Chapter 2
The House of Royals.
At 20,000 square meters, the House of Royals was the most luxurious villa in all of Cansington.
It had everything from a garden, swimming pool, and golf course.
At the foyer of the villa.
Thea sat on the soft couch, looking around at the villa in disbelief. It resembled a palace more than anything.
When her grandfather chose a husband for her, she knew that anyone with a backbone would never agree to marry her, much less into the Callahan family.
She did not know who her husband would be at all.
However, she guessed that he would be greedy and lazy. Someone who coveted her family’s wealth.
Yet, he brought her to this paradise.
James knelt and lifted her veil.
“Don’t…”
Thea panicked and shied away. With scars crisscrossing her face and entire body, she was a fearful sight. What if she scared her new husband away? They had not even been properly introduced yet!
James removed her veil anyway.
Thea was extremely scared, her heart beating out a nervous rhythm in her chest. She felt so ashamed, wanting nothing more than to disappear and hide.
James tilted her face up gently.
It was a shocking latticework of scars.
James traced his fingers over them.
His heart ached for her, knowing that it was all his fault. If she had not saved him, Thea would not be in this situation.
He had a tender expression on his face, an unusual look for him. Almost in tears, he said, “Oh Thea, you’ve suffered too much.”
Thea did not have the courage to look at James directly. She fidgeted with her shirt instead.
Gently, James told her, “Trust me. I’ll help you recover.”
Thea panicked again, still not looking at him.
“Get the medicine.”
James stood up and barked out a command.
Immediately, the doors of the villa burst open. A few men in black suits walked in, carrying a few boxes.
Inside the boxes were expensive pills, tablets, and other types of valuable medicine.
James got to work, fiddling with items inside the boxes and mixing some of them to form a salve.
Once he was done, he crouched down by Thea. She was still playing with a corner of her shirt. He took her scarred hands in his, but she pulled away and hid them behind her back. Looking at the floor, she asked quietly, “What… are you doing?”
“Relax, Thea. Take off your clothes.”
Thea started crying at once and pulled at her clothes. With tears in her eyes, she said, “Yes, I know I’m ugly. I have scars everywhere. Are you happy now?”
that anyone her grandfather chose for
used to it over the
with nightmares. She cried every day, and
Tears pooled in
heart thaw looking
solemnly vowing, “I will never cast you aside. No matter what you
Thea was stunned.
going to
not dredge up a
the salve he
her face. When he was done, Thea looked just like a
to sit
all it takes. I promise that you’ll
finally managed to respond, though
I would never lie to
though she could not see James’ face, she could hear his voice. Magnetic and gentle,
an eye, ten
ten days Thea had
husband was, but he cared for her attentively and stayed
stories
up, his strong hands were
years, she had forgotten what care
felt like she was
in front of the
in white gauze from head to toe, including
help but feel
she had applied the
long as she did it regularly, she would
is this really happening?” She was holding onto
the gauze from her face
but she was afraid of
open your eyes
did Thea open her eyes. She was standing
girl in the mirror still had the remnants of the salve all over her
was almost perfect. Thea was shocked. Her
few seconds, she wiped away the salve on her face,
“What…”
the girl in the mirror with smooth, unblemished skin be
she suffered burns and
was back then, there was
But now…
the past ten years, she had not
at her perfect face in the mirror, she cried tears of
into James’ arms and bawled, feeling the weight
never let you get
first, then she realized that she was stark naked. Her
herself from the embrace,
for you, but I don’t know your size,
Thea ran to
made his way to the foyer, sinking down onto the couch and lighting
“General.”
of documents, passing it to James with his head bowed. “This is all the information we have on
at the table. “Just leave it
word, and we’ll take care of
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