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.”

the surprised Celestine. “I told you, my brother has no problem with us

off me, you pest!” Celestine untangled herself from him before standing up. “Mav, I’m disappointing you. I tried

sorry for

office door. “Take

slowly lowered her gaze. That’s right, he’s still young. When she lifted her eyes again, she

to look at her. “You both couldn’t help it.

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 that both of them had developed feelings

her marriage to create another chance for his brother. He did all that

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

Maverick was caught off guard. His eyes darted to the door Jeslyn entered through

seat and started to pull Celestine off Maverick while saying, “Stay

and hugged Maverick even

Vera was in her room, reading a text on her phone. After she was done, she sent a reply

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

a blue coat and drafted it on

answer. She started to think that they would be in Jeslyn’s

wheels of her legs and she started to walk slowly towards the doors like

back and balled the hand. She looked right, then

difficult but the way her heart was hammering her chest, like it was going to explode, told her that today wasn’t a good day, so she turned and ran away.

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tell her to get inside it? What

of these were questions Vera cannot answer.