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?”
My scars are all gone
mom,” James
thought that she would never
arm, Thea said, “Mom, grandfather picked
Coldly, she said to James, “I’ve never acknowledged you as my
smooth face. “Thea, is it really you? You… Your face and the scars and your body…
I’ve recovered now, and will
an embarrassment to the Callahans, causing them to be the laughing stock of Cansington. Her parents
fault. I never should have left you alone to deal with it. You’ve been through so much… Come, let’s go
into the
that Thea had recovered her looks, Gladys
could marry a rich man instead of a lazy worm who was
and
are you doing? He’s my
villa now. I’ll have the old man call
no time, dragging
“Jamie…”
to look
he did not have a care in the world. He merely followed the two
foyer, looking at the beautiful
could she
who was disfigured
on earth happened? How could she have
is that
plastic surgery in Korea? Is their technology so advanced that there’s a full-body
Callahans were
girl in front of them was the same
she do?
the point. “Dad, I disagree with this marriage. With Thea’s looks, she
pipe on the couch, Lex stared at Thea.
to
Thea recover her looks in just
a beauty now. There was no denying that. He nodded his head, saying, “You’re right. There are still many
“No.”
decided to marry me off to James. Now that James has helped me recover, you’re not keeping your word. What am I to you?”
across the face. She yelled, “What do
her cheek. “I’ll
Gladys trembled in
beautiful you are now. You could marry well and enjoy
quiet all this time, spoke up. Looking around at the Callahans, he said mildly, “I don’t care about being part of your family either way, but this is between Thea and me. We’ve obtained our marriage certificate. If she wants
permission to
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