Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

450 trouble at the party (4)

Maverick frowned. What is her purse doing here? He looked at it for a moment longer before taking it along as he made his way out. Reaching the door, he paused and demanded with his palm open towards the skinniest guy, “your gun.” (1)

“Oh,” The guy handed his silent pistol with the belief that he wouldn’t be killed.

Maverick saw the guy’s enthusiasm and unwavering trust, so he put the guy’s matter at the back of his mind and left through the door.

The rape victim was leaning on the wall beside the door, looking frightened and uncomfortable. But the moment she saw him coming out, her eyes watered–in–relief.

“You can walk now. No?” Maverick asked. He had no time to carry her around anymore.

Seeing her looking at him without responding, he put a hand on her shoulder and lowered his height to make sure nothing he said flew over her head.

“From here onward, I’ll be killing people. Carrying you around is not convenient unless you want to step in as a human shield for me.” His hard voice complimented his straight face as he told her the truth without courtesy.

The lady stared at him with her watery blue eyes for a long time before she held the hem of his shirt and flattened her lips. Trying to speak, her lips quivered. Then fat tears poured out of her eyes.

It was frustrating that she couldn’t convey her feelings!

her. At that moment, the restroom door was

lady was frightened

shut his eyes and gritted his teeth. He wasn’t annoyed at her clinginess but was raving mad at what they did to her. He swept her fingers off his shirt and ordered the skinniest

safe until

hugged Maverick around the waist, tightly. “Pl–please,

into

the side of her neck and made her fall asleep on his chest. Then he glanced at

He hurried forward

no way to send her to the hospital yet. He can’t let them take her through the emergency entrance that was shown to him because of security reasons. Since she’s not dying anytime soon, it’d be better to

hall. This time, he left no guard alive. Whichever guard he met on the way,

at the entrance between the hall and the passageway, Maverick scanned

his eyes.

were either sitting or sprawling on the floor,

but were looking weak. Some of them were even sleeping

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patrolling the hall would be around fifty or more. Starting a fight with them might cause other people’s deaths. His son and wife

you doing standing there?! The master needs water, get a waiter to bring

even more before walking into the hall. He went straight to one of the waiters, who was lying on his stomach and

waiter was not deaf, so he heard the command and knew what he

Once he saw the ‘Xu guy‘ who

his boss was alive, caused power to sprung out from nowhere. When his master was leaving through the front