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.

the heaviest blows during the incident because both

managed to force them back when

and took a change of clothes before going into

before reaching a fair hand out to caress it softly. “Do not fear, my baby. I will

fact that it was Samuel who had put her

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

road, Samuel was leaning against his Maybach while puffing

chain-smoking, so cigarette butts were littered all

dawn, but he had yet to uncover

tightly as his heart trembled

die? Will she disappear from my life entirely? No! I won’t allow this to

to him. “We’ve found the drunken man

Samuel ordered in an

to him, the man was already battered and bruised all over his

that woman?” Samuel lifted

wasn’t someone he could afford to cross, so he said, “I’ve done

hand off.” Samuel didn’t even

bodyguards immediately unsheathed

noticing that Samuel was being serious, the drunken man fell to his knees before Samuel while begging

“Speak.” Samuel looked intimidating.

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

hand did you use

drunken man dared not answer

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

hand!” The drunken

Samuel said, “How dare you lie? You touched

nearly

you’ve already made up

of his hands off

his mouth before his other hand was

to a deserted place,”

“Yes, Sir!”

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

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