Well then...

This whole family had pushed me too far.

I stood with my hands on my hips and shouted, "Listen to yourselves. Are you even human? That house is my premarital property. It has nothing to do with the Flynn family!

"Reese's scam last time drained your family's savings, and now you want to sell my house because of his gambling? Let me tell you. Once a gambler, always a gambler. Your family is already ruined!"

I had torn it all apart. I wasn't staying in this family any longer, and I didn't want anything to do with my heartless husband.

My in-laws and Lizeth were seething with rage.

Cedric kept his head down, silent.

At that moment, Reese, who had been kneeling, suddenly jumped up and punched me to the ground.

"You bitch! Not to sell the house? How dare you! You married into this family, so your house is now ours."

I wasn't one to back down either. I swung my hand and scratched Reese's face.

My sharp nails left long, bloody streaks across his cheek.

My in-laws got furious about my actions.

They rushed over, kicking and punching me without any care for the baby I was carrying.

Lizeth stood by with her arms crossed, smirking like she was enjoying the show.

And my husband, the father of the child in my belly, just stood there, head down, saying nothing.

Finally, I cried out, "My belly hurts!"

Only then did Cedric snap out of it. He grabbed his parents and brother, pulling them off me.

"Stop it. What are you doing? Let's talk about it peacefully. Violet is pregnant with my child!"

Looking at my bruised and battered body, Cedric seemed to feel a flicker of guilt.

Reese shrugged it off. "Relax, I only hit her head but didn't touch her belly."

My in-laws chimed in, "We just pinched her arms and legs and didn't even go near her belly. The baby's fine."

Lizeth stepped up. "Cedric, don't blame Reese or our parents. It's your wife's fault for being so disrespectful to her in-laws. She deserved a beating! Don't spoil her, or you'll regret it later."

After that, she looked at me smugly.

Once they finished talking, whatever guilt Cedric had felt disappeared.

I lay on the floor lonely.

Then I looked up at them.

At that moment, I knew I couldn't stay in this family. They would stop at nothing to force me to sell the house.

I couldn't even guarantee my safety.

I had to get out of there immediately.

I grabbed Cedric's hand. "Honey, my belly hurts. Please take me to the hospital."

Once I was there, I would find a way to escape.

Just when Cedric was about to agree, Kaylee shouted.

"She's not going anywhere until she agrees to sell the house."

I quickly gave in. "Kaylee, I'll agree to sell the house, but I'm in too much pain right now. Please let Cedric take me to the hospital first. You can take pictures of the house and send them to an agent in the meantime and get it listed."

Everyone's faces relaxed when they saw me finally give in.

Even Lizeth, who had just been eager to see me beaten to death, came over to help me up. "Lizeth, if only you'd figured this out sooner."

Cedric took me to the hospital.

My in-laws, afraid I would run, sent pictures of the house to the real estate agent and then rushed over to the hospital as well.

The female doctor saw my tear-streaked face and asked with concern, "What happened to you?"

I glanced at Cedric fearfully, and then shook my head, replying, "Nothing. I just have some bellyache."

The doctor thought for a moment before saying, "Family members, please wait outside for a moment. Let me take her inside for an exam."

She then got up and led me into a small side room.

Once my husband and his family were outside, I showed her the bruises on my arms where my in-laws had pinched me.

They hadn't held back. The bruises were dark and covered large patches of my arms.

"What happened to you?"

The doctor's eyes widened in shock and disbelief, far more than my shameless husband had ever shown me.

I choked back tears and whispered, "Doctor, please call the police for me. If I go back with them, they'll beat me to death."

As I spoke, I lifted my bangs, revealing a large bump on my forehead, which was caused by Reese, that brute.

Outraged, the doctor immediately picked up her phone and called the police.