Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

251 Bullying Damien you hadn’t

“So? Since when did I become my brother? Like my sister–in–law said, don’t get family involved in men’s fights. If you hadn’t touched my cargo, you would have had one less enemy and if stretched your fang to my sister–in–law, you would have also gotten three less enemies.” 1

“What do you mean three less enemies?” Talking with these unreasonable Lus was stressing him out.

“Ah, my brother will avenge his wife, I will avenge my sister–in–law, and she will also avenge herself. Hehe… you didn’t think we’d let you go scot–free, right?” Rex glared maliciously at him.

“Chaos,” Damien turned to look at the lazy looking Maverick. “Wh-”

“My wife and brother are angry. What can I do?”

“Oh? So you don’t want to get involved?” He asked.

“No, but rest assured, you’re still useful so you won’t be killed.”

“Maverick!” Damien shot up. “For how long are you going to continue treating me this way? You made me the person I am today! It’s all because of you!! I turned a villain just so you could see my heart-”

“Have

you also fallen in love with my husband? Don’t you dare!” Jeslyn’s voice boomed from the door. 1

look at her. She was striding towards them

Damien cut in

them to not allow me to take the car?” She was wondering why her husband didn’t come for them, it

are upset and you aren’t in

at hiding my enemies from me? Did you do that because you two are in love? And you

laugh or pity his brother at this point. But one

got up from his seat. He walked to stand in front of Jeslyn and held her by the shoulders.

shoulders. “What do you know that I think?!” She pointed at Damien. “That beast killed my grandfather and caused my mother to die. He separated Valen from me and made it so that Mulan could treat my child like a robot. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he brought in Vera who almost burnt me with chemicals and pushed my son down the stairs. Maverick Lu, what else is there to understand?!” She spoke calinly like she was trying to understand her husband. Her heart hurt that he wasn’t as angry

into an embrace. “You are right to be angry. He deserves your anger…” then he

her in the eyes…However, I’m the biggest culprit.” “What are you talking about?” Jeslyn frowned as angry tears caressed

to that extent. So I should also be punished, Candy

and surprise. Did Maverick

disbelief. She knew her husband was defending her enemy. She suddenly felt the surge of disappointment and bitterness

to her? He knew how much she detested those people who

your husband, don’t you?” Maverick asked her quietly. Silently enough for only her

she stared into her husband’s emotional eyes. They were slowly turning red and she has no idea why. The veins on his forehead were popping out and she believed he was suppressing his

stop or hold back the tears. The person

in his arms and

a rollercoaster. I almost cried at the beautiful-

hand to his checks.

Jeslyn felt betrayed, yet she has an unwavering trust for her husband. Will there ever be someone who would love and trust him so much to believe that he didn’t really mean to be this kind of a person? He also crave love, why