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.”

brother.” Rex’s smile widened and he hugged the surprised Celestine. “I told you, my brother has no problem with us getting into a relationship.”

up. “Mav, I’m

sorry for

trousers and looked towards Matt’s office door. “Take care

lowered her gaze. That’s right, he’s still young. When she

have no problem with what you two do.” Maverick turned his head to look at her. “You both couldn’t help it. He took his hand off

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 silently

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

three of them can settle things diplomatically when they finally

in his chest. Maverick was caught off guard. His eyes darted to the

pull Celestine off Maverick while

hugged Maverick even

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

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 open when she thought of the possibility

it

a few times but got no answer. She started to think that they would be in Jeslyn’s room but just as she turned, her eyes involuntarily gazed at the two

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

touch the knob but held it back and balled the hand. She looked

nervous and afraid. 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 chest, like it was going to explode, told her that today wasn’t a good day, so she

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to get inside it? What would she be doing once she gets

these were questions Vera cannot