Mountain Springs

After the death of Jocelyn's mother, her father brings home his mistress who then becomes Jocelyn's stepmother. Gradually, she becomes the least favorite person in the family. Her stepmother is mean and her younger sister always bullies her, taking away everything that belongs to her. Meanwhile, the family business is on the verge of bankruptcy due to her father being a gambler and her stepmother and sister being spendthrifts. At this time, they receive an invitation from the Brown family to a bouquet that is intended for the young master of the Brown Family to choose his future fiancee. The news excites Jocelyn's family a lot because if Maria could marry into the Brown family, the family wouldn’t need to worry about money anymore! The stepmother says to Jocelyn, &quot; If your sister could attract Master Aren, even you, a motherless girl, would also be a beneficiary. By then, a lot of boys would fight to marry you to get into our family.” Father says to Jocelyn: &quot; Your sister is so beautiful, I think she will be Mrs. Brown! Maria, let me see your face, the face of the future Mrs. Brown!&quot; At the moment, Jocelyn is glad to be ignored by her family. She just wants to get away from this ridiculous wife-picking affair, but fate seems to be leading her towards… The first time they meet, Jocelyn has a one-night stand with Master Aren. The second time they meet, Master Aren gets out of the car in front of Jocelyn's family and grabs her wrist. &quot; Do you think you can run away from me again?” Later, Mr. Brown announced that his future wife will be—Jocelyn.


Contracted Bride Is Trapped By Her Husband

When Jocelyn arrived, Eliza had already been sitting for god knows how long. When she saw Jocelyn appear, a trace of grievance appeared on her pretty face.

"Thank god you still remember someone is waiting for you here. We agreed to meet at 9:30 but look at what time it is now! If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, I won't let you off today."

Eliza cracked her knuckles as she spoke.

Looking at Eliza who was about to fly into a fury, Jocelyn quickly walked up and held her arm, smiling fawningly.

"Darling, I didn't mean to be late. Listen to me. My day has been full of ups and downs. It's as exaggerated as the plot in a novel."

"No, I'm much worse off than the novels!"

At the thought of what she had experienced today, Jocelyn sniffed and leaned her head on Eliza's shoulder aggrievedly.

Elize cooled down quite a bit when she saw how sad and depressed her friend was.

Jocelyn finally showed up