Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

33 Jeslyn’s Agony- grandpa’s life lesson

Jeslyn returned to her room and sat on her bed, thinking about her matters. She still couldn’t believe that her dearest grandfather was dead. She slowly closed her watery eyes as the tears fell down her cheeks. 1

It hurts so badly. She didn’t get to see his body before he was cremated. She didn’t see his ashes and also, the most painful part is that she didn’t get to bid him farewell or attend his funeral.

That must be the reason she isn’t able to move on. All this while, she didn’t get a place… this quiet to think about her sorrows.

She had two unfeeling friends in prison who wouldn’t want to see her mourn or lament. Now that she is finally alone, she can cry now, right?

“Grandfather,” her lips shook. It hurts… Mentioning his name hurts very much.

“I miss you a lot…” she broke down in tears as she wailed like she had never before.

Jeslyn didn’t feel this way when her mother died and that was because she woke up after two years from a coma. Although she cried for a few weeks, she didn’t feel the kind of pain she was feeling right

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but would rather do things to make her

Alice was the type that would frown at Jeslyn for playing with

type that prefers to fight for her daughter instead of letting her daughter fight for herself. She wanted Jeslyn to only see the goodness in life and protected her so tightly from the evil of the world

other hand, was the type of grandfather who would rather join Jeslyn to play with dirt

that would wear his shoes the wrong way when

was the type of man who would rather let Jeslyn fight her own battles than do it for her. He would stand by the

see that the world is like an ocean, beautiful with amazingly gorgeous creatures, but at the

the beauty is a wonderful thing but not an achievement. However, going into the ocean to see the dangers underneath it and also to learn how to survive those perils is

mother, but what about you? You and

family might look peaceful and happy at the moment, but when I die, enemies will pour out.

made along the road to success would come for you, the

mostly, your beast of a father will come

will you do then? Learn to be strong, grow a thick skin, and hide your emotions under the facade of whatever persona you choose to display.

world thinks you are weak, your enemies would go easy on you, then dissolving their attacks would be a

your mother had not gone away from home and went

about your mother’s dilemma when she came back home without you. I wanted to destroy your father but she didn’t allow me, saying it would hit you too

never forget the lessons I taught you. Never show

in pain after remembering her grandfather’s life lesson. He had sat her down beside him on the field after they finished playing golf on that day.

weight on you, but why did

killed me along with you. They didn’t just take your life