Her words made me look narrow-minded. On the contrary, she was so considerate.

I couldn't bear it anymore and shouted at her to ask her to shut up.

Rita immediately pouted, her eyes turning red. She said with a crying tone.

"Was I right? Is that why you're so angry, Yvette?"

Austin hugged Rita, feeling extremely distressed.

He angrily shouted at me.

"Yvette, stop making a scene! Rita's cat was frightened and covered in mud, and now she's having a stress response. Rita is very upset, and you just won't stop pestering me, right? You came here to cause trouble! You're so vicious!"

My blood surged into my head, and I was so angry that I felt dizzy.

I tightly dug my nails into my palms and told myself that the most urgent thing was not to argue with them.

Suppressing the raging anger, I pleaded again.

"You can think however you want. But Bobby's life is at risk. He can't afford to wait!"

As I thought about all that blood on the ground, tears welled up in my eyes, and my voice choked up.

"Bobby is in critical condition, and only you can save him. Please, Austin, just go to the hospital with me, OK?"

After eighteen years of marriage, this was the first time I had begged Austin so humbly.

Sure enough, Austin hesitated for a moment. His face softened, and it seemed he wavered.

But Rita suddenly stood up and pointed at Moon, the dirty kitten covered in foams scurrying around the bathroom.

"Austin, it seems like Moon's stress reaction has gotten worse. What should we do?"

Rita squeezed out a few tears and stomped her feet in desperation.

"She's the only thing my mother left me before she passed away. If Moon is gone, I might as well die with her!"

"That won't happen. Trust me. I won't let anything happen to Moon!"

Austin tightly embraced Rita, holding her hands to soothe her emotions.

He was about to leave and go to another pet bathing center.

I panicked.

Holding onto Austin's sleeve, I said, "Bobby is still waiting in the ICU..."

Rita couldn't hold it anymore and burst into tears.

"There were so many police officers on the way to the SAT. How could Bobby possibly be hit by a car?

"Even if something happened to Bobby, the First Hospital has so many blood bags in stock. How is it possible that they couldn't find a match at this critical time? With so many loopholes in your lies, how are we supposed to believe you?

"Yvette, I know you have always hated me, but Austin will be away for just a short while. Moon might die! Can't you be kind once and humor me?"

I was so infuriated by Rita's ridiculous words that I was about to lose it.

I couldn't help it and slapped her.

"You're a mistress. Who gave you the nerve to say this? You wanna sacrifice Bobby's life for your sake? You..."

I was kicked to the ground by Austin before I finished speaking.

His fierce and gloomy eyes seemed to say that he wanted to kill me.

"Who gave you the nerve to hit Rita?

"You lied, and you got caught. Serves you right! If you dare to vent your anger on Rita again, don't blame me for chopping off your hand and feeding it to a dog!"

Austin looked at the red marks on her face and frowned with distress.

He opened the car door, carried Rita to the passenger seat, took out an ice pack from the car refrigerator, and carefully applied it on her cheek.

After doing all this, he looked at me on the side of the road and said fiercely.

"Bobby is our son. You cursed him! You vicious woman! You don't deserve to live!

"Agreeing to marry you back then was the biggest mistake I've ever made in my life!

"Get out of the way! Don't block my way! You jinx!"

Not wanting me to block the way, Austin grabbed my clothes and threw me aside.

The sports car sped away.

Rita opened the car window and poured a bottle of water.

Through the rearview mirror, she looked at me, who was drenched, embarrassed, and angry. Then she smirked.

I stood up with my scraped knees, wiped the water off my face, and was about to drive and follow them to stop Austin.

Just then, I received a message from the hospital staff.

[Ms. Patton, Bobby Hayes' rescue was ineffective, and he passed away at 9:18 a.m. on June 7, 2024. Please accept our condolences and come to the hospital to collect the body as soon as possible.]

At that moment, I felt like my whole world fell apart.

I felt as if all my strength had been drained. I sat heavily on the ground and cried loudly.

When I rushed to the hospital, Bobby was already in the morgue.

His tattered body was covered with a white cloth, completely separating me from him in two different worlds.

Just this morning, he was smiling and saying to me.

"Mom, you still have a high fever. Rest at home. I'll come back as the top scorer in the exam!"

Guilt, regret, anger, and sorrow... All kinds of emotions intertwined.

I completely collapsed.

Ignoring the doctor's consolation, I held Bobby's cold body and cried my eyes out.

When I contacted the crematorium, messages from Rita popped up on my phone, and there was a photo of a man in the shower.

[Moon has taken a bath! But Austin is so tired, so he's gonna be staying with me tonight. Yvette, you're gonna be alone again. I feel so sorry for you.]

[Well, who would like a woman who lies all the time?]

[How about I start a class? Yvette, you can learn from me how to please men.]

[Wait. That won't do. What if after you're done, you wanna snatch Austin away from me? He's mine!]

She also attached a few emojis showing how proud she was. I was so disgusted by her that I wanted to puke.

The next morning, I received Bobby's ashes from the staff at the crematorium.

Yesterday, he was a lively young man who was 6 feet tall. How did he suddenly become something in a small box?

I held Bobby in my arms, tears falling on the box non-stop.

Scenes from the past kept appearing in front of my eyes, and I felt like my heart was being cut with a blunt knife, causing suffocating pain.

I brought Bobby home and sat in the living room for two days.

Until one evening, Austin called.

"Bobby worked hard for the SAT. My mom has prepared a celebration banquet. You're allowed to come to our old house. Consider it an exception.

"Buy a new outfit for Bobby. I don't want to see him wear that big and ugly school uniform. It's really embarrassing!

"The banquet starts at twelve o'clock sharp. If you dare to be late, don't ever think about coming to the Hayes place again!"

I struggled to speak, my voice hoarse.

"Don't worry. Bobby will never wear that school uniform again.

"I won't be late."

It was actually an accident that I married Austin.

At that time, he and his five brothers were sent by Howard Hayes, their father, to negotiate business in the front line of the company, and only the most outstanding one could become the heir of the Hayes Group.

Austin was determined, but he was drugged just before he was about to finalize the largest order.

If he went to the hospital, the opportunity to sign the contract would be taken away by his second brother.

I happened to be working part-time at the hotel at that time and happened to pass by Austin's room when I was pushing a food cart.

He said "I will compensate you" to me. Then he pushed me down, used me as an antidote, and successfully signed the contract before the agreed time.

Austin's second brother, Austin, was furious and called a bunch of reporters to block the door of the hotel, hoping to see me crying and running out, claiming to have been raped by Austin, in order to pull Austin down from his position as the heir.

But I was Austin's junior sister, and I had a secret crush on him for three years.

When Austin proposed to marry me to preserve both of our reputations, I felt like I had won the lottery and was so excited that I couldn't even say a word of refusal.

After marriage, we did have a period of sweet and harmonious days.

But all of this came to an end on the night Rita returned to the country.

She brought up the secret love diary I had posted on Twitter and said.

"How could she coincidentally appear at the hotel door? All of this is just a scheme she played. Yvette, this scheming woman, wanted to climb up the social ladder!"

Seeing that Austin didn't believe her, Rita added.

"She got pregnant in one go. It's obvious that she calculated the dates and wanted to be part of your family! Maybe she was the one who drugged you that day, Austin!"

Austin had just experienced a battle for the throne and deeply despised people with ulterior motives.

After she said this, he indeed wavered.

No matter how I explained it, he firmly believed that this marriage was part of my scheme.

Vita Curtis, his mom, heard from someone that my baby could bring wealth and prosperity to the Hayes family.

Otherwise, Austin would have probably taken me to the hospital for an abortion already.

Since then, Rita's name had become a curse, always lingering around my ears.

She was there on every important occasion, including my wedding anniversary, my birthday parties, Bobby's first birthday banquet, and even his appendectomy hospitalization.

As long as Rita made a phone call, Austin would immediately leave us and go to her.

It was said that the healthy growth of a child required a healthy family.

For Bobby, I endured for eighteen years.

But now Bobby had lost his life because of this bitch couple.

I'd make them pay the price!