Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

415 Nancy’s life

“I wasn’t expecting you,” the Nanny said. (1)

Nancy helped her to a’seat before she sat in front of the woman. “I didn’t think I’d be here either,” She replied.

The Nanny sighed, “Your life must be hard.” she held Nancy’s hands, “Your hands are freezing, she leaned in and touched her forehead. “You are burning up… WhWhy are you wearing so little?” she glared at the two guards standing behind Nancy and yelled with disappointment in her voice, “How could you not take proper care of your Miss?!”

The guards bowed their heads even lower as the old woman reprimanded them.

“Nanny Xie, they are innocent. It’s my fault.”

The old woman shook her head, “You don’t have any faults, child.” She continued while gently patting the back of Nancy’s hand. “If death had taken me in place of your sister, I believe you would have been…

“I don’t regret anything,” Nancy cut her off.

The old woman gazed at her for a long time before asking, “Are you still mad at your family? They-”

“Nanny Xie, they’re dead now…” Nancy cut her off again. She didn’t want to hear it.

“Nancy, my girl,” the woman pulled her into a hug, “I’m sorry. The world treated you wrongly, you have sought your revenge now, you should rest and take care of yourself, child.” The woman pulled away and held her by the shoulders, looking deep into Nancy’s sad eyes.

time for me to rest?” Seeing the woman nod, Nancy got up and walked to the wall where a photo of the young her and little Brian was hung. She brushed her fingers over the frame and while saying.

in danger, if I leave now, Hwang Min will kill

for 26 years, yet he chose to love his father over you. Isn’t

Nancy

with sorrow in her eyes, “I heard his mother is back and you two got into a confrontation. Why? Didn’t you say you won’t get

done if you were in my shoes?… You and Brian are the only ones I have. I can’t live without him, Nanny Xie.” A

patting her on the back, wanting her to cry so she’d be relieved but Nancy is not the type to wail, she’s a very

They’ll talk about it again

and move out of the Country to start a

and just remained in Nanny

you should go inside and rest a little. I’ll

let go and went into one

left, the old woman turned sharply to look at the guards. With her walking stick and fibble hands, she beat Death and Nightcrawler until she got exhausted. The two didn’t move and rather made it easy for

stress herself! Look at her now, she’s so thin. If her sickness returns, will you be able to suppress it?!” She hit her walking

can’t stop her if she’s decided

to catch her breath. Nightcrawler hurried to the kitchen to get the

she set the cup aside and inquired, “How does Hwang Min treat her? Is he still cold

Death nodded gently.

suddenly filled her heart. If she had known, she wouldn’t have brought Nancy back to seek revenge for a family that didn’t recognize

of it, Nanny Xie shut her eyes as memories invaded

family wanted Mrs. Rong to give birth to a son as soon as possible or she’d be sent packing. The pressure built up in the woman’s mind that she became desperate to get a male child, even though she had no child for the past ten years of her marriage.

Rong finally got pregnant after a second wife wife was brought in, still, Mrs. Rong wasn’t relieved because her husband’s new

what they would give birth to, but Old Madam Rong already announced that only one female child will be accepted from one of the wives.