Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

304 Why he hated his daughter (2)

You can’t look after your wife, can’t you?” her voice came again with a tinge of anger in it.

“I-” before Mr. Wales could speak another word, he felt a hard object descend on his back.

“Ahh!” he screamed in pain.

His instinct told him he was hit with the butt of a gun and he wasn’t wrong at all.

“You don’t speak unless my Master permits you!” the same guard yelled and then kicked Mr. Wales in the side of his stomach.

Mr. Wales yelped in pain but didn’t dare to scream out loud.

With her heels taken off his fingers, Mr. Wales was able to feel relief for a while.

“You married Alice, yet she got pregnant for my husband. I have every right to believe that you are in on her betrayal, and for that, you’ll have to die“. The voice came again, this time, languid and bored. 5

Mr. Wales wanted to desperately plead for his life, or better still, tell the unknown lady he wasn’t aware of his wife’s betrayal but the fear of getting his spinal cord broken with the butt of a gun made him stay mute.

He was shaking all over and even peeing on himself from how scared he was.

want to waste my time on a useless man like you. That child in your wife’s womb, nurture it well and make sure it’s healthy. I’ll be back 9 months

was placed there by me, try to play smart

her

Wales was devastated. He hid his knowledge from Alice and changed his behavior towards her. He used to be loving but stopped showing her

gave

Bella left the hospital but met the gunmen at the parking lot. Mr. Wales sent Bella away and hurried

lied.

was shocked to find out that a woman who looked exactly like his wife had also given birth and was sleeping in the room closest to

differentiate who was his wife and who wasn’t among the two look–alikes. The two women were

Alice told him she had a

concluded that this woman who gave birth to twins was Alice, his wife! So, Mr. Wales killed the female

the Male child to those gunmen, they shot him in his chest, took him far away from the hospital, and dumped him along the

pass through the scene and helped him to the nearest hospital. The bullet grazed his heart but he managed to survive the

a few weeks, he didn’t allow Bella to tell Alice

a female child with his wife. She was

tried to kill Jeslyn a few more times but the child had a long life to live, which was why, when Emilee brought the

gasped in astonishment after hearing Mr. Wale’s confession. She broke into a fit of laughter before tears slipped

got up from her seat and grabbed her purse. She was about to leave when

daughters. They’ll beg for death but none, shall I grant a quick death!” she

about what you promised me?!” Mr. Wales asked

“Hahahah…”

echoed in Mr. Wales’s mind. He didn’t need her to say the words, but from her reaction to the story, Mr.

that the one coming for his head tonight wasn’t