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

your cook was placed there by

into her car and

knowledge from Alice and changed his behavior towards her. He used to be loving but stopped showing her love or care, at the same time, for Alice not to find out about Bella, he started to pretend he cared

gave

the child, he and Bella left the hospital but met the gunmen

lied.

Return to the ward and bring the Male child.” They told him. Confused, Mr. Wales went back to the hospital and was shocked

among the two look–alikes. The two women were wearing the

was never a time Alice told him she had a twin

woman who gave birth to twins was Alice, his wife! So, Mr. Wales killed the female child and took the male child

sent the Male child to those gunmen, they shot

a passerby was quick to pass through the scene and helped him to the nearest hospital. The bullet grazed his

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

he returned home, Mr. Wales was flabbergasted to see a female

tried to kill Jeslyn a few more times but the child had a long life to live, which was why, when Emilee brought the idea of injecting Jeslyn with ATOM, he didn’t think twice but to agree.

hearing Mr. Wale’s confession. She broke into a fit of laughter before

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

They’ll beg for death but none, shall I grant a quick death!” she said in an inaudible voice,

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

“Hahahah…”

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 his

his head tonight