Chapter 3
It was already past seven in the evening when we arrived at the hotel.
All our relatives and friends had already been there. My cousin's wife thought we had changed our minds and called us several times to urge us to be quick.
When she saw us, she came up with a fake smile. "Aunt. Uncle. You are finally here. Paige is so pretty today. She and Edwin are such a perfect match!"
I was the last to show up. When my cousin's wife saw me, she also greeted me with a smile, "Welcome back, Sarah. I heard from your dad that you are working in another city."
I had a bipolar disorder attack, and my parents sent me to the hospital for treatment. But for the sake of my reputation, they didn't dare tell anyone that.
People nowadays can be sympathetic to those with physical illnesses. But having a mental illness is a stigma.
She didn't know I was mentally ill. So she came up to us and grabbed my sister's hand. "Come on and take a seat. You're the person of the hour today."
Before she could pull my sister away, I slapped her hand away.
"That's not true. Where is Edwin Grady?"
My cousin's wife looked unhappy being slapped in the hand. Before she could say anything, a male voice was heard,
"Who's looking for me?"
Edwin had a cigarette in his mouth. He looked ordinary but very confident.
He examined my sister first and said, "Hi, Paige. Today is our engagement day. Are you happy?"
When he saw me, his eyes lit up. "Hey, is this your sister? Hello, Sarah. It's nice to see you. Let me introduce myself. My name is Edwin Grady, your brother-in-law."
I stopped my sister, let her stand behind me, and asked him, "So, you harassed my sister?"
Edwin's face changed. "Sarah, how could you slander me like that? Paige and I are in love."
As he spoke, he gestured for someone to press the projection button.
Images appeared on the big screen, all of which were scenes of Edwin unilaterally harassing my sister.
"Paige Finn, I love you so much. Please marry me!"
"Paige, if you didn't like me, why would you dress up on purpose and ask me to pick you up after work?"
Those things bothered my sister and my family a great deal. My sister even tried to commit suicide as a result. But Edwin put them out there, and he felt good about himself.
He claimed it was his way to express love.
Therefore, the scenes of Edwin shouting and harassing my sister were all seen by my relatives present.
My parents were so angry that they were shaking all over. One relative of mine came over and added fuel to the fire. "Oh, they look so much in love. Paige is so lucky. Congratulations."
Without waiting for my parents to say anything, I asked directly, "Do you want such kind of luck?"
The man who spoke froze for a moment. Ignoring him, I looked at Edwin and asked, "You said you were in love. Let me ask you. Did my sister agree to your proposal?"
He immediately argued, "I bought her food, flowers, and pick her up from work..."
Before he could finish his words, I kicked him in the crotch!
Edwin bent over in pain, and I threw him over to the ground!
While he was in a blank, I stepped on him with one foot, pulled out a baton from my bag, and pressed it on his neck.
I refuted word by word, "My sister doesn't need you to buy her food or drinks. She has never accepted your flowers. She also firmly rejected you. As for picking her up after work, Edwin Grady, you think following someone is "picking her up", huh?"
Under my pressure, Edwin began to have trouble breathing. My cousin's wife came over screaming and tried to grab me. But I simply grabbed Edwin with one hand and threw him towards her.
Then, both of them fell on the table together.
The dishes were just served, and we didn't get to eat them. Edwin and his sister had ruined the food already.
My relatives finally came to their senses and came over to stop the fight, but I pulled out the baton and pointed it at them.
"Let's see who dares to stop me!"
Chapter 4
No one dares to mess with those who don't care about their lives.
After I had made such a scene, all my relatives remained silent. My cousin's wife was thrown to the ground and sat in a mess. She was shocked at first and then burst into tears, yelling at me,
"Sarah Finn, are you crazy?!"
She turned to my parents and said, "Is this how you wanna do this? Tonight is their engagement party!"
It would have been fine if my cousin's wife hadn't said this. As soon as she said that, I hit her with the baton again. "What did you say? Say it again! You want my sister to marry your brother. Nice try! Look at him! How could he deserve my sister?"
Edwin's parents went out to greet a guest, and when they came back, they heard me scolding their two children.
When they saw their daughter and son sitting on the ground covered in soup, they were immediately mad.
Edwin's mother pointed at me and cursed sharply, "Who is this little bitch? How dare you hit my daughter? I will fight you to death!"
She rushed toward me, and before my parents could react, I kicked her to the ground.
Edwin's father was also pissed. He came over with a stool to hit me, but I snatched the stool and pushed him onto his son.
Edwin just got up but was knocked to the ground by his father again.
Screams were sounded. I was annoyed, so I dug my ears and pointed at their whole family, cursing, "You are just a bunch of bastards. The seniors are bad people, and the next generation are even worse! You can't get what you want in legal means, so you wanna try the dirty ways, huh?"
Edwin's parents tried to struggle, but when I pointed at them with the baton, they got scared and didn't dare to move.
"Just have some self-awareness, alright? You two are a piece of shit. Your son is an ex-con, and your daughter is a beast. Your whole family are monsters. But you've got some nerve to hook up with my family!"
After I scolded them, I pointed at the relatives who were watching us and said, "And you guys, you're just a bunch of ignorants. You don't know what you're doing! My sister has nothing to do with this bastard at all. But you're all fools who try to make them a couple!"
"If you love being matchmakers, why don't you dig up your ancestral graves and introduce one of them to Edwin? You targeted us because you know we're soft!"
My relatives were all pissed. An old man was so angry that he pointed at me and cursed, "How can you talk shit like that? Stephen! Why don't you do something about your daughter?"
My parents didn't dare to interfere, either. Besides, they had fun watching the show.
I glared at Edwin's father. He was startled and wanted to step back, but it was too late.
The next second, I hit the table in front of him.
Everything on the table, including food and utensils, fell to the ground and splashed all over him.
It almost gave him a heart attack. I pointed at my relatives and sneered, "Let me tell you. Don't meddle in other people's business. Just mind your own business! If you insist on interfering with other people's business, I'll come after you!"
My relatives were scared by my crazy look, but I still felt it wasn't enough. After I had finished throwing a tantrum at them, I turned around and scolded my cousin's family.
"And you, you think our families are all pushovers and want to wipe out our entire family, right? If you dare to mess with us again, I will take Edwin's manhood!"
As I spoke, I hit the table with the baton. My cousin's wife was scared and started crying. Edwin was still unyielding. After recovering from the pain, he rushed toward me
and cursed, "You bitch! I'm gonna kill you today!"
Chapter 5
But before he could reach me, I kicked him several feet away, grabbed his hair, and knocked him to the ground. "Alright, let's see who dies first!"
Seeing me beating Edwin like crazy, Edwin's family was dumbfounded and shouted, "She is a psychopath! Call the police!"
I was about to beat Edwin to death, and they finally remembered to call the police.
My parents didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so they came to persuade me, "Sarah, stop hitting him. If you continue, he might die!"
I wasn't afraid. Edwin's blood splashed on my face, but I grinned at my parents and said, "A beast like him should be beaten to death. They dared to harass my family. I will kill them all!"
My appearance really frightened them. The relatives who were originally full of resentment towards me now became scared.
Some children were scared to tears, and some of them huddled in their parents' arms. I pointed at them fiercely and said, "And you guys, bear this in mind. If you grow up to be a beast like him, you will be chopped up and fed to the dogs!"
My words made the children cry even louder.
That was the scene the police saw when they arrived.
A crazy woman was surrounded by a group of relatives, but no one dared to step in to control her.
I had knocked Edwin unconscious, and his family wasn't in a much better condition, either.
Seeing the police, my cousin's wife and her family acted like they had seen a savior.
"Officer, you are finally here! She's a lunatic. You gotta arrest her!"
As soon as she finished speaking, I burst into tears. "Officer, I'm glad you are here! They bullied my family and sexually harassed my sister, forcing her to commit suicide. I can't live like this!"
I cried louder than them and shouted. They must think I was being crazy.
But the police had seen this kind of scene many times, so they just took us all to the police station.
After arriving at the police station, my cousin's wife and others cried and accused me while taking their statements.
"Her sister and my brother are a couple. We threw an engagement banquet for them tonight, but she came and beat us all up. The banquet was also ruined. It cost a lot of money!"
My cousin's wife and her family demanded an apology from me and compensation for their loss.
Before she could finish speaking, my sister started crying as well.
"Officer, here's the evidence of her brother sexual harassing me. They caused me to lose my job and reputation. They also wanted to kill me. If I wasn't lucky, I would be dead by now..."
Compared to my cousin's wife's crying, my sister looked weaker and softer, which made her words sound more convincing.
Besides, my sister showed evidence.
Edwin had harassed her for quite a while, which ruined her reputation. Paige could have proved her innocence, but our trashy relatives and my cousin's family deliberately confused people. They kept trying to smooth things over, which was the reason why my sister wanted to kill herself.
Fortunately, she didn't die and was able to hand all the evidence over to the police.
My cousin's wife still wanted to confuse the police. "What are you talking about? It's inevitable for young couples to fight..."
But before she could finish her words, the police officer reprimanded her, "He was stalking and intending to molest her!"
I couldn't help chuckling. The officer turned to me and said, "And you, how can you solve the problem with violence? Do you know that if the other party is seriously injured, you will go to jail for intentionally hurting them?"
I looked at the officer with a confused and innocent look. "I didn't really use much strength. He can't be so fragile."
The officers were speechless. My parents quickly explained, "I'm sorry, sir. My daughter started boxing since she was five and won several medals..."