Substitutee Marriage: Fallingg For My Ugly Wifee

Chapter: 82
“Millie,” he said warmly.
“T have something to ask you. Is the relationship between Marcus and Leon
quite strained?” Millie inquired.
Bruce slipped one hand into his pocket, momentarily taken aback by the
question.
His gaze shifted towards Leon, who was engaged in entertaining others.
“Regarding the person you mentioned, he not only has a strained relationship
with Marcus but also with me. In fact, it would be an understatement to describe
our association as merely bad. It is akin to water and fire, inherently
incompatible,”
Bruce explained.
Millie felt perplexed by Bruce's choice of words. Why did he refer to Leon as “the
person” when discussing Leon?
“Why is that so? Aren't you three cousins by blood?” Millie probed.
“Millie, why inquire about him? He is nothing but a nuisance. What you don’t
know is that he went missing at the age of three and retuned to the Thomas
family when he was sixteen. Unfortunately, his return brought back all the
negative influences he had picked up during his time away. Both my brother and I
had fiery temperaments, but his was even worse,” Bruce divulged.
Bruce's reluctance to dwell on the topic of Leon was palpable, yet upon
witnessing Millie's insatiable thirst for knowledge, he relented and continued.
“Grandmother, burdened with an overwhelming sense of indebtedness, believed
he had endured unimaginable hardships and implored us to foster camaraderie
with him. Initially, we followed her wishes, striving to accommodate his presence
as best as we could.”
Millie expressed her confusion. “He went missing? How did that happen?”
“When his mother was pregnant, his father engaged in extramarital affairs,
causing his mother to harbor resentment. She believed that his existence was
the reason she lost her husband's affection. As time went on, his father continued
his affairs, and his mother gradually grew indifferent towards him. When he was
three, his mother took him shopping. Witnessing his father in the embrace of
another woman, she left him behind and went after his father. Upon her return,
he was gone. He didn’t come back until thirteen years later,” Bruce recounted.
Millie's jaw dropped in shock. She had never anticipated that Leon had gone
missing at such a young age. Her heart ached at the thought of the countless
stories of lost children she had encountered, each more heartbreaking than the
last.
“It's peculiar. The Thomas family spared no expense in searching for him. Yet, it
took thirteen years to locate him in a distant town,” Bruce added.
Observing Leon in the distance, Millie couldn't help but speculate. Given the
resources at the disposal of the Thomas family, the lengthy duration of the search
seemed rather unusual. Perhaps Leon had no desire to return to the Thomas
family atall.
Bruce scratched his head, his expression clouded with contemplation, before
continuing his narration.
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When he finally returned, he was a
troubled teenager, bearing the scars
of numerous fights. He regarded us
with deep-seated animosity.
Grandmother insisted that Marcus
and I be accommodating, as we were
aware of the hardships he had faced

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But our relationship quickly
deteriorated. He carried an old bow!

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and used it every day. I couldn't help
but be curious about the bowl and
attempted to examine it in secret.
Unfortunately, he caught me in the
act, his gaze fierce and intimidating.
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Startled, I dropped the bowl, which
shattered upon impact. Before I
could even apologize, he kicked me
forcefully in the ribs, knocking me to
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Bruce's countenance grew increasingly somber, his face betraying the lingering
pain in his ribs.