Chapter 3
None of the Callahans bothered to look for Thea even though she had been gone for ten days.
To the Callahans, Thea was the black sheep of the family and the laughing stock of Cansington. If it were not for Thea, the Callahans’ business would be booming.
Once Thea had recovered, she picked up her marriage certificate with James and they went home together.
Lex Callahan had three sons.
According to birth order, they were Howard, John, and Benjamin.
Benjamin was shunned by his own family because of Thea. It did not matter that he worked hard, expanding the family business by leaps and bounds.
At home, he did not have any rank, status, or authority whatsoever.
Benjamin might be a Callahan Group manager, but he had no shares in the company. All he got was a fixed salary each month with no bonus. As such, he was struggling to make ends meet.
It was true that he had bought a house, but there was still the mortgage to pay off every month.
“This is my home, Jamie.”
Pointing to the doors, Thea said, “It’s nothing compared to the palace you live in though.”
James took her hand in his and smiled. “Home is wherever you are.”
Thea smiled. Approaching the entrance, she knocked on the door gently.
Gladys opened the door.
She was slightly shocked to see a beautiful girl and an unfamiliar man. She asked, “Can I help you?”
“Mom,” Thea said.
Gladys was stunned upon hearing this beautiful girl call her mom.
“Mom, I’m Thea. Your daughter.”
“What?”
Gladys was shocked. Looking at the girl in front of her, she was confused. “Y-You’re Thea?”
“It’s me, mom. My scars are all gone now.”
“Hi, mom,” James added.
Gladys thought that she would never
said, “Mom, grandfather picked
quickly. Coldly, she said to James, “I’ve never acknowledged you as my
is it really you? You… Your face and the scars and your body… What
recovered now, and will no longer be a humiliation
been an embarrassment to the Callahans, causing them to be the laughing stock of Cansington. Her parents were barely able to
never should have left you alone to deal with it. You’ve been through so much…
pulled Thea into
her looks,
could marry a rich man instead of a lazy worm who
pointed at the door and coldly ordered James, “Get
you doing? He’s my
have the old man
no time, dragging Thea with
“Jamie…”
turned around to
a care in the world. He
in the villa’s foyer, looking at the beautiful girl
she
who was disfigured
could she have transformed
“Thea, is that you?”
Korea? Is their technology so advanced that there’s a
The Callahans were gobsmacked.
girl in front of them was the same Thea who was scarred
What did she do?
looks, she could marry someone rich from a prestigious family. How
a tobacco pipe on the couch,
struggling to keep
recover her looks
beauty now. There was no denying that. He nodded his head, saying, “You’re right. There are still many eligible bachelors
“No.”
off to James. Now that James has helped
face. She yelled, “What
her cheek. “I’ll cut my face
Gladys trembled
Thea? This is for your own good. Look at how beautiful you are now.
family either way, but this is
gave you
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