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.

to change the topic. The memories were too painful to relive. “Alice, I can feel our daughter will be different from us. I hope to be

before she started speaking slowly like she was having a non–serious conversation with a friend who was sitting

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

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

this to her? Rossa will be mad, sis, just like her husband was. If her 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

had never regretted anything in her life

situation? What right did she have to seek revenge for

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

through that pain and agony she went through. If she had saved Jeslyn from the clutches of

living with a virus in her body. She wouldn’t be afraid of abruptly

while being a musician. It wasn’t difficult at all, but because of her

my

more Alex blamed herself, the