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 end.

looked at

her husband was talking about. She looked at

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 with Rex at the hospital.

to visit him. The days that only his master would drop by,

Code 5 knew that his master cared about his health

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

the divider and tried to focus on the road but the

to his vision.

loss for what to do.

a while but Maverick was crazy

let’s 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

moved over her body and in no time, he unzipped her gown

good,” he kissed her neck and

gasped. This was going

“Plum-”

could speak further,

of foreplay with quiet moans coming from Jeslyn while Maverick was breathing heavily from what she was doing to him.

they got home, he finally decided

courting death… Your mother–in–law is mentally exhausted and has been

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

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

How come?

“His birth mother.”

woman gone crazy?”

tomorrow,” he replied while

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

too,