Forced Marriage: Escaping Her Monster

The night before the wedding...

On the big bed, Jeremy rolled around since he was unable to sleep. After that day she happily chatted with him, Jerlina stopped showing herself to him.

It's not like she locked herself or something. She is coming and going out of the house every day. There will be a hot breakfast on the table when he gets there but she would be nowhere to be found.

He missed her terribly.

He tried to have a peek in the morning when she was taking care of her planter, but all he saw was the tip of her nose as she was wrapped in a bundle. He knew as winter is approaching the temperature is dipping, but he didn't think it is that cold for her to dress in a sleeping bag.

Her outfits... he is partly to be blamed for that. After that night he barged into her room and tried to attack her, she started dressing more... modestly. It's not like she walked around in her birthday suit before that (although he much preferred it), but she'd be wearing short shorts and dresses that showed her knees.

After that incident, however, she started covering herself more and preferred sweatpants and shirts. It's not like that made her look less attractive. He'd feel the same way about her whether she dressed in a burlap sack or in sexy lingerie.

He wanted to tell her that, but he held back.

And today, when she noticed him outside her room, she almost jumped down from the second-floor balcony telling him not to look at her. He had to back off and lock himself in his room before she left her room.

Why? Why is she being distant from me? It hurts...

He stood up and paced in his room. He was told to have a good night's rest to have the energy to handle the wedding tomorrow, but what will he do if he cannot sleep?

He tried to ask Scar why Jerlina is not talking to him and that shrewd pointed her nose to the sky and gave him a mocking smirk.

That #@#@! Just because she is closer to my Luna than me, she thinks she is something!

And then Scar talked about the bachelorette party she arranged. She talked about hiring the stripper "Hugo" who is known for his dong that hangs to his knee...

Well, they can have fun, but... How could my Luna look at other men's dangles when she hasn't taken a proper look at my little guy? Although I am not as huge as Hugo is, I am big... I am not called Jumbo JJ (Triple Jay) for nothing...! Ten inches is not small, is it? Or is it a terrible size for a guy? I think I can make it a half more inch longer if I tried...

Of course, he went to Bobby and told him to order Scar- his wife and the mother of his child, to not hire a stripper.

And that idiot Bobby... He laughed at his face and told him that he can hire strippers for him if he wants.

What a cuck! And why does he think that I need strippers?

Bobby then told him to leave the women alone for his own good. 'It's just for a day,' he laughed.

Yeah, I can't leave her alone to stare at other men's crotch! So what?

But yeah, she can have fun if she wants...

Leaving that aside, he wondered why she is running away from him.

Was it because I pushed her too far when I talked about the wedding kiss? But she was fine after that. We had a good laugh after that...

So why?

His eyes ended up on the mirror. He looked terrible with that messy long hair and bloodshot eyes.

Wait... I know why she is mad at me! She suggested me a hairstyle and I ignored it!

He ran and dialed his barber. That old guy in his sixties was not happy about that phone call at two a.m. and he spoke more swears than words.

"I'm getting married tomorrow and I need a haircut...You've been doing this for me for ages and you cannot deny me now, please..." Jeremy pleaded and the barber agreed in the end since he couldn't fall asleep anyway.

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Jerlina couldn't fall asleep either. Scarlett said she can arrange for a bachelorette party with hired "entertainers" and Jerlina refused.

She +Alcohol + Men = Disaster!

She'd get drunk and would get uncontrollable doing stuff she won't normally do and it will be... shameful to say the least. She didn't want Scarlett to regret asking her to become her daughter's godmother.

I have to maintain my dignity!

And the ladies had a peaceful night with wine and cheese. Jerlina was careful not to get drunk and everyone fell asleep, except her.

'Don't worry, Jerlina! I'll be on your side even if you're in the wrong. I might shout at you in private if you're wrong, but publicly I will support you forever. It's a promise! Don't think I am drunk. A promise is a promise!'

She remembered Scarlett's words and smiled. She is feeling a lot sad that her wedding is happening as a farce. Standing in front of God and others, lying to take Jeremy as her husband and pretending to be in love... It will be tough and goes against all her principles.  But then, there is reality.

Some people died because of her and a lot of people are putting their life on the line for her; just for Jeremy's word. For their sake, she has to go through a wedding.

Because no matter what, life is much better than enduring a fake wedding.

She took in a deep breath and soon she calmed down. Closing her eyes, she fell asleep.

She was woken up in the morning by a very energetic Scarlett and she was prepared for the wedding with utmost care.

Scarlett took care of her makeup and Daisy took care of her hair. And there was a tiara that arrived in a literal cake box. She didn't know why someone sent her a tiara in a cake box, but aunt Becky was very pleased seeing that tiara that arrived and asked her to wear that one instead of the one they bought.

Jerlina is not someone who can appraise jewelry, but even she could say that tiara would be worth hundreds if not a million dollars. The work on the tiara and the diamonds used was very exquisite and Jerlina found the fleur de lys in the tiara was of similar design to the design of her company's logo.

This is a lot creepy... Who sent this to me?

And why is aunt Becky acting weird?