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

would frown at Jeslyn for playing with

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

Lee, on the other hand, was the type of grandfather who would

old man that would wear his shoes the wrong way when Jeslyn does, just to make her

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 blow a whistle to cheer

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

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 the best achievement

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

Lee family might look peaceful and happy at the moment, but

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

mostly, your beast of a father will

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

you, then dissolving their attacks would

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

home without you. I wanted

the future, never forget the lessons I taught

He had sat her down

rested my whole weight on you, but why did you

didn’t just take your life but