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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of woman who wouldn’t tell Jeslyn she loved her but would rather do things to make her

at Jeslyn for playing with dirt and wearing

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

type of grandfather who would rather join Jeslyn to

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

let Jeslyn fight her own battles than do it for her. He would stand by the

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

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

family might look peaceful and happy at the

made along the road to success would come for you, the

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do then? Learn to be strong, grow a thick skin, and hide your emotions under

your enemies would go easy on you, then

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

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

future, never forget the lessons I taught you. Never show

lesson. He had sat her down beside him on the field after

rested my whole weight on you, but why did you let me

you. They didn’t just take your life