How to Get a Wife

"Listen up, Joanna. Your sister is going to marry into the wealthy family. We would certainly appreciate a little bit of cooperation from you. If you can't be bothered to help, don't blame me for being rude towards you. From this day forward, you will no longer come back to this house. Even if you do return, you will not see your father. That much I can guarantee you!"

Sera Wang threatened. There was nothing Joanna could do in the face of her stepmother. She gnashed her teeth as she glowered at her. 'I've just spent my entire salary to buy better looking clothes just so that this woman would stop looking down on me! I didn't expect I would be greeted by her like this!' she thought.

This was not the first time Sera Wang had treated Joanna this way. It was also not the first time she had given Joanna an ultimatum like this.

At first, Joanna didn't mind the compromises she had to make in order to live a peaceful life. But not this time. This time, Sera Wang had gone way too far!

A couple of years ago, Emily Gong, Joanna's stepsister, gave birth to an illegitimate son. Sera Wang had forced Joanna to take Emily Gong's son as her own. This was because Emily Gong was soon to be married into a rich and powerful family.

Emily Gong got acquainted with a wealthy guy a couple of month's back. Through some ploy Emily Gong and Sera Wang must have brewed, the man proposed to Emily.

There was only one problem Emily had to deal with however. And that was her bastard child. If the man found out that Emily was already a mother to a four-year-old boy, he would surely withdraw his proposal.

It was then that Sera took advantage of Joanna.

Sera had publicized that the boy was in fact Joanna's illegitimate child. Even her name was officially registered as the child's mother.

Meanwhile, Emily went through some medical procedures to make it appear as if she had not yet given birth so that she could marry without any further complications.

During all of this, no one had even considered Joanna's feelings. Joanna was still a single, young woman who had just graduated from university. How would she be able to get married in the future? If Emily couldn't marry with a child, what made them think that Joanna could!

Going back to what was happening now, Joanna shook her head firmly. She could not believe that her father would allow such injustice to happen to her.

"I want to see my father," Joanna said, raising her head. "I want to hear what he has to say about all of this."

"Oh, did you think this was my idea to kick you out? Don't be such a naive girl. It was your father who came up with this idea in the first place. If you don't believe me, you are free to call him if you want,"

years have passed and yet this girl

Yes... Now that she thought about it, when did her father stand by her side? When did he speak up and

phone, she looked for her father's number and dialed.

voice came from the other end of the phone.

why are you calling at this hour? Shouldn't you be at work? Take

had always longed for her father's love and acceptance. However, no matter how

instance was no different than

that she would not be able to bear the blow after asking her question. She slightly glanced at Sera, and saw that she was sitting there leisurely and sipping at her coffee, as if she already knew what was

dress. "Dad, are you really going to declare Jack as my own son?" she asked

your mother

I'm with

at Sera, whose eyes were twinkling with

father's pleading voice come

sister. It's just a simple little thing, a mere title. It can't be that hard for you, can it? It's not easy for your sister to find a good husband. Do you really have the heart to see your sister unable to marry because of Jack? Don't worry. People would just know that you are Jack's mother. We won't really let you raise him. We'll pay

to silently roll down Joanna's face.

money? Do they think that I'm just

can't anyone see that I am

a reputation of being a

was it so easy for him to push her around like this? Jack still wasn't in the household register yet. If Joanna agreed to it, she would still be named as his legal mother. It would be difficult to explain all of this

was going to become a child's mother against her will. It was supposed to be

act as if we're treating you so unfairly. It's just a title, after all. How about this... If you agree to this, I

beaming widely. It was as if the sight of Joanna's tears had lifted

confidence, as if she already knew what Joanna's reply was going to be. Sera had been around long enough to know what kind of Joanna was like. Joanna tried to keep a strong face, but she was actually very vulnerable.