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Chapter 75Janice POV "What would you like to have? You can order anything. Bills on me," I watched as he puffed smoke from his mouth. The Carl I used to know was not a smoker, but now he was. He reclined on the chair, his eyes not leaving me as though he was monitoring me with his gaze. "Nothing. I'm not here to eat. What do you want from me, Carl?" I asked him even though he already warned me to stop calling him that. Well, you weren't expecting me to start calling him the name I didn't know him by, right?"I told you to stop calling me that, wife...""Point of correction, Carl. We were never married, so you can't call me that," I cut him off, and he took a deep breath as he closed his eyes. Silence assumed the atmosphere for the next few minutes and I wondered what he was thinking. I had many questions to ask him. What happened that day? How come he was alive? Where he had been all this while, and how he turned out like this. I was curious to know the answers to my questions, but
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Chapter 76Janice POVMy vision was blurry, my eyes were covered with tears that wouldn't stop coming no matter how much I tried to stop them. My legs felt so weak that they could barely carry me, but still, I managed to walk to the spot where I parked earlier. I helped myself into the car and drove off the premises.My heart was burdened, it felt like the weight of the whole world was being placed on my shoulders, but one thing I knew was that I needed to get home no matter what. My life was already messed up yet I couldn't die. My parents and brother were going to live the rest of their lives in pain if anything should happen to me. It's as if Mom knew that I was in pain because my phone started to ring at that moment and when I checked it, I saw Mom's name displayed on the screen. I pulled over at the side of the road then reached for the phone and slid the answer button."Janice, dear," Her sweet and ever-calming voice sounded from the other end, and as if it triggered my pain, m
Her Substitute Groom 77
Chapter 77"Why didn't you call me when she was leaving? This would've been avoided if you had called me. What if something happened to her over there?" Connor yelled at Chase angrily."I'm sorry. I tried to stop her, but...""That is why you have a car. You should've followed her or called me immediately. How could you allow her to leave just like that?" Connor tried to lower his voice this time because it was partially not Chase's fault. Janice was an adult too and Chase couldn't have treated her like a kid by questioning her whereabouts."I'm sorry for yelling at you. I'm just... confused," Connor apologized to Chase as he crashed against the couch in the living room and ran his fingers through his hair frustratingly. He hasn't gotten a good sleep since the previous day that Janice has been missing. How was he supposed to be at rest when his woman was missing?"We should report to the police. I think they'll be able to help," Chase suggested."It's not yet twenty-four hours, so tha
Her Substitute Groom 78
Chapter 78Claire POVIt's been over one week since I left Khan's house that day, and guess what? He hasn't called me since then after he was sure that I moved back in with my parents. It's been killing me slowly, especially whenever I thought about the sex I had with him, but then, it was all my fault. I mean, I seduced him, so I shouldn't have expected less from him.It was a Friday night and my last day of being in this house for a while because I would be starting college on Monday, so I needed to leave tomorrow for my school which was in California. "Are you done packing your things?" Mom walked into my room and asked, but I shook my head."Not yet, Mom," I replied to her as she say beside me on the bed, and she rolled he eyes."What am I going to do with you? You are such a lazy ass. You were waiting for me to come help you do it, right?" She scoffed as she reached for my clothes which were on the bed, and started to fold them one after the other."Are you ok? You don't look fi
Her Substitute Groom 79
Chapter 79Janice POVLocked inside the room for hours, my phone taken away from me, I could only cry my eyes out as I sat on the bed in the large room assigned to me, hugging my knees to myself. I felt like my life was a ticking-timed bomb waiting to explode. As the thought of Connor flashed through my mind, I shut my eyes and allowed my tears to fall freely down my cheeks. He must be broken after what I did to him, but if only he knew it was never my fault and I never meant for that to happen.My heart skipped a beat when I heard keys clicking from outside, and in the next few seconds, the doorknob twisted and the door opened. My heart almost left my chest when I saw that the person was Carl."I'm so sorry for not being here since. I had something to deal with," He apologized to me as he walked inside the room and sat on the bed with a smile lingering on his face."Are you crying?" He asked then rolled his eyes and reached out his hand to touch me, but I flinched, so he took his ha
Her Substitute Groom 80
Chapter 80"Are you going to keep being like this, Connor?" Chase asked as he walked into Connor's room and snatched the pack of cigarettes he was about to take out from. Connor's room was in a mess and littered with five cigarette butt. He was about to go for the sixth stick when his brother walked inside just now."Give that back to me, Chase," He rose up and reached for the pack of cigarettes, but Chase squeezed it and threw it on the floor."What is the meaning of this?" Connor asked angrily."You are hurting yourself, Connor. I know you are pained, but trust me, this is not the best way to go about it. You are not doing the right thing...""What do you want me to do? I can't even reach her. I can't fucking reach her, so what do you want me to do?" Connor yelled at the top of his voice then ran his fingers through his hair frustratingly. He had been like this ever since Janice left him, and it only got worse with each day that passed by."You are not hurting just yourself, but..."
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Chapter 81'I told you to never show your face to me ever again! You are nothing but a disgrace to my family' Tears streamed down Connor's cheeks as he sped down the driveway recklessly without the fear of getting involved in an accident. Maybe dying would do him more good. Besides, he already lost everything. His family's love and his woman, so what was the point of living?The sound of his ringing phone caught his attention, so he pulled over at the side of the road and reached for the phone. He swiped the answer button when he saw that the caller was his best friend."Hey, man! How could you stand me up at the company today? I told you I had things to deal with and yet you never showed up?" His friend's angry voice thundered from the other end."It hurts, Khan... It hurts," Those were the only words Connor could utter as he rested his head on the steering wheel and more tears streamed down his cheeks. He whimpered like a newborn abandoned by his parents, but the only difference was
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Chapter 82Claire POVI arrived in California late in the night, so I checked in at a hotel to spend the night and leave for my apartment tomorrow. My Dad told me that I'll be living with his friend's child for the next five years I'll be spending in school. I just hoped I would be able to cope with her.I had just stepped out of the bathroom after a long bath, and I met my phone screen switched on. I reached for it and s smile laced up my lips when I saw a text from Chase.'Hey, little sis. I hope you arrived in California early. Get as much rest as you can, and I'm really missing you already. I love you, and I'm rooting for you here' I rolled my eyes after I read through the text. 'Thank you' I replied to his text then tossed my phone on the bedside table and finally went to bed.Seconds ticked into minutes and soon an hour and although I was tired, I was finding it difficult to sleep. My mind was clouded with many thoughts, and when I said many thoughts, I guess you know who it's
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