Perfect Marriage with My Substitute Wife

“That won’t be necessary. Old Mrs. Macari is in poor health, so it would be better if you don’t tell her, lest she worry for me,” Kathleen said.

“Have you been alone throughout the years?” Gemma hung her head low as she sat beside Kathleen.

“I suppose,” Kathleen replied.

“You suppose? What does that mean?” Gemma was confused.

Kathleen smiled ruefully.

Ever since marrying Samuel, she was mostly alone even though it seemed as if they lived together.

“Kathleen, you’re quite lucky. You at least have Old Mrs. Macari.” Gemma sounded depressed. “My brother and I are different. Neither of us was of legal age. Nobody wanted to adopt the both of us together, so we were forcefully separated when adopted by different families.”

“So that was what happened.” Kathleen pulled her lips into a thin line.

“Jeez, why am I even telling you this?” Gemma’s expression reverted to its former state. “I need to go to a night shift at the hospital later on. You take care.”

“It’s fine. I’ll leave after getting some rest.” Kathleen knew she shouldn’t have met up with Gemma, for both of them had varying degrees of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Their parents’ passing had caused great hurt to their young and fragile hearts.

Because there were hurt that would never heal, these kinds of people had come to a tacit agreement to not meet up with each other.

Without meeting each other, they would never be forced to recall those painful memories.

“Kathleen!” Gemma sounded slightly exasperated, causing Kathleen to pause for a moment.

Realizing that she might have said that a little too loud, Gemma softened her tone. “It’s fine. This place is your home too. I have clean clothes in my room, so you can put them on after taking a shower. There’s still some oatmeal that I made last night in the kitchen. Have some after heating it.”

Gemma went to get changed as she spoke and was ready to leave after putting on her coat.

“Gemma, are you working in a hospital now?” asked Kathleen.

“I work as a nurse now.” Gemma didn’t look back. “Kathleen, I’ve already moved on, so it’s fine. It’s okay even if you have troubles that you can’t talk about to me. Just stay without worrying about anything else.”

She left after saying that.

Kathleen heaved a long sigh.

both Gemma and her were dealt the heaviest blows during the incident because both of them had witnessed

of tears, but she managed to force them back when she lowered her head to check the

Gemma’s room and took a change

her belly in the mirror before reaching a fair hand out

disappointment, tears still fell when she recalled the fact that it was Samuel who had put

being. He must be all lovey-dovey with Nicolette in his arms while

against his

butts were littered all

almost the break of dawn, but he had yet to

tightly

she disappear from my life entirely? No!

Tyson ran over to him. “We’ve found the drunken man who

him over,” Samuel ordered

the man was

woman?” Samuel lifted his gaze,

awake and was aware that Samuel wasn’t

hand off.” Samuel

bodyguards immediately unsheathed a

being serious, the drunken man fell to his knees before Samuel while begging for mercy, “Please don’t chop my hands off! I’ll tell you

“Speak.” Samuel looked intimidating.

just had a divorce. Lust overtook me when I saw a beautiful woman standing beside the road, but I didn’t do anything to her. A man saved her and brought her away as soon as I

hand did you use to touch

drunken man dared not answer his

the guts to reply.” Samuel’s exquisite jawline was tensed up as

The drunken man raised

smoking, Samuel said, “How dare you lie? You touched

nearly fainted

you’ve already made up your

when the drunken man was spacing out, the bodyguard chopped one of his hands off with a clean swipe of his dagger, causing the man to howl in

before his other

deserted place,” ordered Samuel

“Yes, Sir!”

left, dragging the drunken man away with them, while the other bodyguards stayed behind to

the back alley and find out who rescued Kathleen,” Samuel instructed in a detached