Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

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“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.”

widened and he hugged the surprised Celestine. “I told you, my brother has no problem with us getting

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

sorry for

towards Matt’s office door. “Take care

he’s still young. When she

with what you two do.” Maverick turned his head to look at her. “You both

to sort themselves out. Matters of the heart have always been a force to reckon with. He found out a few years ago

chance for his

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

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

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

and hugged Maverick even more tightly.

was in her room, 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 and flushed away the

They haven’t left the house because I have been by the window; watching

coat and drafted it on her shoulder

door, she rang the bell 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

legs and she started to walk slowly towards the doors

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

now was to enter Maverick’s red room. She knew it would be difficult but the way her heart was

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boss tell her to get

these were questions Vera cannot