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

Alice was the type that would frown at Jeslyn for playing with dirt and wearing

and protected her so tightly from the evil

of grandfather who would rather join Jeslyn to play with dirt than pull her away.

would wear his shoes the wrong way when Jeslyn does,

than do it for her.

an ocean, beautiful with amazingly gorgeous creatures, but at the

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

will join your mother, but what about you? You and your sister

happy at the moment, but when I die, enemies

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

beast of a father

be strong, grow a thick skin, and hide your emotions under the facade of

you are weak, your enemies would go easy on you, then dissolving their attacks would be a walk in the park for

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

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 your

down beside him on

why

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