Chapter 6
After coming back from the hospital, my mother still couldn’t accept what had happened today.
She sat on the sofa, looking at me several times, hesitating to speak. Finally, she sighed deeply and blamed herself, saying, “I’m sorry, Lina. If your father were still here, he would never let anyone bully you like this,”
Her eyes shimmered with glistening teardrops, causing a sudden pang in my heart.
When I was three years old, my father died in a construction accident. Over the years, my mother raised me all by herself, playing the roles of both a father and a mother. Although she was gentle and weak, she also supported our small family and protected me very well.
In the previous life, she was even worried about me and protected me until death.
As I thought about this, I held back my tears and poured a cup of hot water for my mother, whispering, “Mom, it’s not your fault, it’s my own fault for not judging people correctly.”
Mom still had a worried expression on her face.
“But today’s incident has already been spread out, how are you going to carry yourself in the future?”
“Lina, Mom absolutely believes that you didn’t touch that money, but are you really already married to Noah? If you still want to be with him, Mom can take out the savings from these years and we can gather enough to send 288,800 dollars to the Andrade family. We can say to the outside world that all of this was just a misunderstanding.‘
“Noah, I saw that he treated you well. Today, he was probably just speaking out of panic because his
father is sick. Don’t take it to heart.”
In
When she said these words, her eyes were filled with tenderness, as if as long as I nodded in agreement, she could endure even the greatest injustice she suffered today.
This is my mother; she was willing to give everything for me.
But I shook my head.
“Mom, I will no longer be with Noah. We just had a wedding ceremony, but we didn’t get a marriage license, so we are not legally married. I won’t jump into this pit, knowing fully well that it’s a dangerous situation.”
The tragedy of the past life must never be repeated, and I also do not believe that Noah was just speaking without thinking.
He was able to transfer the money away shortly after receiving the 288,800 dollars, indicating that he had planned it in advance.
Considering what he had done in the previous life, I suspected that his kindness towards me was all an act, just to get his hands on my money.
Where did Noah transfer the money to?
After I coaxed my mom back to the bedroom, I frowned and sent a message to my friend who works at the hospital, briefly explaining what had happened and asking her to help me check if Noah’s dad was really admitted to the hospital.
The response came quickly: “Lina, this matter is true, and it has already spread in our hospital.”
“Sir’s illness required a surgery fee of three hundred thousand dollars. On the first day of his hospitalization, your mother–in–law made a big scene at the hospital, scolding you. The idea of getting the money back on the wedding day was suggested by the family members of your father–in–law, who shared the same ward with you.”
“I absolutely believed in your character, but the current situation is not in your favor. Your affairs have been captured by someone, and now many people are criticizing you online. There are also
reporters coming sir’s side for interviews. You must be careful when going out these days!”
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I thanked repeatedly and after hanging up the phone, I went online to check. As expected, someone had indeed uploaded the footage of that day.
Due to him cutting out the part where I reported Noah to the police, the comments section overwhelmingly sided with Noah, supporting the man’s demand for the dowry back, and heavily criticized me for being a gold digger.
I was brushing my teeth vigorously when Noah’s message came in.
“Lina, do you really want us to have come this far today?”
