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

Carina was still generous with her praise. After all, praise cost nothing.

She could tell Emily whatever she wanted to hear.

Seeing that Emily really believed her, and that she was so excited that her face was red and her eyes were sparkling, Carina thought to herself, "You idiot."

If it wasn't for the fact that she wanted to get information about Jocelyn from her, Carina wouldn't have praised her like that.

Talent? Ability? What did such a thing have to do with Emily?

If she really was talented and able, why would Anna make her serve clients with Jocelyn?

Talent was a fortune that every boss had to grasp. No one was stupid enough to throw away the gold that they had earned.

Unfortunately, Emily did not understand this logic.

Carina looked at Emily and smiled charmingly.

"However, although I believe in your talent and ability, you know, competitions are always manipulated by capitalists."

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