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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
Her Substitute Groom 87
Chapter 87Janice POVI couldn't hold back my tears, so I let them all out. Recalling the pain in Connor's eyes earlier only made me feel guilty. He must have thought that everything was my fault, but I deserved all the blame, anyway."Boss is coming," I heard the stupid guard that was assigned to my doorpost speak from outside, and I scoffed angrily. Seeing Carl was only going to make things worse for me, but it seemed like as long as I stayed under this roof, then I was bound to see him every damn day.A few seconds later, the door opened and he walked inside without even knocking. He looked earthly handsome as usual. If there was one thing I would never deny, then it was the fact that good looks seem to run in the family of Hughes."Hey, babe," He smiled as he counted his steps to the bed and sat with me, a lovely smile displayed on his face."I heard what happened at the mall. I'm proud of you, sweetheart," He smiled, revealing his teeth. I just sat and stared back at him wordless
Her Substitute Groom 88
Chapter 88"Which station?" Chase asked whoever he was speaking with on the phone, and after the person replied to him, he disconnected the call and ran his fingers through his hair. He had just gotten a call that Connor was drunk driving and had been arrested.He grabbed his car keys from the bed where he left them earlier, and stormed out of the room, heading to the parking lot where he hopped inside his car and drove out of the house.Minutes later, Chase pulled over at the front of the station and sauntered toward the entrance door as soon as he stepped out of the car."Are you not going to get this out of me, huh?" Connor's voice welcomed him as soon as he walked inside the large office where some cops were seated. Connor was handcuffed, and he reeked of alcohol. Chase sighed briefly then shook his head and walked over to him."Good thing you are here. Tell them to get this shit off my hands, Chase! I only had a few glasses of alcohol and not that I was so drunk. Why would they f
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