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 problem with

I’m

sorry for

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

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

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 his

of the heart have always been a force

marriage to create another chance for his brother.

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

her face in his chest. Maverick was caught off guard. His eyes darted to the door Jeslyn entered through before he relaxed and slowly patted Celestine’s

Celestine off Maverick while saying,

and hugged Maverick even more

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

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

blue coat and drafted it on her shoulder before

to think that they would be in Jeslyn’s room but just as she turned, her eyes involuntarily gazed at

curiosity took the wheels of her legs and she started to walk slowly towards the doors like she was being compelled. 1

to touch the knob but held it back and balled the hand. She looked right, then left,

but the way her heart was hammering her chest, like it was going to explode, told her that today wasn’t a

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room? Why would her boss tell her to

were questions Vera cannot