Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

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Mulan slowly looked up at his face while biting her lips to not scream out in pain as the hold on her clavicle had gotten tighter. (1)

“Are you seducing me?” He asked playfully.

Mulan almost spat saliva on his face. Seduce him? Why would she want to have anything to do with a soulless devil? Peradventure this man has a little bit of affection towards anything that isn’t money, power, and his life. She would have chosen him because, someone without weakness would be the only person to give her the kind of life she wanted, but unfortunately, he isn’t such an individual.

Holding Mulan’s gaze with his, Damien chuckled. “Mulan, do you know why I never disturbed you all these years? It was because I saw you as a wonderful chess piece. From a tender age…” Damien paused and slowly let go of her clavicle and trailed a finger to spaghetti strap sleeve and slowly pulled it until it fell off her shoulder.

“…you never stopped running after Maverick. You followed him from the shadows and learned things for his sake. You even arranged for his women- Rossa and Vera to meet bad endings because you liked Maverick.” (3

Mulan flinched and stiffened when Damien’s fingers brushed against her exposed melon.

It wasn’t clear if she reacted that way because of Damien’s touch or because she had long been exposed when she thought she hid her secrets well.

She was one of those who went after Rossa and Vera. She had thought it was a perfect job but now…

Mulan raised her eyes and saw Damien beaming at her.

“You thought I wouldn’t know?” He asked. Not that he needed an answer. “Hahaha…you know by now that everything happening around the globe is under my watch, unless I don’t care about it, but your case is different.”

forcefully pulled Mulan closer, making her hit her big

scared. Her heartbeat was in a mess and her hands

that when caught, she’ll be killed, that’s why she prayed that Maverick wouldn’t find out. Which was why she had made up her mind to do

the lady I have had eyes on for years now. I didn’t kill her for a reason…” he grabbed Mulan’s boobs and squeezed

of letting her be, you dared to kill her.”Damien’s smile immediately disappeared from his lips and his face turned murderous. “How should I kill you, Mulan? No way I know would make me satisfied, so

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he want to kill her? No, that’s not it. He wants her to choose how she would die?! Was that a joke? But Damien never jokes even

off his body, but Damien

placed her hands on his and trying to prey his hands off her nipples but instead his

out in a pained voice.

she could finish her words. Damien and Mulan turned their heads to look at the intruder. Lo and behold, it was the demon walking in with

Mulan’s boost and placed them on her waist, securing her from leaving his lap. 1

heart dived into her stomach. She wanted to leave Damien’s lap and go on her knees to beg Maverick but

strandling each other without saying anything. There was no anger, no hate, no nothing

Seeing him with a

soon. She had thought she would be given a few

at Mulan’s head. Almost instantly, Damien raised a

Damien said while

but his hand didn’t go down.

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

a bullet and Damien counter-attacked.