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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loved her but would rather do things to make her

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

was the 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 and that was the reason Ms. Alice didn’t let Jeslyn and grandpa Lee meet for a long

on the other hand, was the type of grandfather who would

that would wear his shoes the wrong way when

let Jeslyn fight her own battles than do it for

like an ocean, beautiful with amazingly gorgeous creatures, but at the same time,

to admire 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 the best achievement

old now and one of these days I will join your mother, but what about you? You and your sister will be the only ones left in

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

for the Lee cooperation would, the enemies I made along the road to success would come

your beast of a father will come

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

the world thinks you are weak, your enemies would go easy on you, then dissolving their attacks would be a walk in the park for you.

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 that father of yours in country G, breaking all communications with me

wanted to destroy your

never forget the lessons

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

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

didn’t just take your life but dug