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.”

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

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

sorry for

looked towards Matt’s office door. “Take care of him… he’s

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

turned his head to look at her. “You both couldn’t help it. He took his hand off his trousers‘ pocket and patted her shoulder.

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

create another chance for his brother. He did all that before he knew Matt also

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

in his chest. Maverick was caught off guard. His eyes darted to the door Jeslyn entered through

Rex rushed off his seat and started to pull Celestine off Maverick while saying, “Stay away

and hugged Maverick even

was done, she sent a reply before pulling out the sim card. She walked to the bathroom and flushed away the

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

a blue coat and drafted it on her shoulder

the bell a few times but got no answer. She started to think that they would

of her legs and she started to walk slowly towards

touch the knob but held it back and balled the

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 turned and

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

of these were questions Vera cannot answer.