Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

384 Paying his debt.

After the charity event, Jeslyn left to find her husband’s car waiting for her at the parking lot. Full of happiness, she ditched her friends and hurried to him. Before she could get closer, Code 5 got out and opened the car door for her. (

“Code 5?” She was stunned when she saw him.

The guy bowed, “At your service, Madam.”

“It’s really you!” Excited, Jeslyn almost hugged him but Code 5 was quick enough to stop her.

Inside the tinted car, Maverick, who was reading a book, closed it while looking at his wife who almost hugged another man in his presence.

A few moments later, Jeslyn entered the car only to come face to face with her husband’s dark looks. It Startled her for a moment.

“Plum?” she called, uncertain about why he looked gloomy.

“Hm.. you are done,” he said passively,

Jeslyn looked at him skeptically for a moment before she smiled. “You don’t look happy.”

Maverick ignored her and turned his gaze to code 5, “Take a few days break to heal.”

Code 5 glanced at his boss from the rear mirror before nodding, “Yes master…”

Jeslyn was dazed. She couldn’t Place fingers on why he’d suddenly give Code 5 who just returned to work after so long, off days. Whatever, that’s not her problem.

As the car drove quietly across the city, Jeslyn broke the silence.

I received a message from Rex telling me what was going on at your end. hope you weren’t given too much trouble

and looked at his wife. “You wanted

to register what her husband was talking about. She looked at

as he drove the car in silence. His mind started blaming him for the decision he made. If he had known he wouldn’t have taken the Job from code 2, however, he did that because he wanted Jeslyn to see that he is fine now and also, to make things easier for Code 2. Who was

him. The days that only his master would drop by, he man would threaten to start

about his health and was worried that his wife would

a while. After not hearing their voices

and tried to focus on the

coming to his

to do. The dog food he was dished was way

disengaged after a while but

get home…” She whispered. Holding his handsome face, she asked him, “Tell

hand moved over her body and in no time, he unzipped her gown

smell good,” he kissed her neck and bit

was going overboard!

“Plum-”

further, he sealed

Jeslyn while Maverick was breathing heavily from

him until they got home,

Lu family are courting death… Your mother–in–law is mentally

her head, “You don’t look happy with your achievement.

shifted his gaze to her and brushed her

come? By who?!”

“His birth mother.”

gone crazy?” she

he replied while soothing

“What did you do to

said she’s crazy. I felt so too, so I sent her to