President's Substitute Wife

“Yes.” I replied without hesitation.

It was a little sudden for me, but now that I had agreed, I had to do it.

And I had convinced myself thousands of times.

Now no matter who asked me, I would answer “yes” without hesitation.

Daisy put the chopsticks in her mouth and frowned. She looked at me and said, “but I don’t think you’re happy when you mention it. You lived with Sean that year, but...”

“Stop talking.” I interrupted Daisy decisively, “it’s all over. He married Cindy. Don’t talk about him.”

“But...”

“I’ve got good news.” To stop Daisy, I said to her, “Inez and Marlin are not my biological parents, so my biological parents are others.”

“Really?” Daisy was shocked.

I told her what had happened recently.

Daisy was surprised. “You had an accident but you didn’t tell me! Have you treated me as a friend?”

“I’m fine. Ming has been taking care of me.”

Ming had been taking care of me for two weeks.

He was meticulous and thoughtful.

Sacred Heart Hospital belonged to him and he gave orders. So even if he wasn’t there, the nurse came to see me three times an hour and was afraid that something might happen to me.

When I mentioned Ming, Daisy pouted, “is Ming so good? I think his smile is just his mask.”

“Why?”

When I said that, I felt guilty.

In fact, I didn’t think I really knew Ming. He never really opened up to me.

What he let me see is what he wanted me to see.

But he was really nice to me.

to eat and said nothing.

cleaning up the garbage, Daisy said, “June, think

“I have made up my mind.”

I replied

I had

answer and turned to look at me.

I really want to marry him!”

I agreed and booked a wedding

He was very kind to me. How could I break his heart?

Daisy couldn’t stand it at last. She took off her gloves and put her hands on my shoulders

marriage?” I pretended to glance at her and smiled unwillingly. I said, “he’s very kind to me, and

someone you don’t love.” Daisy took me. “Who said women must get married? Now you

don’t

you love. A lifetime is too long. If you live with someone you don’t love, you will

words had deeply shaken the faith I had already instilled in

mood was complicated. I couldn’t even

a long time I said, “but...”

“But what? You have to marry someone you love. If you marry Ming because he is pitiful, he is pitiful

Daisy grabbed me by the shoulder. Her words shocked me.

and bowed my head. “How could he be pitiful? He will be happy. I...”

him for you that you don’t like him and

Daisy seemed to have

put on her gloves and continued to wash the dishes.

I looked at her and froze.

it with ease.

But I couldn’t do that.

at Daisy and hesitated.

didn’t even say a word.

said, “there are things you left in my house before. I think

didn’t know what

box. I saw a sketch book lying on the top of the painting tool, and my heart hurt a lot.

I knew what

It was a painting I drew for Sean when I

I didn’t even

in the bottom of my heart so that the wound would

it was only a few months after I came back that the wound festered