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.

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

back on the wall with her hands supporting her knees before she

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 hunting for us?” She sighed and

sharp and pointed nose 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

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 ever accept me?” Tears slid down the

hurt so badly that it wanted to explode. Alex had never regretted anything in her life like she was regretting her irrational decisions right now.

she knowingly put her daughter in that situation? What right did she have to seek revenge for

phase in her life. She was there when they were scheming against her daughter and family but she couldn’t do

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 men,

She wouldn’t be afraid of abruptly fainting every day of her life.

to live a carefree life while being a musician. It wasn’t difficult at all, but because of her mother, it

all my fault.”

Alex blamed herself, the more her tears