Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

178 Seeking help

“What is going on?” Maverick asked passively.

“May-”

“Brother, she’s my woman now.” Rex smiled with squinted eyes. Maverick could feel the happiness he was radiating. 2

“Rex!” Celestine balled her fist as she waited to hear what Maverick would say.

“What? He’s still going to find out, after all, you’re my fiance now… we got engaged, didn’t we?” 2

Celestine almost cried in shame. Rex had always been a blabbermouth, but this time, he was obviously doing it to force her into having no other choice than to accept him.

Maverick’s eyes trailed down to Celestine’s finger and he saw the sparkling diamond ring smiling at him.

The ring is big and beautiful, it calls people’s attention and announces to them that Celestine was

taken.

Celestine slowly hid the hand behind her and waited with a drumming heart for Maverick’s verdict. Maverick said nothing as he looked from the nervous Celestine to the excited Rex. After a while of silence, he finally opened his mouth. “Take care of her.”

and he hugged the surprised Celestine. “I told you, my brother has no problem

I’m disappointing you. I tried to fight the feelings but I lost. I’m sorry.”

sorry for

his hands in his trousers and looked towards Matt’s office door. “Take care of him… he’s ” still young.”

still young. When she lifted her eyes again, she smiled bitterly. “I will.”

problem with what you two do.” Maverick turned his head to look at her. “You both

He’ll allow the three of them to sort themselves out. Matters of the heart have always been a force to reckon with. He found out a few years ago

her marriage to create another chance

the three of them can settle things diplomatically when they finally start to go

guard. His eyes darted to the door Jeslyn entered through before he relaxed and slowly patted

off Maverick while saying, “Stay

hugged Maverick even more

text on her phone. After she was done, she sent a reply before pulling out the sim card. She walked to the bathroom and flushed away

two. Where did they go? They haven’t left the house because I have been by the window; watching outside… don’t tell me they are inside their room-” her eyes snapped open when she thought of the

took a blue coat and drafted it on her shoulder before

got no answer. She started to think that they would be

and she started to walk

the knob but held it back and balled the hand.

The new mission that was sent to her just now was to enter Maverick’s red room. She knew it would be difficult but the way her heart was hammering her

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room? Why would her boss tell her to

were questions