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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of woman who wouldn’t tell Jeslyn she loved her but would rather do things to make her know how

the type that would frown at Jeslyn for playing with dirt

to only see the goodness in life and protected her so tightly from the evil of the world and

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

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

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

like an ocean, beautiful with amazingly gorgeous creatures, 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

old now and one of these days I will join your mother, but what about you? You and your

at the moment, but when I

for the Lee cooperation would, the enemies I made along the road to success would come for you, the homes that were wrecked due to my indirect

mostly, your beast of a father

skin, and hide your emotions under

easy on you, then dissolving their attacks would

make that mistake with you. If your mother had not gone away from home and went to live with that father of yours in country G, breaking all communications with me because I showed displeasure for that husband of hers, her life would have taken a different turn.

to know about your mother’s dilemma when she came back home without you. I wanted to destroy your father but she didn’t allow

never forget the lessons I taught you.

had sat her down beside him on the field

were my pillar, grandpa. I rested my whole weight on you, but why did you let

killed me along with you. They didn’t just