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.”

Rex’s smile widened and he hugged the surprised Celestine. “I told you, my brother has no

from him before standing up. “Mav, I’m disappointing you. I tried to fight the feelings but I lost.

sorry for

Matt’s office door. “Take care of him… he’s ” still young.” 1

That’s right, he’s still young. When she

Maverick turned his head to look at her. “You both couldn’t help it. He took his hand off his trousers‘ pocket and patted her

has nothing to do with him. 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

anymore, so he ruined her marriage to create another chance for his brother. He did all that before

three of them can settle things diplomatically when they finally start

caught off guard. His eyes darted to

to pull Celestine off Maverick while saying, “Stay away from my brother, he has

hugged Maverick even more

done, she sent a reply before pulling out the sim card. She walked to the bathroom and

house because I have been by the window; watching outside… don’t tell me they are inside their room-” her eyes

drafted it on her

times but got no answer. She started to think that they would

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

back and balled the hand. She looked right, then left, and tried to

Maverick’s red room. She knew it would be difficult but the way her heart was hammering her chest, like it was going to explode, told her that today wasn’t

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would her boss tell her to get inside it? What

these were questions