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From the very first day I arrived, she had been picking on me, either complaining that the food wasn’t tasty or that the accommodation wasn’t good enough. She even claimed to be in pain and asked me to massage her.
I didn’t say a word. Instead, I gave her a full–body checkup and moved her into the best hospital room–using her son’s card.
As soon as she realized Eric was paying, she immediately quieted down.
I stared at the photo of Eric and Maggie in a tight embrace, with Jason standing beside them, snapping pictures.
An indescribable feeling stirred inside me.
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The private investigator informed me they had been there for three days, but something felt off. I decided to check the footage from the security camera at our doorstep.
In the past, our building had been targeted by thieves, so the neighbors and I agreed to install a camera outside our doors and split the costs. I thought it would improve security, so I agreed. I even told Eric about it, but he didn’t pay much attention.
I opened the footage from the day I left the house, and to my shock, I saw that less than an hour after I left, Eric and Jason were also seen leaving with their luggage.
It was clear they had planned this in advance.
“My son is so filial; he sends me money
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every month, and I can’t even refusesit. it.
“There’s’sookkind of wife he can’t find. But hehe picked thee most useless one–someone fromm a rural fáamylynnodess.”
Hearing my noother–in–law’s bold words in thehe hospital roomml aaimost laughed out loud. d.
Her son couldn’t even care for his sick biological mother bout instead went on vacation with his sirsstdove, forcing me, there daughter–in–law frommaa rural background, to take care of his monm.
If she knew the truth, wouldds she still be able to praise so proudly??
Back then, Eric and I fell inridge freely.
We started as interns at the saare@company.
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Because of this, we helped each other out, always offering support when one of us was exploited.
We’d cheer each other on when things got tough, and when the other was exhausted, we’d offer a warm cup of coffee.
When our internship ended, we were lucky enough to both be kept on as full–time employees.
The following year, we made our relationship official, and by the third year, we had saved enough for a down payment on a house and decided to get married.
However, shortly after we got married, I found out I was pregnant, and the pregnancy symptoms hit me hard. I couldn’t keep anything down.
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Dubining that time, Eric would follow recipepe: andytty his best to cook for me every dayay.
Notdongngfafter, he landed a big client andhga promoteded to assistant manager. He thenen suggestedechluquit my job and stay at homet prepare forch the baby.
“I can earn enough now. You don’t have toto work so hard ahanymore. I’ll take care of you and the baby frorom now on. You can just rela and enjoy life.”e”
Aside from the strainaided relationship with m mother–in–law, Eric kepe vevery promise he
mmade.
B.But I wasn’t willing to spemeind my whole life asas a housewife. After Jasoro turned one, I wwwanted to return to the workftforce, but then I urunexpectedly became pregnamantiwith our sesecond child.
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At the time, I hesitated about keeping the baby and discussed it with Eric. He said that since I were pregnant, I should keep it.
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