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I held his hand and said with a smile:
“No need to swear, I believe you!”
The next day, my phone was bombarded with calls.
Looking at the dozen missed calls, I was a bit dazed and called back.
“Mom? What happened?”
I thought something had happened at home and my heart was in my throat.
An angry rebuke came from the other end of the phone.
“Lily Collins! You’ve really gone too far this time!”
“How could you do something as despicable as being a homewrecker!”
“Having a daughter like you, I must have done something terrible in my past lives!”
I listened in confusion, bewildered.
“Mom, what are you talking about?”
“I don’t understand.”
My mom let out a cold laugh.
“Huh, you don’t understand? If your best friend Jessica hadn’t come crying to our doorstep, I wouldn’t have known you were such a shameless person!”
As soon as I heard the key word “Jessica“, I immediately understood what had happen a
Jessica must have gone to my parents and told them an exaggerated version of events.
I sighed, wanting to explain, but before I could even say “Mom“, I was cut off.
“Come home right away. Since you haven’t gotten your marriage license yet, break it off immediately! Don’t go ruining other people’s relationships!”
With that, my mom hung up the phone, not even giving me a chance to explain.
Left with no choice, I could only drive home to explain things in person.
As soon as I reached the front door, I heard Jessica’s crying coming from inside.
“Waaah~ Uncle, Auntie, you have to help me!”
“I treated Lily like my own sister, but she stabbed me in the back and stole my boyfriend!”
My mom was comforting her:
“It’s okay, I’ve already scolded Lily”
“Auntie will make them break up right away, she won’t compete with you!”
When I entered, this was the scene I saw.
Jessica sat on the sofa, crying her eyes out, while my parents were busy offering her
tissues and fruit.
When she saw me come in, a flash of triumph passed through Jessica’s red–rimmed
eyes.
My mom saw me and immediately dragged me into the kitchen herating me
My mom saw me and immediately dragged me into the kitchen, berating me.
“Lily! How could you be so foolish! Even if Alexander is rich, you shouldn’t become a mistress just to marry into wealth!”
I frowned, looking displeased,
“I’m not a mistress. Alexander and I had a wedding ceremony, and we got married with both families‘ blessings! How am I a mistress?”
Seeing that I showed no remorse, my mom raised her hand and slapped me.
“Ungrateful child! If I had known you were a homewrecker, I would never have agreed to your marriage, even if it killed me!”
She kept calling me a homewrecker, and I knew Jessica must have brainwashed her.
Talking was useless since she wouldn’t believe me anyway, so I directly took out the red booklet from my bag.
“Mom, look carefully! Alexander and I are legally married. We are the lawful husband and wife!”
“Even if Jessica dated Alexander before, that’s all in the past! I am Alexander’s wife so please stop helping an outsider!”
now,
I thought showing the marriage certificate would calm my mom down, but it only made her angrier.
She raised her hand and slapped me again, making my ears ring.
I stared at her in shock, but my mom said:
“Divorce! Divorce him right now!”
I frowned in confusion, wanting to ask why.
My mom took a deep breath and pulled out an ultrasound report from her pocket.
“Jessica is pregnant! She’s carrying Alexander’s child!”
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