick said

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few seconds before he smiled and took out a bottle from his bag and placed it on the

you going to unblock him? It’s been a year already, Mav-”

done here?” Maverick turned around and

should probably leave now,” Matt said before he turned

eyes in deep thought for a while before

family… disturb them for a while.” Maverick 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

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

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

letter “M” written on it. Maverick held the pendant and brushed through the letter on it, lost

room. Maverick raised his emotionless gaze to