Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

141 Alex’s regrets

“… I watched the family fall apart in the hands of a riff–raff. If I couldn’t even protect my family from a nobody like Damien, then, how can I protect it from others?” She shut her eyes tightly as memories flashed through her mind. 1

There were no sweet memories between her and her family. It was either she was having a heated argument with Alice, her mother, or father.

Other times, it was her threatening to leave the house. The last one was after Alice slapped her. She fought back and in the end, Old Man Lee gritted his teeth and disowned her.

Alex had thought that was the best thing that could ever happen to her…getting disowned. Unfortunately, it was the beginning of her misery.

Her eyes opened and tears gushed out.

“Alice, I can feel our daughter will be different from us. I hope to be alive to watch her bring changes to the world. But I’m scared.”

with her hands supporting her knees before she started speaking slowly like she was having a non–serious conversation with a friend who was sitting in front of

got tough and took on another identity and appearance, thinking everyone would believe I died too, but I was wrong… so wrong, sister. I was informed that they are searching for me and the baby I ran away with. Alice, the child isn’t theirs, she’s not supposed to be theirs. She’s a curse to them all but why are they still

pointed nose stood there intimidating her mildly freckled face. Her full and long lashes, just like Jeslyn’s sat there

finding out everything and still doesn’t see me as his mother–in–law, then what about my daughter? Will she ever accept me?” Tears slid

badly that it wanted to explode. Alex had never regretted anything in her life like she

in that situation? What right did she have to seek revenge for the suffering her

life. She was there when they were scheming against her daughter and family but she couldn’t do anything because she was hiding away from her

saved Jeslyn on her birthday night, She wouldn’t have gone through that pain and agony she went through. If she had saved Jeslyn from the clutches of those evil

She wouldn’t be afraid of abruptly fainting every day of

a musician. It wasn’t difficult at all, but because of her mother, it became an

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