Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

Chapter 445

445 Trying to impress his wife

Maverick was the last to leave the Red Room. As he walked along the quiet and dim passage, images of his son and wife flashed through his mind. He flattened his lips as he thought of her reaction. (1

Maverick was convinced that nobody would tell Jeslyn where he had been all this while. He’d be the one to tell her himself but the man couldn’t help feeling dread over how angry she’d be.

Maverick stopped by his bedroom door and unlocked it, then went in. Nothing was out of place, except that his bed had a little wrinkle here and there, evidence that someone slept on it last night. The man lowered his height and touched the wrinkles like he was imagining Jeslyn sleeping on the sheets.

A moment later, he went into the bathroom, shaved his overgrown beard and took a long shower to

wash

away the stress and gloom that had been hovering around him, still, the man couldn’t find much joy in his heart.

He had been feeling somewhat and restless ever since he woke up, but it wasn’t something worth dwelling on. He thought.

Getting out of the shower after a long hour of relaxing his muscles and submerging himself in a hot bath, he opened his closet, but the first thing that greeted him was his wife’s night dress.

Indeed she slept here last night. Maverick’s lips stretched into a faint smile before grabbing a black shirt and black pants to put on.

It was already late afternoon and he was home, so he shouldn’t be dressing like he was going out for work, however, the man felt that his wife needed to see his attractiveness so her anger wouldn’t be

much.

the help of gel to give him a gentlemanly vibe. After that, he applied cologne to smell exactly

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the first few buttons on his shirt and folded the sleeves to reveal his veiny hands

ready to

before. One could faintly hear the

but his wife and son were nowhere in sight, so he made his way to the sitting

realized today was Saturday, meaning the both of them should be home, unless Jeslyn had an emergency

sitting room, Maverick could see someone he presumed to be Pink, sitting in a wheelchair. His brows furrowed as his leisured pace

space, picked up the sound of footsteps and turned sharply. Looking at the person standing a few meters away from her, Pink almost instinctively got up from her chair, but remembering her condition,

“Boss, welcome back!”

in his eyes couldn’t be read, nor can one fathom what he was

down on one knee and slightly bent

please give me your blessings.”

two months ago, which means, he has to start treating her as his mother–in–law now.

was startled for a moment before she snapped out of it

together,

got up and looked around the large sitting room that had no one in

is my family?”

Damien’s party….” She explained what the party

hurt you?” he

“Hwang Min.”

a little speechless. “How did it happen?” He

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