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Her Substitute Groom 16
Chapter 16 Janice POV Coming home late from the hospital, I thought I would meet Connor at home, but it has been hours since I came back and he didn't seem like he was going to come back home anytime soon. I didn't want to call him, but worried that something must've happened to him, I picked up my phone and dialed his number, but it rang and he didn't answer his phone. "What happened to him?" I mumbled, dialing the number again, and this time, someone answered the phone from the other end. I wanted to ask why he was not back yet, but the voice I heard made me freeze on the spot. "You're done bathing already?" Came a feminine voice from the background, and my eyes narrowed. "Yeah. We don't have all the time in the world, so let's get to business," He sounded seductive, and I scoffed unbelievably. I thought he was in danger, but damnit! This bastard got his brother into a mess and now he was out there with another woman? This is so unbelievable. I ended the call and tossed my pho
Her Substitute Groom 17
Chapter 17 Connor Hughes After getting my mood ruined by Janice, I couldn't afford to go to the office, so I drove to the penthouse. "Welcome, boss," Lucas, my personal assistant here in the penthouse welcomed me as he bowed, and I nodded my head. "Get me someone to warm my bed. I'm bored," I said to him while still walking briskly to my bedroom. "Yes, boss," he replied to me. I finally took the elevator to the floor where my master bedroom is located, and I threw myself on the bed as soon as I walked inside. My phone rang with Khan's name displayed on the screen, but I rolled my eyes and ignored the call. He called me about three times and when I didn't answer any of his calls, he texted me. 'Hey, dork! Why the hell are you ignoring my calls? Aren't you coming to the office today?' I read his message and scoffed, tossing my phone on the bed. I wasn't in the mood to text him back. At least not now. As the thought of Janice crossed my mind, I scoffed. "Ugh! That annoying bit..
Her Substitute Groom 18
Chapter 18 Janice POV Seeing Carl in such a condition made me feel guilty. It was all my fault. Although the brothers have had their differences for some time now, but they wouldn't have had any reason to fight if I didn't come into the picture. "The doctor said I won't be able to see with my eyes again," Carl's voice was laced with pain as he stared into space with his other eye, while the other one was wrapped up with a bandage. "Carl..." "Isn't life unfair?" He scoffed and threw his head back as more tears streamed down his cheek. "The doctor said you shouldn't use the eyes to cry as it'll affect your sight. Can you stop crying, please?" I tried to comfort him, but it was in vain as he only cried more. He looked pained, and I understood him. I mean, I would be broken too if I found out that I won't be able to ever use my eyes again. It's crazy, annoying, and unbearable at the same time. "What's the point? One is already gone, so isn't it better the two are gone?" He scoffed
Her Substitute Groom 19
Chapter 19 Connor Hughes My head hurts as I tried to open my eyes, so I closed them back and groaned tiredly, rubbing my hand on my forehead. Forcing my eyes opened this time, I saw two figures towering over me, and I almost had a panic attack until I realized that the people were Chase and Claire. "Hey! You startled me!" I snapped at them, but winced painfully when I felt a sharp pain in my head. "Uhg! You are so annoying, you know? I thought you were going to die. How could you get yourself so drunk?" Claire snapped at me angrily, and I scoffed. "Hey! Do you want to die? I am your elder brother!" I glared hard at her, but she huffed angrily. "You are still talking about being an elder brother in this condition? What if you died after taking that much alcohol? Mom and Dad won't ever forgive you, and I won't allow you to be buried!" Chase chipped in, glaring hard at me, and I rolled my eyes. "Why are you two scolding me? I'm the sick one here. Is this fair?" I rolled my eyes, si
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Chapter 20 Connor Hughes "Did you call me here to nag me? I thought you were sick?" She scoffed, dropping her handbag on the center table. "Why did you choose him over me? You heard I was sick and still decided to stay with him. Why?" I was enraged for no good reason. The thought of Carl feeling comforted at the time she was with him was annoying the hell out of me. I wanted Carl to feel so lonely that he would be driven to the point of committing suicide, I didn't want him to ever feel comforted for a second, but Janice was ruining everything for me and it was really annoying. "You weren't expecting me to have left him in the hospital alone when you had your other siblings coming over to stay with you, right? That's crazy and wickedness," she shrugged, and I scoffed angrily. I watched as she walked over to me and sat on the edge of the bed. "How are you feeling now? Are you ok now?" The way she maintained a blank expression as if this wasn't a big deal was one shit I couldn't de
Her Substitute Groom 21
Chapter 21 Connor Hughes A smile formed on my lips when I woke up in the morning and found Janice sleeping peacefully beside me on the bed, resting her head on my chest, and her leg on my body. She looked extremely cute while sleeping, and having her hair scattered on her face was even cuter. So, this is how she would've slept in Carl's arms? When I thought of that, I rolled my eyes and scoffed. I wouldn't ever allow her to go anywhere close to that bastard for any reason. She is my wife, and I should keep her by my side even if I don't love her, right? 'Are you crying?' Her question rang in my head, and I cringed as fuck. It's annoying that I couldn't control my emotion last night and ended up crying in front of her. Although I quickly defended myself, I knew she wouldn't be so foolish to have believed that I wasn't crying, yeah? "What will she think of me now?" I mumbled, staring at her face, but does it matter what she will think of me? I could just pretend I never cried, yeah?
Her Substitute Groom 22
Chapter 22 Connor Hughes Khan arrived just when we were having breakfast, and we all started eating together. I couldn't help but notice the way he was stealing glances at Claire while we were eating, and I scoffed silently. He better not think of anything stupid, because I will break his limb before he thought of it. I wouldn't someone as bad as myself to lust over my sister like that. She can't be one of his victims like other girls too. "How have you been, Mrs. Connor? We couldn't say hi to each other the last time you came over to the company. It's nice to meet you again," He smiled at Janice, and I rolled my eyes. "Thank you. It's nice to meet you too," she replied to him, and he nodded his head. Silence assumed the atmosphere afterward, and trust me, he was still stealing glances at my sister, and it was already getting me pissed that I felt like screaming at him, but had to fight it back. "I'll be going to the hospital after breakfast. Carl is alone over there," Janice bro
Her Substitute Groom 23
Chapter 23 Next day Connor Hughes "Ugh! So annoying," I groaned angrily after I pulled over at the parking lot of the hospital. Being here didn't feel good, but what could I do when Mom insisted that I come check on that bastard that was supposed to be my brother? It's annoying, but since the order came from Mom, I couldn't have said no, right? I stopped in front of the ward and I saw him laying on the bed and staring into space. His eye was still plastered, and he could only see with one. Seeing him like that gave me this satisfactory crazy feeling. Taking a deep breath, I pushed the door open and walked inside. "What are you doing here?" He asked me, not sparing a glance. "Wow! Your eye is still sharp. Had no idea you knew that I'm the one. I came to say hi," I replied to him sarcastically, sitting on the chair in the ward. "How are you feeling now?" I asked him casually, even though I didn't want to. I was just being nice because of Mom, and nothing else. "Get out of here,
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