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.

what was going on at

gaze from his book and looked at his wife. “You wanted to hug another

husband was talking about. She looked at him speechlessly for some

horrified 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 meant to

words whenever she came to visit him. The days that only his master would drop by, he man would threaten to start his funeral If he didn’t wake up

sounded mean to people, Code 5 knew that his master cared about his health and was worried that

sighed softly. He was carried away by his thoughts for a while. After not hearing their voices anymore, he glanced at the rear mirror only to see the two engaging in an intimate

tried to focus on the road but the

to

poor single man was at a loss for what to do. The dog food he was dished was

but Maverick was crazy

him, “Tell me, how did your meeting go? Rex sent

no time, he unzipped her gown from behind,

her

This was

“Plum-”

speak further,

with quiet moans coming from Jeslyn while Maverick was breathing heavily from what she was doing to him.

had enough to sustain him until they got home, he finally decided it was time to answer her

courting death… Your mother–in–law is mentally exhausted and

and shook her head, “You don’t look happy with your achievement. You are hiding things

brushed her messy hair back, “Your brother–in–law was

How come? By who?!”

“His birth mother.”

woman gone crazy?” she raged.

replied while soothing her

blinked a few times. “What did you do

crazy. I felt so too, so I sent her