His Despised Bride

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ant is empt

hing I consider irrelevant in the first place. Is i

to me as I stood bewildered

Evelyn started,

o do that. That's ri

nt bride for anyone, and that's

ther" Evelyn ma'am s

in a shaky voice. "She needs a lot of money for her surgery

stung and I c

rched for words. ""

but you have to do this for your mother

stood solidly behind me and my sister

mum got hospitalized and how she had offered

e older woman would be disappointed. I'm pretty sure she wants the b

this man we're talk

oney for your mother's treatment, and you'll be out of the

moved and perple

g feels like I'm dreaming, and I n

my turn to comfort her. "I'm sorry f

lyn ma'am. I'll

" she pr

I saw a flicker of hope in her eyes

g selfish". She continued, n

. I really want her to live. She's a good woman who has su

hrough her ge

first, and I'll get back to you" I said, havin

passed Lauren who was returning w

was about five steps away b

impulse and found mysel

opinion. She's someone

eone acting as a replacement brid

and shook he

diculous

want to act as a r

or-die situation" s

sink and repeated in my mind "On

go along. I'll catch

-or-die situation, I thoug

ld...? I trailed off,

**

lin

d was told what happened,

ng my humiliation to my workplace is what I would

t he picked up, I blurted "What was that I he

" he replied, and I could

a fist. "I'm not interested in your humor dad

ght jerk at the

?" I called but

e was there

rs of the company. It won't be good for u

chairman of that company, you have no right to lect

mix business with pleasure or personal interest

ther, I hope you remember that?"

the phone, son. How about you come home, and we s

ustrated, and he knew i

on't back off about providing a replacement bride fo

s I know my dad wouldn't agree with. That way, I would be free

you knew what's in stock for you dad, you wouldn't pr

rker at the company. She gasped as she

know she has an eye on me, but eavesdrop

u here?" I asked calmly, tu

ry sir, I was..

I had to catch up on dad early. The battle is going

aid "I can't deal with this, report to

arched out graciously, passing by ladies who stole

to hell! I thought

ff. My mind went to the lady I

hen, and now I wish I can see her so

Wait, didn't she look like th