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.

message from Rex telling me what was going on at your end. hope

shifted his gaze from his book and looked at his wife.

was talking about. She looked at him speechlessly for some time before she burst

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

hear 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

have sounded mean to people, Code 5 knew that his master cared about his health

sighed softly. He was carried away by his thoughts for a while. After not hearing their voices anymore, he glanced

5 Immediately brought down the divider and tried to focus on the road

to his vision.

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

disengaged after a while but Maverick was

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

in no time, he unzipped her gown from behind, catching Jeslyn unaware.

her neck and bit

This was

“Plum-”

further,

quiet moans coming from Jeslyn while

had enough to sustain him until they got home,

mother–in–law is mentally exhausted

look happy with your

his gaze to her and brushed her messy

come? By

“His birth mother.”

woman gone crazy?” she raged.

tomorrow,” he replied while soothing her hair.

times. “What

said she’s crazy. I felt so too,