Breaking free from the shackles of marriage 4

I was shocked and immediately protested loudly. 

I didn’t! 

Hock Lee’s face immediately hardened. “Lily. you’ve gone too far! He’s just a child: would he 

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1. me. 

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I just wanted to see my little brother, but the auntie called me an illegitimate child and hit 

I was shocked and immediately protested loudly. 

I didn’t! 

Hock Lee’s face immediately hardened. “Lily, you’ve gone too far! He’s just a child; would he really lie?” 

With that, he lovingly picked up Cheney and left with Yulia Jones. 

I sat on the bed in a daze, gently soothing the baby. 

I didn’t see Hock Lee again until I was discharged. 

The day I was discharged, I was penniless. I couldn’t even afford the bus fare home from the 

hospital. 

I called Hock Lee, hoping he’d send me some money. 

Hock Lee’s voice was cold. “Don’t you know we have no money?” 

I stood outside the restaurant across from the hospital, silently watching the people inside. 

The man who claimed he had no money was inside, dining with Yulia Jones and Cheney at a fancy restaurant. 

Through the window, I watched the three of them, so happy, like a real family. 

The baby in my arms suddenly started crying. I sighed and carried my little darling home, one step at a time. 

1. it. 

It was dark by the time I got home. 

The old, heavy wooden door groaned as I opened it. Inside, everything was exactly as I’d left 

The amniotic fluid and blood on the floor had dried, leaving a disgusting smell. 

I couldn’t even bring myself to wonder where Hock Lee had been. 

I put the baby down and, exhausted, started cleaning the house. 

Good thing the house is small; I can clean it in no time. 

I held my little darling and drifted off to sleep. 

When I woke up, Hock Lee was back and handed me a beautiful bag. 

I took it, surprised. Inside were baby clothes. 

Hock Lee pursed his lips. “I got these for our little darling. They’re already washed.” Touching the soft fabric, I thought Hock Lee was finally showing some conscience. 

Then I noticed the stubborn stains on the clothes. My heart leaped; I realized they were 

secondhand.