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 at the

and looked at his wife. “You wanted to

few seconds to register what her husband was talking about. She looked at him speechlessly for some time before she

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 stay with

words whenever she came to visit him. The days that only his master would drop by, he man would threaten to start his funeral

his health and was

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

5 Immediately brought down the divider and tried to focus on

coming to his

was at a loss for what to do. The dog food he was dished was way

a while but Maverick was crazy

she asked him, “Tell me, how did your meeting go? Rex sent me a message and told me what was

moved over her body and in no time, he unzipped

he kissed her

gasped. This was going overboard!

“Plum-”

she could speak further, he sealed

Jeslyn while Maverick was breathing heavily from what

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

Lu family are courting death… Your mother–in–law is mentally exhausted and has been sent to

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

gaze to her and brushed her messy hair

How come? By

“His birth mother.”

that woman gone crazy?” she

while soothing her hair.

a few times. “What did you do to

felt so too, so I sent her