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 alive to watch her bring changes to the world.

rested her back on the wall 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

the baby I ran away with.

sat

her husband could be so angry after finding out everything and still doesn’t see me

had never regretted anything

did she have to hate those who mistreated her daughter when she knowingly put her daughter in that situation? What right did she have

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

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

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

all my fault.”

Alex blamed herself, the more