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

me, you pest!” Celestine untangled herself from him before standing up. “Mav, I’m disappointing you. I tried to fight the feelings but

sorry for

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

gaze. That’s right, he’s still young. When she lifted her eyes again, she smiled bitterly. “I will.”

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

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 developed feelings for each other and had been

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

of them can settle things diplomatically when they finally start

guard. His eyes

Rex rushed off his seat and started to pull Celestine off Maverick

chuckled and hugged Maverick even more tightly.

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five hours, I still haven’t seen those 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

blue coat and drafted it on her shoulder before heading

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 she

of the doors, she stretched out her hand to touch the knob but held it back and balled the hand. She

her just now was to enter 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,

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to get inside it?

these were questions