Chapter 4
Jack’s face turned pale.
He hadn’t expected this, nor that Lily’s mother
would resort to violence.
“Mom, Mom, don’t scare me!”
I ignored Lily’s mother, immediately calling 911.
But Lily’s mother was still cursing.
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“This old woman, don’t think you can get away
with pretending to faint. Trying to extort me, no
way!”
“This is my house, die somewhere else! This is
such bad luck on my wedding day.”
Her relatives wanted to throw my mother out.
I pushed someone away and shouted, “Who dares touch my mother!”
Perhaps my expression was terrifying, they were startled.
Lily, who had been watching, pretended to dissuade them.
“Mom, it’s our wedding day! What are you doing?”
“Jack, take my mom to see the house.”
“Your housekeeper is being taken care of, so
there shouldn’t be any problems.”
Lily deliberately called my mother a
“housekeeper.”
She wanted to humiliate and provoke me.
But my mother was unconscious, I didn’t have
the energy to deal with her.
“Jack, are you still human?”
“My mom treated you so well, like a son, and this is how you repay her?”
“She’s lying here, life or death uncertain, and
you’re happy to show the perpetrator the house?”
Jack glanced at me and my mother, his eyes hesitant.
Jack glanced at me and my mother, his eyes
hesitant.
“…”
Lily’s mother interrupted.
“Speak clearly, who’s the perpetrator?” /
“Your mother was shameless, refusing to leave
my house, son–in–law, kick them out!”
Jack didn’t move, seemingly afraid of the
consequences.
Lily’s mother clutched her chest and cried out.
Jack’s hesitation disappeared. “Mom, are you
alright?”
“Nora, get out with your mother!”
My anger vanished, replaced by disappointment
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and resentment towards Jack.
911 arrived in time, saving my mother’s life.
Looking at my mother in the hospital bed,
hooked up to machines, I slapped myself.
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The man I loved for five years almost killed my
mother!
I wanted to ask Jack why he married me if he
didn’t love me.
But it was pointless now.
Leaving the hospital, I called Jack.
Lily answered, sounding disdainful.
“Nora, Jack’s showering; you’ll have to wait.”
“But this house is so comfortable! I don’t want
to move.”
I hung up.
Half an hour later, Jack called back.
“Nora, how’s Mom? She’s alright, right?”
“We’ll deal with Lily tomorrow; I’ll throw you another birthday party. I…”
“No need.”
I interrupted. “I’ve sent you the divorce papers.”
“And I won’t let this go. I’ve already downloaded the security footage from the villa. See you in court.”
The day after the phone call, Jack and Lily showed up at the hospital.
I stopped them at the door, preventing them
from disturbing my mother.
“Nora, what did you mean on the phone?” Jack
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I scoffed. “Exactly what it said. If you don’t
understand, look it up in a dictionary.”
Lily patted Jack’s shoulder soothingly.
She easily calmed him down.
She apologized to me with a look of remorse.
“Nora, I’m sorry, I didn’t know things would get
this bad. Tell me how much compensation you
want, I’ll do my best to satisfy you.”
“I know you’re afraid of losing Jack, but this
approach will only push him further away.”
Jack looked pleased.
“Nora, Lily’s right, this will only make me
angrier.”
“How could you possibly want a divorce? This
court stuff is childish.”
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“If your mom is fine, get her out of the hospital.
Are you trying to extort money from Lily?”
I was furious.
Jack had caused this, yet he was unapologetic,
trying to shift the blame.
I wouldn’t endlessly tolerate him anymore.
My face darkened. “Jack, your anger means
nothing to me.”
“I’ll use facts to show you if I’m trying to extort
money from your girlfriend!”
“Nora, what do you mean by that?”
Jack’s eyes widened, his face flushed.
He couldn’t refute the truth.
