Chapter 1 288 (Vouchers Jack Green held the phone , raised it to the hem of my wedding dress and said . " Mom , Grandma told Benjamin Baker to save Melissa Jackson . " The phone was on speaker , Grandma's voice echoed through the wedding venue . " Benjamin ! Melissa got into a car accident to save me ! If you dare not come to the hospital today , I'll die right in front of you ! " I looked at Benjamin in front of me , today , our wedding delayed for six years . The diamond ring hovered in mid - air , then fell sharply to the ground . I tightened my grip on Jack's hand and spoke . " Benjamin , today , as soon as you step out of this door , I , and your son , will consider you dead . " He paused for a moment , then rushed out without hesitation . At the wedding venue , my son looked up at me and asked . " Mom , has Benjamin abandoned us ? " The host's microphone clatters to the floor , guests scatter . My parents rush onstage to steady me . " Elizabeth , what on earth is happening ? " Benjamin's parents aren't here - they're at the hospital with that Melissa . My heart pounds as I grab Jack's hand , kick off my heels , and walk barefoot off the stage . My assistant jogs after me , voice trembling . " Ms Green , what do we do now ? The reporters ... " " All guests keep their meal vouchers . Give everyone a wedding favor . Just say the ceremony's 0.00 % 08:42 canceled . " After speaking , I lead my son into the backstage dressing room . He stays quiet , small fingers clutching my wedding gown . I change out of the dress , remove the veil , packing each piece into boxes . Jack watches me silently . I ruffle his hair . " Jack , we're going home . " " Which home ? " He asks . " Our home . " Back at the Baker residence , I start packing . Jack's belongings fit into one suitcase . I own even less - just some clothes and years of design sketches I drew for him . I place all bank cards on the table . Taking only my personal one . This card holds earnings from my own designs . At dusk , Benjamin returns . He carries the scent of antiseptic , exhaustion lining his face . Spotting the suitcases in the foyer , he freezes . " Elizabeth Green , what's this ? " I avoid his gaze , tucking Jack's bedtime storybook into a backpack . " How's Melissa ? " I ask " Hairline fracture in her calf Casted . No danger " 30.24 % 08:41 " Your mother sent her out to buy something for you , didn't she ? That's why the accident happened ? " Benjamin stays silent . So it's true . My mother - in - law always despised me - a commoner unworthy of her research institute's golden boy . She preferred Melissa , her comrade's daughter - the gentle , obedient dance teacher . Six years ago , my unexpected pregnancy made her demand an abortion . Benjamin shielded me , vowed responsibility . We've lived these six years without any formal status . Jack's five now . She's never truly looked at him . This wedding resulted from half a year of Benjamin defying her in their hometown . Yet she destroyed it with one deliberate accident . " Elizabeth , Mom didn't mean to , she just- " " -just wanted to humiliate me . Wanted everyone to know that bearing your son still makes me less than an outsider in her eyes . " I finish for him . Benjamin steps forward , reaching to embrace me . I retreat . " Benjamin , I've followed you six years . " " From twenty - two till twenty - eight today . " " I asked for no status , no family money . Worked my jobs . Raised our child alone . " " All I wanted was legitimacy . So Jack wouldn't hesitate listing family ties at school . " " You failed . " Tears fall , each drop striking the floorboards . 51.71 % 08:42 Chapter 1 Jack dashes from his room , wrapping arms around my legs . " Don't cry , Mommy . " Benjamin watches us , eyes reddening . " Elizabeth , I'm sorry . Just give me more time , I swear- " " Unnecessary . " I cut him off . " I'm exhausted . Done waiting . " I lifted the suitcase , took Jack's hand , and walked toward the door . Benjamin stood blocking the doorway . " Where are you going ? " " Back to my own home . " " I'll drive you . " " No need , Benjamin . " 1 258 ( Vouchers I looked up , straight into his eyes : " From the moment you walked out of the wedding , we were over . " He grabbed my wrist , hard . " Elizabeth , don't be unreasonable . Jack can't be without his father . " " He has his mother . That's enough . " I forcefully shook off his hand . Jack , frightened , held onto me tightly . I opened the door and didn't look back . I heard Benjamin calling my name . I didn't stop . 80 55 % In the world of "Crimson Heiress" by CrushReel, business magnate Zelda falls victim to a treacherous plot orchestrated by her own brother and husband, unwittingly surrendering her empire to the cunning Yasmina. As Yasmina's sinister intentions unravel, Zelda meets a tragic fate. 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