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.

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

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

my sister involved. I won’t touch Jeslyn,

voice. Not that he

Maverick would be aversive to the 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

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

sighed after his lecture. He knew that 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

there,” Maverick

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took out a bottle from his bag and placed it

are you going to unblock him? It’s been a year already,

you done here?” Maverick turned around and

said

before he picked up his

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

to write. Then he thought of something and put the

There were two mini boxes inside. One was red and the other was black. He took out the two boxes and opened the

a leg 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,

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 comes to his