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.

Daisy continued to eat

wash the dishes. When I was cleaning up the garbage, Daisy said, “June, think about it. You may get married more than once, but once you do, you can’t go

have made

I replied

I had convinced

Daisy heard my answer and turned to look

“Really, really! I really want to

booked a

very kind to me. How could I

it at last. She took off her gloves and put her hands on my shoulders and said seriously,

her and

Daisy took me. “Who said women must get married?

don’t just

the one you love. A lifetime is too long. If you live with someone you

had deeply shaken the faith

mood was complicated.

After a long time I said, “but...”

someone you love. If you marry Ming

me by the shoulder. Her words shocked me.

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

him for you that you

to have made up his

put on her gloves and continued to wash the dishes.

I looked at her

it

But I couldn’t do that.

at Daisy

I didn’t even say

the second bedroom and said, “there are things you left in my house before. I think

I didn’t know what

I saw a sketch book lying on the

I knew what was inside.

I drew for Sean when

At this moment, I didn’t even have the courage to open it.

the bottom of my heart

it was only a few months after