Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

464 The fight between friends

"Do you have any regrets?" Maverick asked the old man who was glaring viciously at him.

"My only regret is not urging your ancestors to kill you when you showed a rebellious trait years ago!" The old man yelled.

With one hand holding the man's jaw, the other held the dagger across his throat. Then he said, "Clearly, you don't know your priorities. I'll tell you what your regrets should be. Your regrets should be, ignoring Reuben when he decided to antagonize me." He slowly drove the dagger into the old man's throat.

Blood splattered onto his face but he was more concerned with the horrid look on the old man's face.

The other living ancestor stopped counting the beads and slowly opened his eyes to see the dead body of one of them.

The old man staggered back as Maverick stood up to his feet and pointed the dagger at him.

"Do you want to speak or?" Maverick asked.

"Do you want to kill me?" the old man asked.

"If you ask me, I'd like to send you to rest. But I heard Damien is attached to you. On account of that, my mind is wavering."

"Fair enough, but I have no idea where Reuben is. He even attacked his own family," The old man explained.

"Not bad. The serpent you trained to be used on your enemies is biting back... send him home in one piece!"

After the old man was sent away, Matt entered the cell and leaned on the door.

"You've been talking too much lately and haven't slept a wink in four days. Mav, you need some-"

"Is the camera ready?"

"Yes, boss!"

"Mav, listen to me! Your he-"

"Start filming!" Maverick interrupted again.

"Mav!" Matt stormed into the torture room and grabbed Maverick by the arm, forcefully turning him around to face him. "If you don't listen to me and take a break right now, I'll quit being your personal

doctor!"

Maverick stared at Matt for a moment, then curled his lips into a smirk, "Start the execution!" He ordered before brushing Matt's hand off his shirt.

"Yes boss!" The men chorused and continued doing their thing while filming it.

"Mav!" Doc Matt took a deep breath to calm down. "Fine, we all know you're angry at us. Spill it and stop buckling it all up."

Maverick stopped to look at him. "Go back," he said, then turned away.

"May-"

"Matteo, go back to the others!"

"

Doc Matt stood stunned for a long time. How long has it been? He was so used to his nickname that he almost forgot his name was Matteo.

With this, it was clear that Maverick was very angry at them. He left his wife in their care, but she had to do lots of dangerous things and was even kidnapped right under their noses when she had a ticking- time-bomb-illness residing inside her.

Matt sighed. Although it was no one's fault, they can't pretend like they didn't neglect her.

Matt turned and left. When he got to the others, they asked him what the result was.

"I've never seen him this angry," he said.

"What should we do to make things right?" Fin asked. 4

"He didn't allow me into his house last night," Rex sighed.

"He wouldn't take my calls either," Celestine added.

"The only remedy I see here is to find his wife," Fin concluded.

"Of course. Isn't that what we all have been doing for so long?" Matt rolled his eyes at Fin.

"Don't you

dare give me attitude; I'm also bearing the brunt of it all!" Fin retorted.

"How do

you bear the brunt? You sleep at night with your woman! But neither I nor Mav can sleep with our women beside us! Lolita is blaming herself and refusing to come close to me and Jeslyn is missing!" "How the f*ck is that my fault? That woman doesn't even allow me to touch her! She went back to the guest room! Do you know the pressure she's putting on me to get her friend back? Unlike some people here having the best fun of their lives at night!" Fin glared at Rex.

"You two, shut the f*ck up!... Bang!" Celestine threw the bottle of wine on the table at the two men who were a second away from throwing punches.

The two are agile, so they were able to dodge the bottle flying towards them.

"You two think you're the only ones having the worst? Little Valen hasn't left his room for two weeks. The child has reverted to his old ways. I'm growing older than I should! Celeste is threatening to end the engagement and you stand here to accuse me of having the best life?!" Rex yelled.

"You three, get out!" Celestine yelled and pointed at the door. Seeing they won't leave, she got up. "Since the three of you are so incompetent to look for my student, I'll do it myself. I dare any of you to come after me." She glared at them, took her car keys from the table and stormed out in her heels. "It's your fault! If anything should happen to my woman, I'll hold you two accountable!" Rex thundered. "Shut up, boy-"

"No, you shut up! It's your damned fault!" Matt intervened.

Celestine could hear the three arguing inside the room. Annoyed, she ordered one of the guards

behind her.

"Lock them in."

The guard bowed and went back to lock the door. After all, it was Celestine's villa, so they had the upper hand.

While everyone was focused on searching for Reuben and the photographer, Celestine had a different approach. She went straight to the hospital to see the rape victim.

Arriving at her ward, Celestine sat like the elegant lady she was. Without wasting words, she went straight to the point.

"You might have already known who I am, but I'm not interested in your introduction. It would be in your interest if you tell me the whole truth without holding anything back." "Ma'am, what are you-"

"Would you

mind telling me why you were singled out to be the one raped in a place filled with tens of beautiful waitresses? Of course, you can't tell me they took you from where you were lying in the hall." Celestine voiced out without flattering. The lady in front of her is beautiful, but certainly not the type to make a man hard at first sight.