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.

make sure it’s healthy. I’ll be back 9 months from now. When she gives birth to a boy, hand him to

will be around you 24/7. Even your cook was placed there by me, try to play smart with me and you’ll be sorry.”

got into her car and they all

used to be loving but stopped showing her love or care,

gave

killing the child, he and Bella left the hospital but met the gunmen at the parking lot. Mr. Wales sent Bella away

lied.

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

he couldn’t differentiate who was his wife and who wasn’t among the two look–alikes. The two women were wearing the same hospital gowns, the same

she had a twin sister, so Mr. Wales

he wasn’t very smart, Mr. Wales concluded that this woman who gave birth to twins was Alice, his wife! So, Mr.

Wales had no idea because after he sent the Male child to those gunmen, they shot him in his

the nearest hospital. The bullet grazed his heart but he managed to

few weeks, he didn’t allow Bella to

to see a female child with his

to live, which was why, when Emilee brought the idea of injecting

Mr. Wale’s confession. She broke into a fit of laughter before tears slipped down her

Mr. Wales!” She got up from her seat and grabbed her purse. She was about to leave when she turned and promised with a villainous smile on

death but none, shall I grant a quick death!” she said in an

promised me?!” Mr. Wales asked

“Hahahah…”

laughter still echoed in Mr. Wales’s mind. He didn’t need her to say the words, but from her reaction to the story, Mr. Wales believed that Jeslyn was coming back for

knew that the one coming for his head tonight wasn’t Jeslyn, but a more