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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she loved her but would rather do things to make her know how important Jeslyn was to her.

would frown at Jeslyn

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

was the type of grandfather who would rather

wear his shoes the wrong way when Jeslyn does, just to make

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

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

the ocean just 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

will join your mother, but what about you? You and your sister will be the only ones

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

the enemies I made along the road to success

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will you do then? Learn to be strong, grow a thick skin, and hide

easy on you, then dissolving their attacks would

that mistake with you. If your mother had not gone away from home and went to live with that father of yours in

home without you. I wanted to destroy your father but she didn’t allow me, saying it would

future, never forget the lessons

life lesson. He had sat her down beside him on the field after they finished playing golf on that

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

with you. They didn’t