My mother-in-law wanted to take my son for a leg-lengthening surgery.

I was afraid of the risks involved in the surgery and didn't give them the money.

Later, my mother-in-law secretly took a loan and took my son for the surgery.

After the surgery, my son's wound got infected and had to be amputated. He blamed me for not taking good care of him, and my mother-in-law also said that if I had given the money earlier, perhaps this wouldn't have happened.

The two of them tricked me into eating something laced with poison, causing my death.

When I opened my eyes, I was back to the day when my mother-in-law asked me for money.

I was cheerful.

"We're all family, so just use it."

"Is it really necessary to be so stingy when it comes to spending money on your own son, rather than someone else?"

The foul spit sprayed on my face.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw my mother-in-law poking my body incessantly.

My son was looking at me impatiently from the side.

He was gnawing on gum, swaying his body.

"Mom, if you don't give me the money, is there someone else out there?"

As soon as he finished speaking...

My mother-in-law's eyes widened, and she reached out to slap me.

I dodged and pointed to the top of the wardrobe.

"It's up there, I didn't say I wouldn't give it."

"Besides, we're all family, so just use it."

Hearing my words, my son's face immediately lit up with a smile, and he quickly stretched out his hand to reach it.

As he reached, he muttered complaints about why I put it so high.

Luca Marsh is already eighteen this year, but he is only 1.65 meters tall.

In my last life, I tried everything to make him grow taller, but my mother-in-law learned about the leg-lengthening surgery from somewhere.

She insisted on taking my son for it.

I was worried about the risks of the surgery and didn't give her the money, but she secretly took a loan and took Luca to the hospital.

Unexpectedly, the surgery led to an infection, and Luca had to have his leg amputated.

He blamed me for not taking good care of him.

My mother-in-law also blamed me, saying that if I had given the money earlier, this might not have happened.

At this moment, I was crossing my arms, watching the jubilant figures of my son and mother-in-law with a cold smile.

If they were so eager to meet their fate, then I might as well let them.

After all, it wasn't me who was going to be legless in the future.

The two of them had just left.

My husband, who had been out for business all night, came back.

Hearing that his mother had taken Luca for surgery, Aarav looked incredulous.

"What? Leg-lengthening surgery?"

I casually explained it to him.

"Yes, it's that surgery where they break the leg bone, install a traction device to lengthen it, and then the person becomes taller."

He threw his coat heavily on the sofa.

"You didn't stop them? You just let mom take him?"

I took a sip of coffee, looking innocent.

"Would it work if I stopped them?"

"Should I wait for your mom to slap me?"

my mother-in-law is very domineering.

She resorts to fists and kicks if things don't go her way.

In my last life, when I didn't give her my bank card, she slapped me hard.

The sound of that slap seems to be still in my ears.

Aarav Marsh puckered his lips and quickly called his mother.

During the phone call, my mother-in-law's words were just like a machine gun, non-stop firing.

"If a surgeon dares to operate, what are you afraid of?"

"Did Zofia say something? No wonder she was so willing to give money just now, she's a two-faced creature. Wait until I get home, I'll slap her."

"Don't call me mom. I can't even make this decision, I think I should call you mom."

"..."

The phone was abruptly hung up. Aarav looked upset.

He clenched his lips and rubbed his hands, looking anxious.

He is eloquent in everyday conversation, and he always knows what to say.

But when it comes to important stuff, he's kinda like a fence-sitter.

As soon as his mother blew on him, he fell over.

After what seemed like an internal struggle, his face began to relax.

"Mom is right, if the doctor dares to do it, what are we afraid of?"

"Luca is indeed much shorter than his peers, I understand him very well, I also suffered from height inferiority when I was young."

"He's young, his body recovers quickly, let's do it if he wants."

"When Luca comes back, prepare some good food for him."

These words seemed to have comforted me, but in reality, they were just used to comfort himself.

He suddenly thought of something as he put on the shirt I had ironed for him.

"By the way, the toilet in the bathroom is filthy, don't forget to clean it later."

Unlike usual, I didn't respond. Instead, I threw the divorce agreement on the table.

I had planned to divorce him in my previous life.

But before I had the chance to bring it up, I was killed by his mother and Luca.

He glanced at the table and looked annoyed.

"Enough, Zofia, every wife does laundry, cooks, takes care of children, and looks after the elderly, right?"

"You're fed and clothed, be content, okay? Don't make a fuss."

"Look, I just got back, and you're so eager to rub it in my face?"

I was in a hurry.

Of course, I was in a hurry.

The 980,000 he borrowed for his start-up was all taken by his mother.

If I didn't leave then, did I have to stay and share his debt?

Aarav could say whatever he wanted.

I only have one sentence as a response. "I don't want to live this way, I want a divorce."

He lost his patience when he saw that I wasn't budging.

"You can divorce, but you can't take Luca with you."

I almost laughed out loud.

I wouldn't take him even if he begged me.

"He's an adult, he doesn't need my support anymore. Besides, I can't afford it. I've decided, I'm leaving empty-handed."

"Whether you're poor or rich in the future, it has nothing to do with me."

"Whether I live or die, it has nothing to do with the Marsh family."

His lips twitched, he stared at the table, pondering something.

After a while, the gloom on his face cleared significantly.

"Are you sure?"

I know he'd been tired of me for a long time.

In my previous life, after Luca's amputation, I ran into Aarav's former colleague when I was shopping for groceries. That's when I found out Aarav was seeing someone else.

He doesn't want a divorce, not because he has feelings for me.

He has me as a free nanny, why not use me as much as possible?

Besides, if we divorce, I'll have to split the property with him and fight for Luca's custody.

Now that I said all this, he was probably overjoyed.

Sure enough, he signed the papers with a flourish.

After signing, he rubbed his hands, seemingly unsure, and tested the waters.

"You won't regret this in a few days, will you?"

"I'm telling you, I don't have time to joke with you."

As I packed up, I tried to persuade him.

"You make a good point, so why don't we just get a divorce right now?"

...

That day, we hurriedly got divorced.

Stuffing the divorce certificate into my bag, I finally felt a weight lift off my chest.

When we parted, I couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

He frowned.

"What's wrong? You think I'm heartless?"

"Make it clear, I'm not the one who doesn't want you, you're the one insisting on divorce."

"It's already signed, don't tell me you're re..."

"Don't flatter yourself," I interrupted indifferently.

"I'm just admiring you, a mama's boy, for the first time being so straightforward."

After moving out, I got a credit card and rented a room.

Once everything was settled, I started looking through job listings.

I haven't worked for many years and I don't have any special skills.

I thought about starting as a cleaner, but even the cleaning ladies they were hiring required work experience.

I looked until it was dark, but I couldn't find a suitable job.

My stomach was rumbling.

I thought this wasn't urgent, so I might as well eat first.

Unexpectedly, I ran into my former neighbor, Mr. Wood, at the spaghetti shop.

"I remember once when I was on a business trip, my mother suddenly fell ill. You and your wife sent her to the hospital."

"I've always been grateful."

"Neighbors should help each other out."

He asked me what industry I was in.

I felt a bit embarrassed.

"I've been a housewife for many years, apart from tidying up the house and cooking, I haven't been looking for work."

"Today I've been looking at job ads for a long time and haven't found anything suitable."

He paused with his spaghetti.

"I just opened a nursing home, I wonder if you would be interested in helping out."

I thought I didn't know anything and didn't want to bother him, so I hesitated.

"Don't overthink it. If you feel stressed, you can start as an intern, starting as a caregiver. I can provide meals and accommodation."

Seeing that I was still hesitant, he added.

"Or I'm planning to hire a batch of new people in the next few days. We know each other well, and I trust you. I hope you can give it a try."

He looked sincere.

I was short on cash, and jobs were hard to find.

So I agreed.

That night, Aarav called, sounding frantic.

"Did you take my bank card?"

"I'm going to order equipment and rent a venue tomorrow. Taking it now is like asking for my life, isn't it?"

"I give you an hour to bring it back to me, do you hear me? Or I'm calling the police."

I was brushing my teeth and didn't take him seriously. I retorted.

"Call them, call them right now. Whoever doesn't call is a coward."

After saying that, I hung up the phone fearlessly.

He thought he could scare me.

But what I didn't expect was that he really did call the police.

5

This was the first time I had been to a police station late at night.

As soon as I entered, Anaya Bailey pointed at me furiously.

"You cunning woman, why didn't you tell me that the money in the card was for my son's investment?"

She cursed and wasn't satisfied, even rolled up her sleeves and came over to slap me.

I firmly grabbed her raised arm.

The force was so great that her palm turned red from the blood rush.

She tried her best but couldn't break free from my grip.

Seeing this, the police quickly came over to separate us.

Looking at her cunning and harsh face, I innocently smiled and said,

"Didn't you also not ask at the time? Your son usually has to report to you even for a fart, who would know that you wouldn't know about such a big thing."

Of course, I knew that Aarav was afraid of his mother's opposition, so he deliberately hid it from her.

Aarav was a bit embarrassed and didn't look at me kindly.

Anaya was so angry that she wanted to come over and kick me.

But the police held her firmly in her chair. "This is a police station, don't make a scene here."

She shouted at the top of her voice.

"Why are you stopping me? This is my daughter-in-law, can't I discipline my own daughter-in-law?"

"Son, hurry up, slap her for me."

Aarav was a bit embarrassed by his mother's fuss.

"Mom, I divorced Zofia."

"We divorced today."

Anaya stopped shouting, she stood still, her face looked very ugly.

But she still blamed Aarav for not telling her about such a big thing.

The police probably understood the situation.

He signaled to me that I could leave after finishing the record.

Anaya was sitting in the chair, probably not wanting me to see her family's embarrassment.

She looked at Aarav, her voice hoarse,

"Luca will have surgery next week, and the money paid can't be refunded."

"There are still more than 300,000 left in the card, let's mortgage the house tomorrow morning, you ask them to give you a morning time."

Aarav had been waiting for this sentence and quickly nodded his head.

Their crisis was temporarily resolved, and I also finished the record.

Anaya glanced at me getting up, grinding her teeth,

"Think you can get half of the property after the divorce?"

"Keep dreaming!"

Aarav's voice was very low.

"Mom, let's not talk about it... Zofia has already left with nothing."

Anaya was stunned.

She snorted.

"She knows her place well. It's good to divorce, our old Marsh family doesn't need an ungrateful person like you."

"When my son becomes a big boss in the future, he won't give you a penny."

Seeing the two of them looking pleased and daydreaming, I couldn't be bothered to wake them up.

After all, it was not likely in the last life.

Aarav didn't get to be a boss for long.

He became a defaulter.

In the last life, Aarav planned to quit his job and borrow money to start a business, I was very uneasy.

I discussed with him, if the work is annoying, then quit.

It's better to start a small business and save some money.

He didn't listen and scolded me for being short-sighted and womanish.

I was afraid of making him angry, so I didn't dare to say more.

Later, he did successfully set up a factory.

It's just that the chemical plant didn't last long before it was hit by a major policy change in the country.

Similar enterprises collapsed one after another.

His factory also went under.

Aarav was heavily in debt, robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Eventually, the bank was hounding him daily for repayments, and he spent his days hiding.

He became a notorious defaulter.

In this life, his affairs have nothing to do with me anymore, and I'm just a bystander.

Before leaving, I confirmed with Aarav once more.

"Remember what we agreed on, any problems that arise in your family in the future have nothing to do with me."

Anaya spat in disgust.

"Get going and go, whatever happens in the future has nothing to do with you. Don't you have an inflated sense of self-importance again."

"Alright."

I was overjoyed at this.

In my previous life, anything that happened to this family was blamed on me.

Anaya developed high blood pressure and blamed me for not providing a balanced diet.

Luca was ridiculed for being short and it was my fault for not giving birth to him tall.

Even when Aarav was hiding from his debts, I comforted him that things would get better.

He accused me of not understanding his pain and blamed me for jinxing him in the first place.

Thinking that I was such an eyesore, I considered divorce.

Unexpectedly, they wouldn’t even let me go.

That day, my son begged me not to leave, my mother-in-law served me a bowl of spaghetti with a guilty face, suggesting that I eat before we discuss further.

There was no need to make things too tense with the divorce, so I didn't think much and ate it.

Later, I felt a sharp pain in my abdomen and rolled on the floor in agony.

Not only did Anaya not call an ambulance, she even kicked my phone away to prevent me from calling one.

My own son, Luca, looked at me with disgust.

When I was losing consciousness, the two of them seemed relieved.

"You bring bad luck, you ruined our family and still want to run away; just go die."

So, I was really curious now.

In this life, I would not get involved in their family.

I wondered if their family could truly live a happy and fulfilling life.