Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom novel Chapter 239

239 Making a deal with the devil (2) 

“It was never yours. My father owned the source code and your family stole it from him. I’m merely taking it back. Plus my wife’s inheritance. So, you haven’t given me anything to save Kimberly, Damien. He curled his lips in a mocking smile. 1 

Damien clenched his jaw. He knew that by asking Maverick for help, he’ll be getting milked until he dries off. However, he still came because he trusted Maverick too much for his own good. Although they might be enemies, Maverick is upright and never betrays. 

“Fine. I’ll give you the documents to your wife’s inheritance and the secret to the virtual world. I can’t give you the source code… but you have to take Kimberly out first.” 

Maverick shook his head. “I won’t unless you give me what I want.” 

Damien felt like strangling Maverick right now but he had to swallow his dissatisfaction. “Fine, but I can’t give you anything right now because they are not here. The real documents to your wife’s inheritance are with Emilee.As for the source code to the Virtual world…” He stayed silent for a long time before he balled his fist and watched as his veins popped out on his wrist. “Randy, give me your 

knife.” 

“Master!!” 

“Just do it!!” Damien yelled at him. His woman was dying and he wouldn’t be able to continue living if she stopped breathing. 

Randy glared at Maverick but said nothing, then pulled out a small dagger from his waist and passed it to Damien. 

Damien took the dagger and glanced at Maverick who was equally staring at him before he placed his hand on the table and pierced his wrist with the dagger. 

“I hope this is not being watched by the council?” Damien asked. He was being protected by the organization because of this small chip that was buried inside of him. Now that he has taken it out, his life is useless now. Even if he was killed by anybody, none will care. 

“You don’t have to worry about that,” Maverick replied as he stretched out his hand and took the bloody ship from Damien. 

His father died because of this chip. The organization made him their Holy Son because they thought he was the only one who could continue his father’s legacy of building a stable virtual world for them. 

After his father died, the Lu family started to fight over the chip while Maverick tried to stabilize his father’s company. The fight for the chip was so intense that a lot of attempts were made on their lives. 

Maverick couldn’t help it anymore and left the Lu family to make a home for himself and his little brother. 

Holding the chip in between his fingers, Maverick accessed it one last time before he passed it to Code 2. “Clean it up.” He didn’t doubt that Damlen gave him the right thing because the men knew themselves. They don’t bluff, nor do they do petty schemes. 

“I’ve paid a deposit. When will you take her out?” Damien asked. 

“When I’m done with my work.” 

“What are you doing? When will you finish it? Kim will be dead before then!” He glared at Maverick. Maverick raised his eyes at him. “Why should I care about her life and death?” 

“Chaos, don’t play with me!” he hissed. “I’ve paid you a part, why are you behaving like an asshole?” “You paid me to take her out, you didn’t pay to keep her alive by all means. She’s sick, so just kill her.” “No! She’s perfectly fine!” 

“Just saying” Maverick shrugged and continued to hit the keyboard. 

“Chaos, she’s important to me, just as Jeslyn is important to you. Please, don’t let her die, I beg you.” Damien was completely honest as he uttered those words with helplessness lacing his tone. Maverick stopped hitting the keyboard and paused to look at the defenseless Damien. “Does it feel good?” 

Damien smiled bitterly. “It’s called love, isn’t it? Does it feel good?” He returned the question. Maverick stared at him with flattened lips before he slowly nodded. “hm.” 

“You don’t regret having a weakness?” Damien asked. 

“Do you?” 

“No,” he shook his head. “I’m just scared… no matter what you intend to do to me, please, leave her out of it, please.” Damien knew that he wouldn’t be forgiven but his Kimberly was innocent. 

Maverick returned his eyes to the complicated series of codes on the screen of his laptop. Without saying anything for a long time, he clicked on ‘execute‘ and a small smile found its way to the corner of his lips. 

“Bring her over. We are living tonight” He turned to look at Damien, “You can come with. No one will take care of her on your behalf.” With that said, he got up and left with his laptop. 

Damien’s eyes trailed after him and a small smile caressed his lips. 

“Master, do you trust him? He sounds dubious.”