Chapter 3
None of the Callahans bothered to look for Thea even though she had been gone for ten days.
To the Callahans, Thea was the black sheep of the family and the laughing stock of Cansington. If it were not for Thea, the Callahans’ business would be booming.
Once Thea had recovered, she picked up her marriage certificate with James and they went home together.
Lex Callahan had three sons.
According to birth order, they were Howard, John, and Benjamin.
Benjamin was shunned by his own family because of Thea. It did not matter that he worked hard, expanding the family business by leaps and bounds.
At home, he did not have any rank, status, or authority whatsoever.
Benjamin might be a Callahan Group manager, but he had no shares in the company. All he got was a fixed salary each month with no bonus. As such, he was struggling to make ends meet.
It was true that he had bought a house, but there was still the mortgage to pay off every month.
“This is my home, Jamie.”
Pointing to the doors, Thea said, “It’s nothing compared to the palace you live in though.”
James took her hand in his and smiled. “Home is wherever you are.”
Thea smiled. Approaching the entrance, she knocked on the door gently.
Gladys opened the door.
She was slightly shocked to see a beautiful girl and an unfamiliar man. She asked, “Can I help you?”
“Mom,” Thea said.
Gladys was stunned upon hearing this beautiful girl call her mom.
“Mom, I’m Thea. Your daughter.”
“What?”
Gladys was shocked. Looking at the girl in front of her, she was confused. “Y-You’re Thea?”
“It’s me, mom. My scars are all gone now.”
“Hi, mom,” James added.
thought that she would never recover from all
“Mom, grandfather picked him
side quickly. Coldly, she said to James, “I’ve never acknowledged
face. “Thea, is it really you? You…
for the past ten days. I’ve recovered now, and will no longer be a humiliation to the family,”
Callahans, causing them to be the laughing stock
hugged Thea, crying. “My girl… It’s my fault. I never should have left you alone to deal
pulled Thea into
that Thea had recovered her looks,
she could marry a rich man instead of a
at the door and coldly ordered James,
what are you doing? He’s my husband, hand-picked
to the family villa now. I’ll have the old man
wasted no time, dragging Thea
“Jamie…”
to look at James
he did not have a care in the world. He merely followed the two
at the
she
was disfigured
she have
“Thea, is that you?”
Is their technology so advanced that
The Callahans were gobsmacked.
beautiful girl in front of them
What did she do?
point. “Dad, I disagree with this marriage. With Thea’s looks, she could marry someone rich from a prestigious family. How could she marry some spineless
pipe on the couch, Lex stared
struggling to
did Thea recover her looks in just ten
right. There are still many eligible bachelors among Cansington’s most prestigious families. I could
“No.”
you decided to marry me off to James. Now that James
brat…” Gladys slapped Thea across the face. She yelled,
a knife lying on the table and pressed it to her cheek. “I’ll cut my face up if you push me too
you…” Gladys
This is for your own good. Look at how beautiful you are now. You could marry well and enjoy an easy life. Why do you insist on being with a poor fellow like
your family either way, but this is between Thea and me. We’ve obtained our marriage certificate. If she wants a
gave you permission to
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