A Replacement Bride

Chapter 299

Sure enough, Jennifer sighed heavily. There was an additional hint of derision in her voice when she next spoke. "Over the generations, the Scott-Tutton Family has had a long history where only one son is produced in each generation. Forget having any children, Uncle George was not even married then. Therefore, the incident was a huge shock to the entire family. Although Uncle George's drunk driving caused the car accident, they simply refused to accept the truth. At the time, both the Grant Family and the Olsen Family expressed sympathy for the situation and provided significant compensation to the Scott-Tutton Family after the incident. However, the Scott-Tutton Family firmly believed that Khalid Olsen and Connor Grant were the ones who caused Uncle George's death. That was the reason behind their bitter falling out with the Grant Family and the Olsen Family."

Eddie's cloudy eyes shifted uncomfortably, but he did not make a sound.

He never imagined that such an incident caused the feud between the Scott-Tutton Family and the Olsen Family.

"Uncle George was actually the only one at fault in this entire incident. If he had not been driving drunk, then the car accident would never have occurred in the first place. Besides, Khalid and Connor also suffered from varying degrees of injuries from the car accident, even though they were lucky enough to survive. Be that as it may, the Scott-Tutton Family refused to accept the truth and stubbornly pushed the blame for Uncle George's death on them. Tell me, Eddie… Was it right for the Scott-Tutton Family to do that?"

He did not answer but naturally understood that the Scott-Tutton Family was at fault.

Jennifer did not seem to have expected an answer from him and only paused for a few seconds before she continued with the story, "Although the Scott-Tutton Family and the Olsen Family were at odds with each other, one's feelings are not something that one can control at will. Darren and I were in love, and our relationship had nothing to do with the family's grievances. Unfortunately, the Scott-Tutton Family used any means possible to prevent the marriage between Darren and me due to their hatred toward the Olsen Family. In the beginning, I heeded their wishes and even thought about breaking up with Darren for some time. However, we were reluctant to part with each other after experiencing countless ups and downs throughout our relationship. Ultimately, I had no other option but to leave the Scott-Tutton Family temporarily. I originally thought they would relent and give us their blessings after some time. Who could have imagined… When I decided to marry Darren and returned to inform them about our engagement, they continued to disapprove vehemently of the marriage. In fact, they even…"

At this point, she fell silent and clenched her fingers tightly into a fist on her lap.

"Even what? What did they do?" Eddie probed anxiously. He instinctively felt that something was going to change, but he was determined to learn the truth behind this matter.

After some time, Jennifer seemed to overcome some sort of mental obstacle and regained her composure.

disdain, but the

It's only natural that there were many things you didn't understand at the time. Besides, the Scott-Tutton Family would never tell you about such things. All you knew was that I resolutely decided to leave the Scott-Tutton Family after this incident. But do you know why I had to leave? You accused me of being improper and indecent, but did you know that the Scott-Tutton

as though there was a ball of fire raging in her heart, silencing

her grandmother in such a state, and she immediately felt distressed on her grandmother's behalf. Just what did the Scott-Tutton Family do back then that

possibility came to her almost instantaneously. Her eyes froze in horror at the realization. "Grandma,

hatred surging from the depths of her eyes. After a while, she opened her eyes and continued

me to separate, they did not hesitate to ruin my reputation! They drugged my food and locked me up inside a room. Moreover, they found a man from somewhere and locked him inside the room

how she tried to suppress her emotions, she could

the effects of the drugs in my body, but that man refused to leave me alone. I… I fought back desperately and smashed his head with a vase. He bled profusely from the wound and eventually fell unconscious. When the Scott-Tutton Family heard the commotion from outside the room, they finally unlocked the door out of fear that something had happened. It was not until they saw the man lying unconscious on the floor that they temporarily gave up on their attempt to ruin me, lest he died as a result. In any case, that incident left me completely disillusioned with them. I took the opportunity to escape and never went back there again, resolutely cutting off all

listened to her grandmother's story, and the corners of her eyes reddened in response. "Grandma, they were your family.

at the corners of her eyes. "That's right… They were my immediate family. But they did not hold the slightest sense of affection or love for me whatsoever! In fact, they did not hesitate to ruin me for the sake of their

could sympathize with the pain and hatred that engulfed Jennifer's heart. She gritted her teeth, suppressed the turbulent emotions in her heart,

a massive breath. A short while passed before she quietly continued her tale, "My escape from the Scott-Tutton Family was not very successful. They tried every means possible to destroy and humiliate me, but I always managed to overcome their attempts at the last minute. Eventually, they tried to punish me according to family law and locked me in

In the end, he couldn't watch me suffer any longer and helped me escape. When I finally managed to flee, the Scott-Tutton Family immediately sent people after me as soon as they discovered my

the truth of the