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.

on at your end. hope

looked at his wife. “You wanted

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

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

she came to visit him. The days that only his master

those words might have sounded mean to people, Code 5 knew that his master cared about his health and was worried that his wife would keep coming to

voices anymore, he glanced at the rear mirror only to see the two

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

to

do. The dog food he was dished was way beyond him.

while but Maverick was crazy for more.

save some 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 me

no time, he unzipped her gown from behind,

her neck and

This was going

“Plum-”

could speak further, he sealed her

coming from Jeslyn while Maverick was breathing

sustain him until they got home, he finally decided

Your mother–in–law is mentally exhausted and has been

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

her messy hair

How come? By who?!”

“His birth mother.”

woman gone crazy?”

while soothing her hair.

times. “What did you do

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