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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
Her Substitute Groom 89
Chapter 89Janice POV"Your fiancee is really nice, sis," Jeff uttered, and I scoffed silently. Nice, indeed.We couldn't talk yesterday because Carl was all over them acting like the gentleman he never was. It was supposed to be a beautiful morning, but no day would ever be beautiful for as long as I remained under this roof."Where is Mom and Dad?" I ignored him and asked instead."In their room," He replied to me, and I left him in his room and left to go meet my parents. Carl was generous enough to have given them a room each and made sure that they felt at home.I walked down the walkway that led to my parents' supposed room, and when I arrived, I knocked on the door and the door opened almost immediately, revealing Mom in her ever-cheerful smile."It's you, darling? Come in," She left the door open for me, and I walked inside."Thank you," I walked inside and met Dad seated on the bed. He smiled as soon as he saw me. It has really been long since we last saw each other, and I ha
Her Substitute Groom 90
Chapter 90Connor groaned tiredly as he rolled on the bed a few seconds before he finally forced his eyes open, and the sharp sunlight that penetrated the window shone directly on his face. He closed his eyes as he sat on the bed, then rubbed his aching forehead gently and finally opened his eyes to the somewhat familiar room, but different from his room back at the penthouse."Where the hell am I?" He groaned and rubbed his forehead again, trying to make the pain go away, but it didn't seem like it was going to work. At least, not after the amount of alcohol he had drank yesterday."You are awake?" He snapped his eyes open when he heard the feminine voice, and there was his Mom, holding a teacup and looking at him worriedly.Connor blinked his eyes a few times then looked around the room again to confirm what was happening."Chase brought you here yesterday. Is that how you've been drinking lately?" Mrs. Hughes asked disappointedly as he walked over to the center table in his room an
Her Substitute Groom 91
Chapter 91"What is going on here?" Dad's angry voice resonated in the room, demanding our attention which we gave him as me and Mom turned to face him. If a look could kill, then maybe I would've been dead by now. He glared murderously at me, and if I was a scared cat, I could swear that I would've lost confidence. "I told you not to ever show up in my house. What are you doing here?" Dad seemed to hate me to the core. It was written on his face, and in his voice too. He didn't fail to show me how much he hated me with the chance he got."Honey, you are home?" Mom stepped forward."I asked a question. What is he doing here?" Dad yelled for the third time, and Mom flinched."Darling, we can't...""Don't worry, Mom. I will leave," I cut her off, but she held my hand and pulled me back. Furthermore, she shook her head and stated, "I won't ever allow you to leave again. I was mistaken for not fighting for you before, and I won't make the same mistake twice,"She then turned to Dad, and
Her Substitute Groom 92
Chapter 92'I'm Janice's fiancee' I could've sworn that the voice was Carl's if at all he was still alive. I held the phone tightly in my hand and stared at the house. I couldn't get through to Janice on the phone, and since it was late, maybe coming back tomorrow morning wouldn't be a bad idea after all.Just when I was about to leave, my phone started to ring and I picked up on the first ring when I found that it was Chase on the phone."Where the hell did you rush off to? Mom just called me now. Don't tell me you went to see Janice this night," Chase's voice resonated from the other end, but I disconnected the call wordlessly. I wasn't in the mood to say anything to him. Not now.I was going to leave, but I quickly changed my mind. Maybe seeing her this night was really the best thing to do. I didn't have enough patience to last me for the night.I walked over to the telecom and pressed it. Who knows, maybe they'll allow me inside if I use it."Hi! I'm here to see the owner of the
Her Substitute Groom 93
Chapter 93The corner of Carl's lips twitched into a smirk as he watched Connor from the tab phone he was holding, and he couldn't help himself but feel satisfied. Even though he knew Janice never meant any of the words he had said to Connor, it still felt good. Seeing the pain in his brother's eyes made him feel so good and he could kill to have that expression every second of his life.His house back in LA was heavily guarded with micro-cameras and other cameras so he could see what was going on there anywhere he was.His phone started to ring, and he reached for it. It was Royce on the phone."Is everything ready now?" He asked as soon as he answered the phone."Yes, boss," That was all the answer he needed from Royce before he ended the call, then stood up from the king-sized bed in his room after he dropped the tab. He walked over to the sofa then picked up his black coat and wore it. Furthermore, Carl reached for his sunglasses and car keys on the center table and finally left h
Her Substitute Groom 94
Chapter 94"Open the door, Connor," Mrs. Hughes' voice resonated from outside the room as she banged on the door hard, but Connor was just seated on his bed and puffing smoke from his mouth. The ground was littered with cigarette ash and five cigarette butt. On the nightstand were two packs of cigarettes with one opened and six sticks missing from it. 'How did a murderer like you keep me by your side for so long?' he huffed and threw his head back as tears streamed down his cheeks. His heart wrenched painfully and his breath hitched. No matter how much he tried to get those words off his head, it proved abortive.Slowly, Connor gritted his teeth until they started to hurt, but even with the pain, it was still nothing compared to the pain in his heart. How did she say those words to him? What did he do so wrong that she couldn't forgive him? What the heck came over her? He asked himself, and even though he tried hard to hate her for hurting him so badly, he ended up falling for her an
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