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!

looked down at his shirt that was being held, before looking back at her. At that moment, the restroom door was pushed open and

guy, the lady was frightened and held tightly onto Maverick’s shirt.

his teeth. He wasn’t annoyed at her clinginess but was raving mad at what they did to

until

the waist, tightly. “Pl–please, don’t le–leave

burst into tears.

the side of her neck

hurried forward and carried her away.

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 honour the staff member who put her job

started moving towards the hall. This time, he left no guard alive. Whichever guard he met on the way, with the

between the hall and the passageway, Maverick scanned the large

his eyes.

were either sitting or

Some of them were even sleeping with their heads

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hall would be around fifty or more. Starting a fight with them might cause other people’s deaths. His son and wife aren’t

water, get a waiter to bring the master some water!” someone yelled at

his cap even more before walking into the hall. He went straight to one of the waiters, who was lying on his stomach and pulled him to his feet. Without uttering a

heard the command

saw the ‘Xu guy‘

sprung out from nowhere. When his master was leaving through