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.

was placed there by me, try to play smart with

she got into her car and they all left.

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 until she birth.

gave

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

lied.

child.” They told him. Confused, Mr. Wales went back to the hospital and was shocked to find out that a woman who looked exactly like his wife had also given birth and

The two women were wearing the same hospital gowns, the same hairstyles, and the same peaceful expressions

Alice told him she had a twin sister,

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

didn’t die. Mr. Wales had no idea because after he sent the Male child to those gunmen, they shot him in his chest, took him far away from the hospital, and dumped him along the road, thinking he was dead.

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

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

returned home, Mr. Wales was flabbergasted to see a female child with his wife. She was named Jeslyn.

but the child had a long life to live, which was

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

her purse. She was about to leave when she turned and promised with a

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

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

“Hahahah…”

to say the words, but from her reaction to the story, Mr. Wales believed that Jeslyn was coming back for his

one coming for his head tonight wasn’t Jeslyn, but a more scary