Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

373 Damien’s punishment

Maverick didn’t feel that collecting the chip, and other ‘little‘ things that Damien did to atone for his sins were enough because he could have easily gotten them by himself if he was desperate for them. 1

His main reason for keeping Damien alive was to use his help to get rid of the Dark Age organization. However, Maverick also felt like that wasn’t a good punishment because Damien’s biggest dream was also to get rid of the organization; meaning, they are fighting the same battle.

Jeslyn sighed, “Fine, but try not to hurt Kimberly, She has gone through a lot already.”

“Mn,” he peeked her on the forehead but Jeslyn took it further and kissed his lips.

On this fine day, Madam Caroline was in her room, mourning her losses with alcohol when her Butler knocked, he entered the room and handed her an envelope.

Madam Caroline had been like this for some weeks now and none of her servants and guards knew what her problem was.

“Madam, this was mailed this morning,” the Butler said.

“Get out!”

“Yes, Ma’am,” just as the Butler was about to leave, she instructed.

“Drop it.”

The Butler neatly placed the chocolate envelope next to her on the bed before leaving.

Madam Caroline didn’t want to open the envelope but after a long while, curiosity got the better of

her.

card, it was

the envelope and found

already failing. Anyway, I want to thank you for the money. Also, this elegant charity event was only possible because of

you die, there’ll be people singing your praises. I used $500,000 from the compensation money you gave me. I’m such

finish reading. She didn’t dare to continue for fear that she’d die of a heart attack. Angry tears slid down her cheeks. All the money she had gathered all her life was $30.5

the ceiling. A stream of tears gushed down her pretty cheek. “I can’t forgive you, Jeslyn! I won’t!!”

phone rang. She picked it up

her before she threw her phone in a fit of rage and burst

the guts to get that filthy

extremely bitter, to say the least. Yes, she knew that she

her ex–husband, slept with a servant but she didn’t ask him to get

enemy to get rid of but before that, she formulated a plan to extort the main branch of the Lu family. 2

few days

charity event that was the talk of the town,

of the grand hotels in country M, the hotel’s

they made their way through the red

with every photo that was taken. The elaborate scene was

her car with all eyes on her. She loved the attention, this was what she lived

Jeslyn but she was nowhere on the

they used to, asking about her elegant black dress and accessories. They

to every question asked with a sweet smile, Madam Caroline wanted

heard a commotion

lady who was coming out of the car was Piper, followed by Kimberly. Before Madam Caroline’s

with a cute smile on