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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
Her Substitute Groom 95
Chapter 95Janice POVCarl called me about an hour ago to inform me that he was on his way, and I didn't wish for anything more than for him to not make it here. Of course, I knew this was extreme, but what was I supposed to wish for when he had made my life into a living hell?After breakfast with my parents and Jeff, I returned to my room since I couldn't go anywhere else aside from being here.Sitting on my bed and just staring into space while wallowing in my own thoughts, a knock sounded on my door, and when I ushered whoever was at the door inside as I was too lazy to go open it myself, the door opened and Jeff walked inside."Jeff?" I called surprisingly."Someone is here to see you, sis," My heart skipped when he said that, and immediately, many thoughts came parading my mind. Who could that be? Could it be that it was Connor that came back again? I asked myself and swallowed nothing."Who is it?" I asked curiously as I stood from the bed."He is outside the gate. I was on my
Her Substitute Groom 96
Chapter 96Janice POV"Sweetheart, let's go inside," Carl faced me and smiled at me, but that smile meant something else and if I could do anything, I would start running right away from here.Chase was too shocked to talk, so he just stared wordlessly. I had expected that reaction, anyway. I mean, this dude was believed to have been dead, and popping out of nowhere now was really shocking."Come on," My heart missed a beat when he placed his hand gently around my shoulder like the gentleman he never was, and I was left with only one choice, and it was to follow him.I wished I could disappear at that moment as he led me back into the house. My heart pounded hard against my chest, my breath hitched momentarily and I felt suffocated as the thought of the hell that awaited me behind those closed doors hit me hard.Nobody was in the living room when we got there, so he led me to the room, and as soon as we got inside his room, he slammed the door close and locked it."Ca... Carl... I did
Her Substitute Groom 97
Chapter 97"What are you saying, Chase?" Mrs. Hughes' eyes narrowed in shock after Chase told her about what happened back at Carl's house."Mom... I...I...I saw Carl... I saw Carl... I really saw him," Chase stuttered, his heart pounding hard against his chest, his lips quivered fearfully. "Stop joking around with me, son... How is that possible? Your brother is dead... Carl is fucking dead!" Mrs. Hughes felt like she was losing her mind, this was hard to believe because the last time she checked, her son was dead. He had died months ago and it couldn't be possible that he was the one Chase saw, but Chase was sure of what he saw. He was sure that person was his brother whom they thought was dead."Mom, why are you not believing me?" Chase ran his fingers through his hair crazily like he was about to lose his mind. Apparently, he had already lost his mind and thought he was going crazy that moment that he saw Carl."How am I supposed to believe you, Chase? How am I supposed to believ
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