Lahat ng Kabanata ng I Gave Up On Saving My Father-In-Law: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 8

When I opened my eyes again, I saw my father-in-law, George Lane, lying on the floor. Since I was young, I would faint when I saw blood, so I wanted to give my husband, Brian Lane, a call. I unlocked my phone, but the image of Brain hacking me with a cleaver appeared in my mind. It was as if I could feel the pain again. My finger hovered on the phone screen before I stopped myself from calling Brian. Instead, I gave his cousin, Camden Lane, a call. He answered right away. “Brian, quick, come back home. George fell down, and there is a lot of blood. What should I do? I’m terrified of blood. Come back, quick!” I pretended that I had dialed the wrong number and talked in a way that it sounded like I was sobbing. “Don’t panic, I’m coming over now.” Camden lived very close, just a ten-minute walk away. As expected, within five minutes, he was already knocking on the door. I immediately opened the door. I feigned surprise when I saw him. “Camden? Didn’t I call Brian?”

“Get down on your knees! Aren’t you looking for Uncle George? There he is inside this urn! How stupid and ignorant do you have to be to think that we’re all lying to you? Are you really worth all that effort?”Camden was fired up. His wife, Kim Smith, patted his arm to console him. Maybe Camden was too agitated, for Kim stopped patting him and stiffly moved to the side. Brian looked at the urn on the table and George’s photo in my hands and collapsed on the floor. He grabbed his hair and started bawling. Suddenly, he looked up and glared viciously at me. He roared and threw himself at me like a beast. “It’s all your fault! My dad was so old yet you didn’t take good care of him as his daughter-in-law! Since you didn’t take good care of him while he was alive, then you should die and serve him in hell! Die! You should die!” I was not prepared for his outburst. He grabbed me by the neck, and I could not pry his hands away regardless of how hard I tried. Just when I thought

Eleanor and I had made an appointment at 3 p.m. at a cafe the next day. I was a few minutes late due to the traffic jam. When I reached, Eleanor was already there. She sat on the chair and worked while drinking coffee. I was a little envious. I wanted to be a career woman too, but when I got pregnant two years ago, Brian advised me to quit my job and stay at home to rest. Even after we lost our child, he rejected my request to go out and work again. He told me to stay at home and take care of his father. Eleanor was very concentrated on her work and did not look up when I walked toward her. “What are you looking at?”“Ah, you’re here. I’m watching a very popular video. It’s of a man hugging and grieving his dead wife that had just lost her son.”That sounded a little familiar. “Are you referring to the woman who jumped off the hospital building?” “Yes, that’s the one!”I smiled bitterly.“That man is my husband, Brian.” Eleanor was stunned. Then, it seemed like some

“You should die for what you’ve done!” He took out a dagger and walked toward me with wide eyes. “Open the door! Brian!”Just when I was thinking about how to get out of this situation, there was a knock on the door. It was Camden!I really wanted to run over and open the door, but I did not dare to do it. Brian was too close to the door. I was afraid that before I could open the door, I would get stabbed. “Brian! I know you’re in there! If you don’t open the door, I’ll call the police!”Brian had always respected Camden, but when he heard Camden’s words, his eyes became murderous. He looked at me and took a deep breath. “When did you start your affair with Camden? Hmm? Was it because I don’t love you and touch you anymore? That’s why you became shameless and got into my cousin’s bed? Lindsay, you cheater!”“Brian, don’t assume everyone is like you! I don’t have any inappropriate relationship with Camden! I barely even interact with him usually! Stop defaming me!”“C