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.

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

front of the entrance were Maverick’s men, lined up to receive their boss.

boss,” they all bowed in greetings, but Maverick ignored

to be brightened by the rainborite ore, Maverick stood there, with his hands tucked in his pocket as he gazed around the huge hole on the wall- where the rainborite ore was supposed

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

cave stepped forward and knelt on

raided. After the fight, we found that

the location found?” Code 10

silent for a few moments before speaking up, “I sent a few

us something, but they failed to watch their backs and

who?” Code 2

couldn’t find anything on those we killed or injured. We tried to force the injured ones to talk but they

many casualties?” Maverick asked.

fifteen were injured. I’ve sent them to

corpses?” Code

are at the facility,” the head

out of

Inside the facility…

into different sections that were divided by curtains to see

guns. The assaulters must have known that using guns would mean that

bullets, it would have been easy

still won’t be able to find out who these people

watched for a while as his men were getting their injuries stitched

enemies and his men. The dead enemies had pure white faces and their eyes were bulging out. Their lips too were

had never seen this type of