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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she loved her but would rather do things to make

type that would frown at Jeslyn for playing with dirt and wearing her slippers wrongly.

Jeslyn to only see the goodness in life and protected her so tightly from the evil of the world and that was the reason Ms. Alice didn’t let Jeslyn and grandpa Lee meet for a

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

was the kind of old man that would wear his shoes the wrong

Jeslyn fight her own battles than do it for her. He would stand by the side to

like an ocean, beautiful with amazingly gorgeous creatures, but at

admire the beauty is a wonderful thing but not an achievement. However, going into the ocean to see the dangers underneath it and

I will join your mother, but what about you? You

the moment,

success would come for you, the homes that

of a father will

a thick skin, and hide your emotions under the facade of whatever persona you

easy on you, then dissolving their attacks would be a walk in the park for you.

and went to live

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

lessons I taught you. Never

in pain after remembering her grandfather’s life lesson. He had sat her down beside him on the field

grandpa. I rested my whole weight on you, but why did you let me fall so hard and didn’t give me a heads-up?

with you. They didn’t just take your life but