President's Substitute Wife

I stood there. I didn’t have to look closely to see that this man was Marlin. He still wore the same dress he wore during the day.

The rain fell on him. His thin body seemed so shaky.

I said, “uncle, I’ve said you’re mistaken. Why are you here? How did you find it?”

My tone was peaceful as if I had nothing to do with him.

No, I really had nothing to do with him.

Marlin walked up to me step by step and grabbed my clothes with her hands. “June, we were wrong before. I told your mother I saw you when I got home. She insisted that you go home for dinner. She made the meal.”

Could Inez cook?

I didn’t believe it.

Inez said she was a lady. She didn’t go into the kitchen at all. Could she cook now? I didn’t believe it.

“What are you going to do?” Ming asked me with an umbrella.

If I didn’t care about him, I was afraid Marlin would really stand here all night.

After all, he was living a hard life now. If he was in a coma in front of his own daughter’s door, it was sure to attract attention.

I hesitated and asked marlin, “uncle, where do you live? We will send you back. You’re really wrong.”

“Uncle, her name is Becky. She’s not the one you’re looking for.”

Ming said it for me.

“Becky? What Becky!” Marlin was excited. “She’s my daughter. Her name is June!”

“I...”

“Your mother almost died in the hospital to give birth to you and your sister. Please go back and see her.”

Marlin’s hand took my arm.

The chill penetrated my skin. I couldn’t help shivering.

I took my hand back and looked at Ming. “Let’s take this uncle to your hospital. He seems to be out of his mind.”

To be honest, the last people I wanted to see here were Marlin and Inez.

Marlin was excited when I finished. He grabbed me, “I’m out of my mind? I’m too awake! One of my two daughters died. People said it was you who died, but I saw the picture. I know Molly died! We’ve been looking for you for a long time!”

“Picture?”

looked at

“Yes!” Marlin took me. “Please, June, come home with me and see your mother.”

I was a little hesitant.

we separated for several years. I had no nostalgia for Marlin or Inez at all.

was not going to

“Let’s get him back

“... All

could only

pulled Marlin into the car.

us the address.

but feel sad

the worst shantytown in southern York. Basically,

they couldn’t live in such a place.

What happened these years?

to ask, but I was Becky. I shouldn’t ask.

It was raining. Ming

car, Marlin kept calling me,

At last I couldn’t stand it. I turned to him and said coldly, “uncle, if you call me that

as soon

It took about an hour and a half to get to the address Marlin said.

I saw the building in front of me by the yellow light on the side of the road.

The building was at least decades old and dilapidated.

night, the whole building seemed

help frowning. “You live here?”

money was cheated by others. It’s nice to

“...”

I didn’t speak because I didn’t think Marlin would make himself so poor.

lied to me on purpose.

They wanted me to give

had an umbrella. He raised his hand and put it around my shoulder.

It made me feel a little warmer.

were leaving and immediately turned around and took

“Uncle, you have the wrong person.”

I didn’t know what to say.

Her mother is crazy. We used to do a lot of wrong things and now we get the punishment we deserve. We live

I listened to Marlin and

they were really

go upstairs and have a

always knew what

His words