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 us getting into a relationship.”

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

sorry for

his trousers and looked towards Matt’s office door. “Take care of him… he’s ” still young.” 1

right, he’s still young. When she lifted

“You both couldn’t help it. He took his hand off

have always been a force to reckon with. He found out a few

stupidity anymore, so he ruined her marriage to create another chance for his brother. He did

the three of them can settle things diplomatically when they

hugged him and buried her face in his chest. Maverick was caught off guard. His eyes darted to the door Jeslyn entered through before he relaxed and slowly

off his seat and started to pull Celestine off Maverick while saying, “Stay away from my brother, he

Maverick even more

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

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

and drafted it on her shoulder before

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

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

stretched out her hand to touch the knob but held it back and balled the

She knew it would be difficult but the way

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would her boss tell her to

of these were questions Vera cannot