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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her but would rather do things to

was the type that would frown at Jeslyn for playing with dirt and wearing her

herself. She wanted Jeslyn to only see the goodness in life and protected her so tightly from the evil of the world

who would rather join Jeslyn to play

kind of old man that would wear his shoes the wrong way when Jeslyn

do it for her. He would stand by the side to blow a

amazingly gorgeous creatures, but at the same time, the deadliest when

child, playing at the bank of the ocean just to admire the beauty is a wonderful thing but not an achievement. However, going into the ocean to see the

but what about you? You

look peaceful and happy at the moment, but when I

to success would come for you, the

mostly, your beast of a

to be strong, grow a thick skin, and hide your emotions under the facade of whatever persona

your enemies would go easy on you, then dissolving

went to live with that

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

never forget the lessons I taught you. Never show your weakness to

had sat her down beside him on the field after

rested my whole weight on you, but why did you let

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