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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..."
Her Substitute Groom 81
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
Her Substitute Groom 82
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
Her Substitute Groom 83
Chapter 83Claire POVI sat in the backseat of Christian's car as he drove us to wherever our apartment was."How was the trip?" He asked, breaking the silence that had taken over the atmosphere, and I nodded."It was fine," I replied to him bluntly, and I could bet he glanced at me through the rearview mirror."Hmm," I heard him hum, but I didn't bother to look at him as I looked out through the window. I had so many things going on in my mind and getting distracted by him was the last thing I wanted.I had no idea how long we'd been on the road, but the car stopped moving and I was forced to come back to reality, and I realized that we were in the compound of a beautiful bungalow mansion. My jaw dropped to the ground because there was no way this was a student house. I mean, it was too beautiful for students."We are here," I was already out of the car before he said those words. He stepped out of the car too."It's my Dad's house here where he comes for vacation. He rarely comes he
Her Substitute Groom 84
Chapter 84Janice POV"Are you going to keep me here forever, Carl? This is not fair!" I yelled at him angrily as soon as he stepped into the pit of hell that was supposed to be my room. I've been here for five days and haven't stepped out of this room since then. I was only allowed to go to the living room and back to my room. I wasn't even allowed to see the light of the world, and guess what? My windows were fucking locked maybe because he didn't want me to escape through there."Why are you keeping me hostage, Carl?" Tears trickled down my cheeks as I yelled again, but he just leaned against the wall and stared at me with his one eye like I was ranting. "You are going to hurt yourself if you keep yelling like that," He said calmly as he brought out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and a lighter. He then took out a stick, lit it, and started to smoke it."You are hurting me, Carl... You are driving me crazy, and...""That's because I love you, Janice... Can't you fucking read
Her Substitute Groom 85
Chapter 85"Are you going to continue like this, Connor? You are really not going to stop?" Chase's voice resonated in the room, filled with anger as he glared down at Connor who didn't seem like he gave a damn. The ground was littered with cigarette ash and butts and he didn't seem like he was going to stop even though he was on the eighth stick."I'm talking to you, Connor. You are driving me nuts and I can't take this shit anymore. Are you seriously going to be like this? You are going to get yourself killed at this rate," Chase spoke again as he snatched the cigarette from him and threw it on the ground. He further matched on it, putting out the fire."Say something to me, Connor. You can't keep being like this," Chase went to sit on the bed with him, but he stood wordlessly and walked out of the room without sparing Chase another glance, and he sighed."Where the hell do you think you are going, Connor?" He sighed when he stepped out of the house and found Khan standing in front
Her Substitute Groom 86
Chapter 86"Co...nnor?" Janice called his name surprisingly, her voice so low that she could barely hear herself speak. For a moment, she froze and couldn't think straight. Her heart wavered in excitement, but her body shook with fear, confused about how she was supposed to feel. Happy, or sad? She forgot what to feel.She quickly rose to her feet and swallowed nothing. Her heart hammered hard against her chest as she stared back at him."I've missed you so much," He couldn't hold himself back anymore, so he pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly, tightening his arms around her as if preventing her from leaving again. "I've missed you like crazy," He whispered, his voice laced with excitement.Janice's eyes glistened with tears as he stared into space. Her teeth found their way to her bottom lip as they bit into it, and her tears finally streamed freely down her cheeks.Connor finally pulled away from her and held her cheeks in his palms. He wiped her tears with his thumbs w
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