Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

292 Rainborite ore’s disappearance

“Calm down and talk to me, what did you say happened?” the old man frowned. He had no idea what his children had done. 1

Rex stood up and turned to leave. Why would he stay back to continue feeling uncomfortable in the presence of this old man that refused to die when his mates are already below his seat?

“Wait, you should drink some tea,” the old man said.

Rex didn’t look back and started walking away.

This old man is mad!‘ thought Rex.

Drink some tea from a notorious family? Over his dead body. Seating with the old man alone stirred his heart, especially when their eyes met.

It felt like the man was draining his blood. Rumor within their circle has it that one of the ancestors of the Feng family was a sorcerer and left her powers in an object in the family’s shrine.

Some said that Old Man Feng was able to gain enlightenment and became the family’s sorcerer which was why he got blind and his eyes turned white. Others said it was just a coincidence that the man was blind and still has white eyes.

Whatever the people say is not Rex’s problem. His problem and that of everyone else’s who knows the Feng family is:

How could a blind man see?

In a desert…

A few black cars were seen speeding through the desert and in no time, they stopped a few meters away from a huge dark cave–like structure.

car and strode towards the cave–like structure in large strides.

Maverick’s men, lined

they all bowed in greetings, but Maverick ignored

rainborite ore, Maverick stood there, with his hands tucked in his pocket as he gazed around the huge hole on the wall- where the

the huge hole, he asked, “What happened?” his voice wasn’t loud but it sent

of the men who were stationed around the cave stepped forward and knelt on one knee beside Maverick while

After the fight, we

the location found?”

a few moments before speaking up, “I sent a

to watch their backs and they

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or injured. We tried to force the injured ones to talk but they committed suicide,” the headguard reported.

many casualties?”

and fifteen were injured. I’ve sent them to the facility,” the

enemies‘ corpses?” Code 10 asked again.

are at the facility,” the

walked out of the mine,

Inside the facility…

were divided

used blades instead of guns. The assaulters must have known that using guns would mean that their identity would be exposed, thanks

bullets, it would have been easy

being scheming doesn’t mean Maverick still won’t be able to find out who

getting their injuries stitched before leaving to see the dead ones

dead enemies and his men. The dead enemies had pure white faces and their eyes were

given?” Code 10 asked with a frown. He had never seen this type of poison where the person’s eyes and mouth turned pure