Chapter3 I moved to shield my mother in law, and a sharp sting flared across my forehead. Warm blood trickled down. The manager's name badge-Evelyn-made me freeze, I stared at it, pupils narrowing Six years earlier I'd received an appointment text from Pack Private Hospital's obstetrics department. The sender's name had been Evelyn. Back then I'd laughed it off, assuming the hospital had sent someone else's booking to my phone. I'd teased Victor: "Don't tell me you've got a mistress and an illegitimate child?" He'd pulled me close and sworn, solemn and steady, "How could that be? You know how much I love you. You're the only mate I've ever had. Don't scare me like that again." Now the boy's age fit the old message perfectly. Victor's betrayal had been going on for years. This was the "love" he'd talked about. 1 exploded, "Do you know she's Victor's mother? If anything happens to her, you'll pay with your life!" Evelyn only smiled, sly and condescending. "Look closely-this hotel is registered under whose name?" she taunted. "Of course it's mine. My mate put the hotel under my management long ago. I'm the lady of this place now." She swept her eyes down over my mother in law and snorted. "Mother in law? Her? Please. Pretending to be my mother in law? You people don't learn until it's too late." "My mate's taking me to meet his mother this weekend. If she hears I dealt with you two frauds, she'll be even prouder of me." A few employees roughly yanked my mother in law and me apart. Evelyn pinched her nose and shoved the soiled slice of cake-slick with filth-right in front of my mother in law. "You said the cake was hard, right? We remade one special for you. If you don't finish it today, you're not leaving." My mother in law's face twisted in pain; the commotion had left her spent. Weakly she managed, "Let me go... I really am Victor's mother. Check the records if you don't believe me." I struggled and screamed, "You're insane! Evelyn, let her go!" Evelyn's excitement only grew. She straddled my mother in law and lashed her with a whip she'd been holding. My mother in law trembled but lacked the strength to fight back. The little boy copied Evelyn, giggling as he smeared cake across my mother in law's mouth. "You have to listen to Mommy. Naughty people get punished, you know!" Chapter3 30.00% sign stroked his head with a twisted tenderness. "My trey's so goodreadpindy dearning to shoulder my dens." dn't bear the humiliation any longer. Some ferocity surped up drapurum nowhere brake free and kicked lyn hard rew payselt at hier-claws and fists everywherebetearing ring and tichricing baitil she screamed. "Today I'll ch you a lesson!" i sharted.ried Chapter) 30.00%