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The people nearby, not knowing the full story, began to whisper.
I rolled my eyes, feeling utterly helpless. Even now, they wanted to put on a show? Fine, let’s see whose acting is better.
I called out, full of emotion, “Mom, I don’t want a divorce either! But your younger son’s gambling caused my father–in–law to fall mortally ill. And just because I wouldn’t sell my house to pay off his debts, you people slandered me!”
“You even made my husband hit me! I just can’t stay in a family like this anymore.”
The people nearby, hearing my words, immediately understood what was going on.
“I knew it, that mother–in–law doesn’t look like a good person.”
“Her husband is such a fool. He destroyed his own family for his gambling brother. So dumb.”
“Anyone who ends up in a family like that is cursed.”
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Brenda, hearing this, immediately stood up and charged at the person. Her hand flew up, ready to strike their face.
“How dare you talk nonsense! I’ll rip your mouth off!”
Mark and Kevin watched coldly, showing no intention of stopping her.
A burly man stepped forward, blocking Brenda and barking, “What do you think you’re doing?!”
Brenda took one look at him and quietly backed away. The burly man glanced at the two brothers and muttered, “Cowards.”
When it was our turn to process the divorce, the clerk, as if afraid we’d change our minds, stamped the papers quickly and efficiently.
Looking at the divorce certificate in my hand, Mark’s eyes reddened.
He murmured, “Lily, we promised to grow old together. How did we end up like this?”
“You should be asking yourself that.”
I turned to leave, but Kevin grabbed me. “Don’t forget to transfer me the fifty grand!”
I pretended to be surprised. “What fifty thousand?”
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Kevin snapped, furious, “You said it! You said if I convinced my brother to divorce you, you’d give me fifty thousand!”
“Oh, *that*? My bad, I lied!”
Kevin lunged, intending to hit me. I pointed to the security camera above.
“Touch me, and I’ll call the police!”
Kevin was a bully who picked on the weak. Seeing my warning, he didn’t dare to move.
Mark looked at me in disbelief. “Lily, how can you be so heartless?”
I scoffed. “Isn’t that what I learned from you? After we got married, your mom borrowed thirty thousand dollars of my dowry, then later claimed it was a gift to *us*? Isn’t that breaking a promise?”
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“You clearly knew your dad’s card had no three million, but you all urged me to take it, because you planned it. As long as I took the card, I’d be stuck with the blame.”
“Compared to you, I’m still the kind one.”
“You bitch!” Brenda cursed, enraged by my words.
I turned and walked away indifferently.
Leaving the three of them behind, blaming each other.
The video of them forcing me to give up my house on the day they came home was blurred and posted online. I also wrote about my father–in–law giving me an empty card and posted it along with the video.
It went somewhat viral. Everyone nearby knew about the Miller family’s despicable deeds.
Mark, unable to endure his colleagues‘ passive–aggressive jabs, quit his job and left.
Kevin, never leaming his lesson, finally paid off his debts and tried to find a wife to settle down, but women avoided him like the plague, and even matchmakers wouldn’t deal with him.
Heartbroken, he started gambling again and even lost the old family house.
After Mark quit, he struggled with work and drowned his sorrows in alcohol. But he never imagined Kevin would revert to his old ways and lose their only remaining home.
At this point, the brothers truly became bitter enemies.
One rainy day. My phone rang with an unknown number.
I hung up, but it called again. I answered, and Mark’s hoarse voice came through.
“Lily, have you been reborn all along? Did you know my dad gave you an empty card before he died? Did you transfer your house deed beforehand?”
“Did you instigate Kevin and my mom to convince me to divorce you? And then you watched us brothers tear each other apart. How heartless! How could you bring us to this point?!”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about. You brought this on yourselves.”
“Did you instigate Kevin and my mom to convince me to divorce you? And then you watched us brothers tear each other apart. How heartless! How could you bring us to this point?!”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about. You brought this on yourselves.”
Mark on the other end couldn’t hear reason, gasping with rage. “I don’t believe I’ve fallen this low, and I don’t believe my mom and Kevin could be so cruel, abandoning me and running off!”
He gritted his teeth, speaking his last words:
“If you can come back to life, then so can I! In the next life, I won’t let you get away with this!”
Before the call ended, I heard the screech of truck brakes in the rain, followed by a crashing thud.
I knew it was all over.
The nightmare of my previous life and the Miller family had vanished from my existence in this one.
