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

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

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

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

only his master would drop by, he man would threaten to start

5 knew that his master cared about his health and was worried that his wife would keep coming to the hospital

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

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

to his vision.

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

but Maverick was crazy for

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

time, he unzipped her gown from behind, catching

her neck and bit it softly.

gasped. This was going overboard!

“Plum-”

could speak further, he sealed her lips.

coming from Jeslyn while Maverick was breathing heavily from what she was doing to

him until they got home, he finally decided it was

family are courting death… Your mother–in–law is mentally

his emotionless eyes and shook her head, “You don’t look

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

How come?

“His birth mother.”

woman gone crazy?”

while soothing her

few times. “What did you do to her?”

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