Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

336 Acknowledging Piper

“You’re bold now, huh?” Maverick asked nonchalantly. 1

“I-“Piper shrank her neck. She had forgotten who she had been talking to. She only wanted to defend her boyfriend. 1

“Sorry,” she apologized with her head lowered.

“What for?” Maverick raised his book and continued to read.

“For crossing the line,” she bit her lower lip.

“Was there a line?” He slowly flipped a page.

“I-“Piper didn’t know what else to say, so she kept quiet.

“Why are you here?” Maverick asked calmly.

“To beg you, big brother.“”

Maverick raised a brow. “Oh?”

up and went on her knees,

Piper before shifting his face to Jeslyn who was glaring

have craved to be loved by the elders in my life but my dad and mom weren’t emotionally available. When I found out that you and Rex were my older brothers, I was excited and thought that I could get the love of my older brothers but I was wrong.

obsession. I hated every woman who you showed little

a co–star because she kept bullying me. She bragged to my face that she shared a hug with Rex. Another time, she said that you saved her from falling into a pool at a party. She also sent ahead and mocked me with it at a high–end party, announcing that she gained things I would

steal my role. I didn’t do anything to her until she asked the director to make me her maid in the movie.” She looked up. pitifully at her older brother as her eyes sparkled with

in public and private. I swallowed and didn’t do anything until I heard her telling her Assistant that she wants to become your woman, but before then, she’ll kill Valen. I couldn’t let her live

few seconds

at me, so I framed her Assistant for her death.

look at her without uttering a

I also wanted to kill her. I sent people to bomb the plane she took but my people were a minute too

and Brian frowned deeply but didn’t interfere.

sorry, Jeslyn. I was wrong to have hatched the plan to kill you. I was jealous that you were able to gain my brother’s attention. I was also scared that you would mock me with it.

I’m a changed person now,” she pleaded with Jeslyn.

you because you owned up to your wrong and also killed the woman who wanted my son out of the way.”

she

brother, I have confessed all of my wrong deeds, please

finally spoke

remembered her greatest sin. Her eyes widened and shot a look

the book in

around her and shut her eyes. This is the most embarrassing thing that she had ever done in her

her lips. It would be disastrous if she told them she used to fantasize about her older brother.