Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

372 Restraining himself

“Ho!” Doc Matt exclaimed in disbelief. He fanned his thee with his hands, restraining himself from punching Maverick in his annoying face.

Maverick chuckled when he saw the hard work his friend was putting in just to hold himself back from fighting. Serves him right. Who told him to disturb Maverick’s peace? Maverick was about to hit climax when he heard Matt banging on his door like he was told that Maverick was banging his wife. About the stone… Maverick read that Rainborite stone has a magical effect on sick people but had no idea what exactly it was, so he made the stone into a ring for Jeslyn. Although he didn’t know beforehand what triggers the stone to reveal its magie, he was sure from what he read, that the Rainborite stone wouldn’t harm her.

So later when Jeslyn started telling him about her experience with the stone, he started putting everything down, hoping to inform Matt when he had gathered enough results.

Now that they know that it purifies the blood and heals wounds, Maverick was more than happy. “We’ll keep studying it to know its full potential. At this rate, she’d take about ten years of undisturbed healing to be whole again… but I think that the bigger the stone, the quicker she’d heal,” Matt said. while staring at Maverick.

“You mean…” Maverick frowned slightly.

Matt nodded, “You have to find where the Rainborite ore disappeared to… but to be sure if my assumption is right, get Damien to come over. I need to test the stone on him.”

“Use the same method you used on my son,” Maverick refused for many reasons.

battling another virus except for ATOM. Damien on the other hand, was injected with ATOM a few months ago, but before then, he had something else in him.” Matt couldn’t dive deep because Jeslyn was there. It is better she doesn’t know about the

organization injected a few of

hearts of men cannot be trusted,” Maverick

he won’t know about your wife’s Rainborite ring… Also, if we can experiment with him and find the cure…” Maverick

“Better.”

he your friend now?” Jeslyn frowned as she looked at her husband. “How can you think of experimenting with someone who thinks you to

to you. I didn’t let you exercise your revenge

brought Emilee to me.

Maverick raised a

the couple was about to fight, Matt pointed at the door, “You two, leave through that door,

is my house,” Maverick fired

my lab?” Matt rolled his eyes and left the two, not forgetting to remind

he left, Jeslyn stared at her husband speechlessly for a long time before asking; “What is a friend to

die for,” he

was tongue–tied for a moment. “I’m concerned about Kimberly. She loves him and would be heartbroken if

too. My son was separated from you for six years. Besides, Damien

him Damien seems to be level–headed these days, plus he was remorseful and did all he could to redeem himself. Most of all, he wasn’t responsible for her grandfather’s

what if he tells her that he suffered the