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However, when I tried to be nice, it did not make anyone feel sorry or say they were sorry. Instead, things got worse. "Cindy, you're such a good actress, but don't think I can't tell!" Matthew did not believe I did not care. He said with a mean laugh, "Just don't start a big fuss at home after they leave." When my mother-in-law heard that, she slammed down her fork and said I made her feel sick. "Son, as soon as the holiday's over and the County Clerk's office is back open, go and get a divorce," she told him. She said that Shirley was going to have a baby, and that the Smith family should welcome her. She even took Shirley's hand and scolded her gently. "You should never have gone to study in another country! Because of that, you let this clingy woman sneak into our lives. What bad luck." Everyone at the table whispered and looked at me like I was nothing. I just gave a sad little laugh. I met Matthew on a college trip when I was a freshman. I got hurt by accident and there

When I came to, I was in the hospital.Some kind neighbors had seen me pass out and knew something was wrong, so they brought me in.By the time I got to the hospital, I was burning up with fever and out cold.The doctors tried to reach my family through the neighbor, but even after a bunch of calls, Matthew never picked up.When they tried one more time, they found out that he had blocked my number.A few mean texts popped up on my phone.[Stop causing trouble. I'm busy with Shirley and can't deal with you!][See you Tuesday morning at the County Clerk's office. I don't want to see your face before we're divorced!]The doctors had no choice but to give me medicine.However, because of that, I lost my baby.When I heard the news, I took it in without a fuss.In the bathroom, I caught the nurses gossiping."Some folks just have all the luck, don't they?""That poor lady in room three, it's been days and her husband hasn't even peeked in!""Not like Mr. Smith. He's so worri

On the day we agreed to meet, Matthew finally unblocked me."Don't look for excuses to stall. I can't waste another minute on you!"I was already at the County Clerk's office door."You're the one stalling. Hurry up. Let's finish this and go our separate ways."Fifteen minutes later, Matthew's BMW pulled up in front of me.He stepped out with a scowl and started mocking me."Just because I blocked you, you had to leave home and vanish for a whole week?”"I thought you'd be too scared to show up for the divorce, but at least you've got some sense."I could not stop myself from letting out an icy laugh.I had been in the hospital with a miscarriage for days, and Matthew did not even know I was close by.Shirley was in the passenger seat, looking me up and down. "Cindy, you're looking pretty good," she said.The cold weather and my weakened state after the miscarriage had me bundled up in a puffy cotton coat and a thick down jacket.They had not noticed that the baby was gone.

"Cindy! Did you get rid of the baby?" he yelled, grabbing my arm so hard it hurt.I frowned in pain, but Edwin was quick to shield me and pushed Matthew away.Matthew was so angry that he slapped me across the face!"You're so cruel! To be with a man, you even got rid of a seven-month-old baby!" he shouted.I never saw it coming. His hand struck my face so hard that blood started trickling from the corner of my mouth.Waiters and customers all around us stopped and stared in shock.They glanced at Edwin, who was dressed in fancy clothes from head to toe, and then back at me. Whispers and looks of judgment started to spread.Edwin was just as surprised by Matthew's sudden slap. He wrapped his arms around me, his face full of worry.I saw Edwin's hands ball into fists, ready to fight back, but I held him back with a calm hand."Matthew, always playing the innocent party, huh? Why don't you tell them about the time you brought your pregnant girlfriend home on Christmas Eve and le

Without even realizing it, I touched the ruby brooch at my collar. It was a present from Edwin. However, the most important thing about it was the tiny camera Edwin had put in there himself.I watched Shirley, lost in her daydreams, with a cool look, and a small smile crept onto my face.She couldn't possibly think I was still the same silly girl she bullied and lied about on Christmas Eve, unprepared for her tricks, could she?After laughing to her heart's content, Shirley opened an app, started a livestream, and tearfully claimed I had lost my mind and was out to get her.The viewers tuning into the live stream had never seen anything like that before. They were stunned by the sight of blood on the floor.They all rushed to help Shirley, calling the police and the ambulance.The audience was outraged, screaming that I, the wicked culprit, had to be punished harshly.As the ambulance sirens blared in the distance, I stumbled upon another video.Edwin was being featured in an i