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!

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

the lady was frightened and held tightly onto

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 I return-”

and hugged Maverick around the waist, tightly. “Pl–please, don’t le–leave me he–here!”

burst into tears.

said but before she could sigh in relief, he chopped the side of her neck and made her fall asleep on his chest. Then he glanced at the

forward and carried her

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

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

standing at the entrance between the hall and the passageway,

his

guests were either sitting or sprawling on the floor,

of them were even

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with them might cause other people’s deaths. His son and wife aren’t here, so he

there?! The master needs water, get a waiter to bring the master some water!” someone yelled

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

he heard the command and knew what he was meant to

Once he saw the ‘Xu guy‘

nowhere. When his master was leaving through the front door with the waiter to get water,