Chapter 7


    7


    Ignoring their gazes , I calmly stood behind Carlos , which my mother-


    in-w did n’t like as she pointed to the supplies in the ward while showing off : “ Joana brought us som


    e stuff this morning ! She is such a kind soul to visit myhusband despite pregnancy !  _ _


    She


    would obviously be indicating myck of concern for the situation , which I mentally scoffed at . The sup


    plements I bought for them before my father-


    in-w ‘s hospitalization were much better than the ones Joana bought for them , but after all they were


    a bunch of ungrateful thugs , despising me for such petty reasons .


    Upon noticing my indifference , my mother-inw became even more indignant and tried to make


    fun of me even more : “ Joana is a kind and beautiful woman , with a great personality . Furthermore , s


    he is also pregnant with a boy , so the family _she must be very lucky to have her !  _


    I always kept my silence whenever she made fun of me , but I did n’t feel like doing that today . “ Since


    when did she know the sex of the baby ? Why would she tell Mom before she even told me ?  _ _


    What I said made her freeze in ce as Carlos did the same before scolding her , “ Mom , why are you


    talking about this now ? _ _ _ _ It ‘s too early to know the sex of the baby , so Joana must be jokingwit


    h you ! don’t take


    this so seriously ! _ ”


    Despite how my mother-


    in-w ‘s face flushed with anger after being scolded by her son , I was n’t going to give in so easily . T


    hat ‘s how I asked , turning to Carlos : ” Darling , is it because you want a child thatis mom talking abou


    t this ? After all , it ‘ s my fault for failing your family .


    Carlos spoke sadly as


    soon as I said , “ Honey , what are you talking about ? You are my number one , and Bianca will


    be my only child .


    I mentally scoffed as I realized he was still treating me like an idiot who did n’t know anything . Because


    of this little incident , the two of


    us left the ward after a short visit . On the way back , Carlos watched me before _ _open with caution :


    “ Honey , my mother is no longer young , so please do n’t take her words to heart . _ _ _ _ ”


    I nodded as I said , “ She ‘s your mother , so of course I would n’t take anything she said to heart . _ _


    _ ”


    Carlos didn’t seem to notice my mockery , as he assumed I was as ignorant as I used to


    be . So he talked about how his parents worked hard to raise him in


    an attempt to please me , but that only stirred up feelings of sadness within him .me . This sentiment w


    as not directed at Carlos ‘s parents , but at my own parents , as I


    realized how badly I had  treated them after trying so hard to raise me .


    Not only did I quarrel with them over a man , but I even swore


    to break off rtions with them . Throughout my marriage to Carlos , I only contacted my mother when


    she needed money , which consisted of a suicide threat if she did n’t . _lend me the money . It was only


    then that I realized what a shitty daughter I had been for hurting my parents , despite how they cared f


    or me . _ _ _


    Seeing my bad mood , Carlos assumed I was still mad at his mother , so he ignored me and offered to


    drive me home . _ _ _ However , the


    mere sight of him now would make me queasy , so I dismissed him after sayingto him that he


    would find Isabel .


    But instead of doing that , I moved back to my parents ‘ house for the first time since my marriage . _ M


    y mom started crying as soon as she saw me , but my dad wouldn’t let me in so he asked as


    he blocked my entrance :“ Who are you ? Didn’t you knock on the wrong door ? ”


    “ Dad , I know I made a mistake ! ” I begged for his mercy while sobbing terribly .


    However , all I got was a sneer at him before spitting , “ What do you need from us ? _ We have nothin


    g , nor


    would we give you anything ! I stayed outside for a long time after he closed the door on me . _guy , so


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    I ended up leaving because he refused to open the door again .


    That’s how I went to visit Isabel , who was startled to see that I was


    crying . “ Linda , did something happen ? ”


    Upon hearing my ount of the incident with my parents , she shook her head . “ What happened now


    was the cumtive result of years of being apart , Linda . You hurt them so


    bad back then , so it’s really understandable that they would take


    it.this way . However , they are her parents , so they will find it within themselves to forgive her .  _


    “ Is


    it ? I was n’t so sure about that as the tears fell as I reminisced about our fights when I decided to marr


    y Carlos , only to realize how horrible I was back then for treating my parents that way because of _ _a


    sh * t of a man .


    Meanwhile , Isabel patted my hand before saying , “ Linda , you have to calm down , because I have on


    e more thing to tell you . _ _ _ _ Promise me you ‘ll stay calm .  _ _ _


    “ What is it ? ”


    “ I sent a detective to investigate Joana ‘s boyfriend and now I have the results .  ”


    My heart sank as soon as I saw her concerned look , so


    I quickly grabbed the documents she held from her , only to be shocked by what I saw in them .