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
mom,” James
would never
Thea said, “Mom, grandfather picked him as my husband.”
to her side quickly. Coldly, she said to James, “I’ve never acknowledged
really you? You… Your face and the scars and your body… What happened?”
days. I’ve recovered now, and will no longer be a humiliation to the family,” Thea
Callahans, causing them to be the
Gladys hugged Thea, crying. “My girl… It’s my fault. I never should have left you alone to deal with
Thea into the
recovered her looks, Gladys
rich man instead of a lazy worm who was after the
pointed at the door and coldly
doing? He’s my husband, hand-picked by
go to the family villa now. I’ll have the old
time, dragging Thea
“Jamie…”
around to look at James helplessly.
like he did not have a care in the world. He
at the beautiful girl standing next to
she be Thea?
who was disfigured for ten
on earth happened? How could she have transformed in just ten days?
is that you?”
Korea? Is their technology so advanced that there’s a
were gobsmacked.
front of them was the same Thea who was
did she
straight to the point. “Dad, I disagree with this marriage. With Thea’s looks, she
on the couch, Lex stared
struggling to keep
looks in
nodded his head, saying, “You’re right. There are still many
“No.”
marry me off to James. Now that James has helped me
ungrateful brat…” Gladys slapped Thea across the face. She yelled,
lying on the table and pressed it to her cheek. “I’ll cut my
dare you…” Gladys trembled in
are now. You could marry well and enjoy an easy
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
permission to speak?”
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