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.

telling me what was going on at your end. hope you weren’t given

at his wife. “You wanted to hug another man?”

took a few seconds to register what her husband was talking about. She looked

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

Code 5 knew that his master cared about his health

while. After not hearing their voices anymore, he glanced at the

brought down the divider and tried to focus on the road but the image of the

to his

was at a loss for what to do. The dog

two disengaged after a while but Maverick was crazy for

him, “Tell me, how did your meeting go? Rex sent me

no time, he unzipped her

good,” he kissed her neck and bit it softly.

This was going

“Plum-”

speak further, he

with quiet moans coming from Jeslyn while Maverick was

enough to sustain him until they got home, he finally decided

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

shook her head, “You don’t look happy with your achievement. You are hiding things

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

How come? By who?!”

“His birth mother.”

woman gone crazy?” she

tomorrow,” he replied while

blinked a few times. “What did you do

felt so too,