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

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 her.

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

stood there intimidating her mildly freckled face. Her full and long lashes, just like Jeslyn’s sat there protecting and shielding her eyes. Her full pink nude lips didn’t look tired even though the owner was.

husband could be so angry after finding out everything and still doesn’t see me as his mother–in–law, then what about my daughter? Will she

explode. Alex had never regretted anything in her life like she

hate those who mistreated her daughter when she knowingly put her daughter in that situation? What right did she have to seek revenge for the suffering her daughter

when her daughter was going through the most difficult phase in her life. She was there when they were scheming against her daughter and family but

it. If she had saved Jeslyn on her birthday night, She wouldn’t have gone through that pain and agony she went

her body. She wouldn’t be afraid of abruptly fainting

child wanted was to live a carefree life while being a musician. It wasn’t difficult at

my

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