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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but would rather do things to make her

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

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

would rather join Jeslyn

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

would rather let Jeslyn fight her own battles than do it for her. He would stand by the side to blow a whistle to

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

the bank of the ocean just to admire the beauty is a wonderful thing but not an achievement. However, going into the

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

Lee family might look peaceful and happy at the moment,

made along the road to success would come for you, the homes that were

beast of a father will come

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

enemies would go easy on you, then dissolving their

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

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

never forget the lessons I taught you.

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

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

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