None of the Callahans bothered to look for Thea even though she had been gone for ten days.
To the Callahans, Thea was the black sheep of the family and the laughing stock of Cansington. If it were not for Thea, the Callahans’ business would be booming.
Once Thea had recovered, she picked up her marriage certificate with James and they went home together.
Lex Callahan had three sons.
According to birth order, they were Howard, John, and Benjamin.
Benjamin was shunned by his own family because of Thea. It did not matter that he worked hard, expanding the family business by leaps and bounds.
At home, he did not have any rank, status, or authority whatsoever.
Benjamin might be a Callahan Group manager, but he had no shares in the company. All he got was a fixed salary each month with no bonus. As such, he was struggling to make ends meet.
It was true that he had bought a house, but there was still the mortgage to pay off every month.
“This is my home, Jamie.”
Pointing to the doors, Thea said, “It’s nothing compared to the palace you live in though.”
James took her hand in his and smiled. “Home is wherever you are.”
Thea smiled. Approaching the entrance, she knocked on the door gently.
Gladys opened the door.
She was slightly shocked to see a beautiful girl and an unfamiliar man. She asked, “Can I help you?”
“Mom,” Thea said.
Gladys was stunned upon hearing this beautiful girl call her mom.
“Mom, I’m Thea. Your daughter.”
“What?”
Gladys was shocked. Looking at the girl in front of her, she was confused. “Y-You’re Thea?”
mom. My scars are all gone now.”
James added.
she would never recover
arm, Thea said, “Mom, grandfather picked him as my husband.”
Coldly, she said to James, “I’ve never acknowledged you as my son-in-law.”
You… Your face and the scars and your
ten days. I’ve recovered now, and will no longer be a humiliation to
been an embarrassment to the Callahans, causing them to be the laughing stock of Cansington. Her parents were
should have left you alone to deal with it. You’ve
pulled Thea into
her looks, Gladys
a rich man instead of a lazy worm who was after the family’s
door and coldly
you doing? He’s my husband,
have the old man call off the
no time, dragging Thea
“Jamie…”
to look at
looking like he did not have a care
Callahans gathered in the villa’s foyer, looking at the beautiful girl standing next to
she be
was disfigured for ten
happened? How could she have transformed
is that
surgery in Korea? Is their technology so advanced that there’s a full-body
Callahans were
of them was
she do?
point. “Dad, I disagree with this marriage. With Thea’s looks, she could marry someone rich from a prestigious family. How could
the couch,
to keep
recover her looks in just
head, saying, “You’re right. There are still many eligible bachelors among Cansington’s most prestigious families. I could put a
“No.”
with tears in her eyes. “Grandfather, you decided to marry me off to James. Now
ungrateful brat…” Gladys slapped Thea across the face. She yelled,
on the table and pressed it to her cheek. “I’ll cut my face up if you push me
dare you…” Gladys trembled in anger.
This is for your own good. Look at how beautiful you are now. You could marry well and
of your family either way, but this is between Thea and me. We’ve obtained our
gave you permission
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