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.

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

book and looked at his wife. “You wanted

She looked at him speechlessly for some time before she burst out into a

in silence. His 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

words whenever she came to visit him. The days that only his master would drop by, he man would threaten to start

about his health and was worried that his wife would keep coming to the hospital if he didn’t wake up.

After not hearing their voices anymore, he glanced at the rear

divider and tried to focus on the road but the

to his vision.

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

a while but Maverick was crazy

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

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

her neck and bit it softly.

This was

“Plum-”

could speak further, he sealed

coming from Jeslyn while Maverick was breathing

had had enough to sustain him until they got home, he finally decided it was time to answer her

ancestors of my Lu family are courting death… Your mother–in–law is mentally exhausted and has been sent to a hospital,” he replied.

looked at his emotionless eyes and shook her head, “You don’t look happy with your achievement.

to her and brushed her messy hair

How come? By

“His birth mother.”

woman gone

tomorrow,” he replied while soothing her hair.

a few times. “What did you do to her?”

crazy. I felt so too, so I sent