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.

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

and looked at his wife. “You wanted to hug

a few seconds to register what her husband was talking about. She looked at him speechlessly

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

days that only his master would drop by, he man would threaten to start his funeral If he didn’t wake up soon.

cared about his health and was

5 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

and tried to focus on

coming to his vision.

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

while but

some shame until we get home…” She whispered. Holding his handsome face, she asked him, “Tell me, how did your meeting go? Rex sent

no time, he unzipped her

kissed her neck and bit

gasped. This was

“Plum-”

could speak further, he sealed her

coming from Jeslyn while Maverick was breathing

until they got home, he finally decided it

is mentally exhausted and has been sent to a hospital,” he

don’t look happy with your achievement. You are hiding things from

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

come?

“His birth mother.”

that woman gone crazy?” she

while soothing her

“What did you do

felt so too, so I