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

that would frown at Jeslyn for playing with dirt

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

was the type of grandfather who would rather join

man that would wear his shoes the

than do it

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

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

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

peaceful and happy at the moment, but when I die, enemies

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

beast of

skin, and hide your emotions under the

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

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 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.

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

the lessons I taught

sat her down beside him on the field

on you, but why did

with you. They didn’t just take