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.

would never recover from all

arm, Thea said, “Mom, grandfather picked him as

responded. She pulled Thea to her side quickly. Coldly, she said to James,

really you? You… Your face and the scars and your body… What

past ten days. I’ve recovered now, and will no longer be a humiliation to the

them to be the laughing stock of Cansington. Her parents were barely able to show

girl…” Gladys hugged Thea, crying. “My girl… It’s my fault. I never should have left you alone to deal with it. You’ve been through so

pulled Thea

her looks, Gladys had other plans

could marry a rich man instead of a lazy worm who was after the family’s

the door and

what are you doing? He’s

now. I’ll have the

wasted no time, dragging Thea with

“Jamie…”

to look at James

not have a care

villa’s foyer, looking at

she

was disfigured for ten

she

“Thea, is that you?”

you undergo plastic surgery in Korea? Is their technology so advanced that

The Callahans were gobsmacked.

could not believe that the beautiful girl in front of them was the same Thea who was scarred all

What did she do?

With Thea’s looks, she could marry someone rich from a prestigious

a tobacco pipe on the couch, Lex stared at

struggling

did Thea recover her looks in just ten

still many eligible bachelors among Cansington’s most prestigious families. I could put a word out and find a

“No.”

in her eyes. “Grandfather, you decided to marry me off to James. Now that James has helped

across the face. She yelled,

on the table and pressed it to her cheek. “I’ll cut my face up

you…” Gladys trembled

is going on, Thea? This is for your own good. Look at how beautiful you are now. You could marry well and enjoy an easy life. Why do you insist on being with a poor fellow like

who had been quiet all this time, spoke up. Looking around at the Callahans, he said mildly, “I don’t care about being part of your family either way, but this is between Thea and me. We’ve obtained our marriage certificate. If she wants a divorce, I’ll go

you permission to

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