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

DOW.

her but would rather

would frown at Jeslyn for playing with

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

other hand, was the type of grandfather who would rather join Jeslyn to play with dirt than pull her away.

that would wear his shoes the wrong way when Jeslyn does, just to make

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

an ocean, beautiful with amazingly gorgeous creatures, but at the same time, the deadliest when she dives into it.

wonderful thing but not an achievement. However, going

mother, but what about you? You and your sister will be the only ones left in the Lee family.

at the moment, but when I die, enemies will pour

road to success would come for you, the homes that were wrecked due to my indirect involvement

your beast of a father

you do then? Learn to be strong, grow a thick skin, and hide your emotions under the

are weak, your enemies would go easy on you, then dissolving their attacks

made the mistake of allowing your grandmother to teach your mother that way, but I won’t make that mistake with you. If your mother had not gone away from home and went to live with

only got to know about your mother’s dilemma when she came back home without you. I wanted to

lessons I taught you. Never show

after remembering her grandfather’s life lesson. He had sat her down beside

you, but why did you let me fall so hard and didn’t give me a heads-up?

didn’t