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.”

surprised Celestine. “I told you, my brother

him before standing up. “Mav, I’m disappointing you. I tried to

sorry for

office door. “Take

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

“You both couldn’t help it. He took his hand off his trousers‘ pocket and

However, that 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 that both of them had

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

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

was caught off guard. His eyes darted to the door Jeslyn entered through before he relaxed and slowly patted Celestine’s back.

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

chuckled and hugged Maverick even

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

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 possibility that they might be having s3x. 1

drafted it on her shoulder before

that they would be in

to walk slowly towards the doors like she was being compelled.

and balled the hand. She looked right, then left, and tried to open it again but stopped herself

be difficult but the way her heart was hammering her chest, like it

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Why would her boss tell her to get

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