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

"Aren has nothing to do with you. Why would he give you money? Besides, don't you want to marry him? If you ask him for money now, what will he think of you?"

"Maria, no man would want to marry a woman who reached out to him for money before they were even married. I never did such a thing like that when I was with your father."

Mrs. Wilson wanted to reason with Maria, hoping that she would dismiss the idea. But Maria was now so wrapped up in her own thoughts that she couldn't listen to Mrs. Wilson.

She even retorted to Mrs. Wilson, "You know that I want to marry Aren, but I don't know what spell Jocelyn cast on him, he always ignored me, and my plan failed time and time again. If this continues, when can I marry Aren? When will Jocelyn die?"

Mrs. Wilson said, shaking her head, "Is by another way, you mean asking him for money?"

A New Plan in the Making