The subway collapsed, and my mother-in-law, Mia White, was seriously injured and critically ill.

I anxiously called my husband, Matthew Hall, and said, "Mom is seriously injured and urgently needs 200,000 for the surgery."

However, Matthew transferred all the money to his mistress, Luna Stewart, to treat her sprained ankle.

"Your mom is so old. Spending so much money on her rescue is a waste. She might as well die sooner."

In the end, Mia died from her severe injuries because there was no money.

I handled Mia's funeral alone and brought her urn back home.

But Luna, pretending to be shocked, kicked it over.

Pointing at me, Matthew cursed angrily, "How could you bring such an unlucky thing back and scare Luna? You’re so vicious!

"By the way, where’s my mom? Why can't I reach her on the phone? What did you do to my mom?"

I pointed to the ashes scattered on the ground.

"Your mom is right under your precious Luna's feet."

——

"If you don't pay for the surgery now, the patient won't make it!"

At the emergency room door, the doctor kept urging me to pay.

I trembled all over, texting and calling Matthew again and again.

After being hung up countless times, the call finally went through.

I hurriedly said, "Matthew, mom was in the subway collapse and is seriously injured. She's being resurrected in the hospital. Transfer 200,000 to me quickly!"

Matthew's cold voice came from the phone, "What? There's no money! You keep calling and texting. So annoyed!"

Before I could react to his cold tone, I heard a delicate female voice on the phone, "Matthew, the 200,000 you just transferred to me has arrived. You're so nice! Kiss!"

This voice belonged to Matthew’s mistress, his ex-girlfriend, Luna Stewart.

Wasn't he on a business trip?

How could he be with Luna?

My hands trembled as I anxiously dialed Matthew's number again and again.

"Sorry, the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."

Listening to the mechanical voice, I was stunned!

He actually blocked me!

I begged the doctor to stabilize Mia's condition, promising to raise the money as soon as possible. I then rushed out, ready to go to his company to find him.

But as soon as I reached the emergency hall, I accidentally bumped into a couple embracing each other intimately.

I quickly bent over to apologize. When I looked up, I was completely stunned.

The man was none other than my husband, Matthew, who was supposed to be on a business trip!

His hand was intimately around Luna's waist. Luna nestled in Matthew's arms while looking at me provocatively!

Matthew shielded Luna behind him. His face was full of disgust.

"Violet! You actually followed me?

"You bumped into Luna. Apologize to her now!"

I had no time to argue about him holding another woman in front of me. I reached out to grab him.

"Matthew, come with me to pay quickly. Mom is in the emergency room, waiting for the money to save her life!"

He shook off my hand and frowned. "Crazy!?

"You're constantly calling and texting, asking for 200,000 right off the bat. That's quite a demand!

"Even if you want to scam money, find a more reasonable excuse. A subway collapse? Ridiculous! Have you ever heard of a subway collapsing?"

I was anxious. "I'm not lying! Look it up online if you don't believe me!

"There's no time. Mom is seriously injured. If she doesn't have surgery, she will die!"

Perhaps seeing my genuine anxiety, a trace of doubt appeared on Matthew's face.

At this moment, Luna, in his arms, rubbed her chest against him. Her voice was coy and affected. "Matthew, is Violet unhappy that you transferred 200,000 to me? So she made up such an outrageous excuse to trick you for money?

"Violet, if you want money, just say so. Why act? I feel embarrassed for you."

My heart suddenly skipped a beat!

What?!

Matthew transferred 200,000 to Luna.

I thought about it. I seemed to have heard something about 200,000 on the phone earlier, but I was too anxious to pay attention.

But Mia was still in the emergency room. Her life was in danger, waiting for money to save her.

We had just over 200,000 in savings. That was Mia's life-saving money!

How could he disregard his own mother's life and give the money to someone else!

I looked at Luna's legs under her ultra-short skirt.

She was wearing over-high heels, standing on one foot. She was leaning on Matthew, and the ankle of her suspended foot was swollen.

It looked like a sprain.

Matthew accused me with disgust, "Violet, you made up such a poor excuse to trick me just to stop Luna from treating her leg. How could you be so vicious!"

I could hardly believe what I was hearing!

Just a sprain that a few patches could solve. Yet, it needed a whole 200,000 to treat!

I was anxious and angry. "Matthew! Mom is still in the emergency room! How can you give the money to her?

"Quickly get the 200,000 back to pay for mom's surgery!"

Luna burst into laughter, reaching out to stop me.

"Violet, can you stop acting? So many people are watching. Trying to blackmail and trick Matthew's money morally isn't right.

"You don't even have a job. You don't know how hard it is to earn money, and you just ask for 200,000..."

I laughed out of anger. They still thought I was acting to trick them for money?

I was sweating with anxiety. I had time to argue with them, just wanting to get the money back immediately to save Mia's life.

I pulled my hand back. "I'm talking to my husband. You..."

Before I could finish, she exclaimed "Oh!" and suddenly fell backward.

"Luna!"

Matthew's expression changed. He quickly caught Luna and held her in his arms.

He softly comforted the fake-crying Luna, then raised his hand and slapped me hard on the face.

"Violet! You knew Luna's leg was injured, yet you deliberately pushed her! How could you be so vicious!"

I stood there in disbelief.

I never thought that my husband, who was so loving to me not long ago, would do this to me.

Thinking of Mia who was still waiting for the money to save her life, I felt both angry and aggrieved.

I was on the verge of breaking down, full of pleading, "Matthew! I'm begging you, give me the money to save Mom's life!"

Matthew sneered. "Still acting!

"Even if what you said is true, I still wouldn't give you the money.

"Your mom is so old already. Spending so much money on saving her is a waste. She might as well die sooner."

I was completely stunned.

It turned out he kept hanging up on me and didn't want to give the money because he thought I wanted it for my mom's treatment!

I looked at his familiar yet unfamiliar face, so indifferent. And his words were even more chilling.

"Besides, that 200,000 is my money. It's for my mom's retirement. It wasn't easy for her to raise me."

My nails dug deeply into my palms.

"Matthew, you are such a beast!

"You will kill mom!"

Matthew sneered. "That's your mom, not mine! A mother-in-law isn't the same as a real mom!"

After speaking, he picked Luna up horizontally. "Luna, let's go. I can't stand watching this madwoman go crazy for money!"

I urgently pulled at him, my voice pleading, "Matthew, it's your mom! The one in the emergency room is your mom! She's waiting for you to save her life!"

He paused for a moment. Then Luna in his arms whined, "Matthew, my foot hurts so much..."

Matthew's eyes were instantly filled with pity.

He kicked me in the stomach. "Get out of the way! Don't delay me taking Luna to treat her leg!"

Then, holding Luna, he walked away.

I fell heavily to the ground. My stomach was in severe pain, as if something very important was leaving.

I held my lower abdomen. Tears streaming down my face.

"My baby..."

...

I had always known that Matthew had an ex-girlfriend of five years. A woman he adored named Luna Stewart.

They had talked about marriage. However, Matthew couldn't come up with the bride price demanded by Luna's family for her brother's wedding, so they were forced to break up.

Two years later, he met me. As we got to know and love each other, Matthew acted perfectly.

His family's financial situation was average, and I didn't ask for a bride price when we got married.

So Mia felt indebted to me and always treated me very well.

We had been in love for over two years, married for one. To prepare for pregnancy, I quit my well-paying job six months ago to rest at home.

It could be said that more than half of that 200,000 was money I had saved before marriage.

To let me rest better, he transferred the money to his card and told me not to worry about anything.

But I never expected that my once-loving husband would become so heartless after Luna, his first love, reappeared!

Or rather, I never truly knew his real character!

I woke up to the smell of disinfectant. The nurse regretfully told me that my nearly two-month-old baby was gone.

Mia also died with regret because she didn't have the money to save her in time.

Before she passed away, she kept calling Matthew's name. She was hoping to see her son one last time.

I felt like I was being pierced by thousands of arrows. My whole body trembled with pain.

I forced my weak body to arrange Mia's funeral.

After all, she was Matthew's mother. I sent Matthew a message, hoping he could come to say goodbye to her mom.

But his reply was a big exclamation mark.

For three days, there was no news.

When I came out of the crematorium holding Mia's urn, the TikTok suggested someone I might know.

Luna lay on the sofa with her long legs crossed. Matthew sat at the other end of the sofa, holding Luna's foot and gently applying medicine. Their gaze met in a suggestive way.

Caption, "Someone is going to spoil me into a fool!"

I took a deep breath and took a screenshot. I recorded the screen and saved the evidence.

Suddenly, my gaze fell on the screenshot.

"Why does the background of this sofa look so familiar?!"

Upon closer inspection, this sofa was exactly like the one in my vacant pre-marriage house!

Even the painting on the background wall was the one I bought myself.

I stared at my phone, filled with hatred!

These two wretched people caused Mia to die with regret and made me lose my child. Now they even occupy my house!

Without properly settling Mia's ashes, I took a taxi to that house.

Luna was wearing a very revealing slip dress without any underwear.

Seeing it was me, she raised her eyebrows and said, "What are you doing here? Come to see me and your husband being affectionate?"

Her smile was full of pride.

"Violet, you brought this upon yourself!"

She curled her lips, raised her hand, and slapped herself hard in the face.

"Violet, let me explain... Ah!"

A scream, accompanied by a crisp slap, instantly echoed throughout the room.

Luna covered her face and fell to the ground.

"Luna!"

The sound of the shower in the bathroom stopped abruptly. Matthew rushed out, dripping wet. He was wrapped in a towel.

He froze when he saw me, looking somewhat guilty.

Luna adjusted her position to show what she thought was her most beautiful profile. Her voice was pitiful and aggrieved.

"Matthew, Violet came in and slapped me for no reason..."

Seeing the beauty in tears, Matthew's guilt was instantly replaced by anger. He pointed at me and yelled, "Violet! Why are you here causing trouble? Get out now!"

I sneered. "I think it's you who should get out! Did you get my permission to bring her here and mess around?"

It seemed Matthew just remembered that this was my house.

His face turned ugly. He stiffened his neck and said, "What messing around? You're making it sound so bad!

"I've explained everything. There's nothing between me and Luna. Her leg is injured. I was helping take care of her. You're the one with dirty thoughts, making weird guesses..."

I looked at his bare upper body and Luna in her revealing dress. My tone was mocking, "Oh? Taking care? Naked in broad daylight. Are you taking care in bed?"

Matthew's gaze dodged. He flatly denied it.

I squatted down, got close to the pretending Luna, and slapped her hard across the face.

"Didn't you say I hit you? If I don't make this slap real, I'll feel wronged!"

"You!"

I interrupted her, glanced mockingly at the exposed white skin of her chest.

"You deliberately dressed revealingly to seduce a married man. How cheap can you be."

As I squatted down, the black cloth on the urn in my arms slipped, revealing the black urn.