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.

going on at your end. hope you weren’t given too much trouble at the Lu

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

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

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

could 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

his master cared about his health and was worried that his wife would keep coming to

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

and tried to focus

to his

a loss for what to do. The dog

two disengaged after a while but Maverick was

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

her body and in no time, he

he kissed her neck and bit it softly.

gasped. This was

“Plum-”

further,

Jeslyn while Maverick was breathing heavily

to sustain him until they got home, he

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

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

to her and brushed her messy hair back, “Your brother–in–law was wounded.”

How come? By who?!”

“His birth mother.”

gone crazy?” she raged.

while soothing

times. “What did you do to her?”

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