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.

strong-headed type of woman who wouldn’t tell Jeslyn she loved her but would rather do things to make her know how important Jeslyn was

the type that would frown at Jeslyn

the goodness in life and protected her so tightly from the evil of the world and that was the reason

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

kind of old man that would wear his shoes the wrong way when Jeslyn does, just to make her happy.

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

wanted Jeslyn to see that the world is like an ocean, beautiful with amazingly gorgeous creatures, but at the

not an achievement. However, going into the ocean to see the dangers underneath it and also to learn how to

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

and happy at the moment, but when I die,

along the road to success would come for you, the

beast of a father will

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

you, then

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

got 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 me, saying it would hit

you do in the future, never forget the lessons I taught you. Never show your weakness to anyone…”

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

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 dug your