You’re about to give birth to our future child,so stop this nonsense.People are already spreading rumors that you and Xavier are separating.I’ve arranged a dinner tonight with Xavier’s close friends.Be there on time with him and don’t make a scene.”
From start to finish she bossed me around before hanging up.
I wanted,one last time before leaving for the capital,to see the faces of those who had betrayed me and treated me worse than an animal,so I took a taxi to my mother-in-law’s house.
Xavier’s mother sat at the head of the table when I entered.A hush fell over the room as Xavier’s friends rolled their eyes at my arrival.
“Aunty,why invite her?She’ll only spoil the mood,”one of them scoffed.
“The witch is here to intrude between the loving couple again,”they said loud enough for me to hear.
“Mia,sit here.”Xavier’s mother pointed to a seat,but I ignored her and took the place at the far end of the table.
“Hey Mia,what was your surname again?Oh—sorry,I forgot you don’t have one,since you don’t have a father,”Xavier’s best friend Theodore sneered,smirking as he waited for me to lose my composure.
“Who are you again?”I asked,looking up at him with a disinterested stare as if he were a clown performing for laughs;their smiles vanished.
Shortly after,Xavier arrived with Vanessa at his side.Seeing that I had come earlier than expected and was looking between him and Vanessa,he quickly put some distance between them.
I noticed Vanessa had taken off the pendant,and without another word she followed my mother-in-law into the kitchen.
Xavier slid into the seat beside me,smiling gently as he tucked my hair behind my ear and fastened the diamond pendant at my throat,creating a picture of a loving couple.
“This will be the first time you’ve worn real diamonds,right?Don’t worry—I’ll buy you your favorite sapphires next time.”
Shamelessly,he looked at me and lied smoothly,“I lost it at the house,and when I realized it was gone I rushed back to look for it.”
The pendant felt especially suffocating,so I took it off without another word,which shocked Xavier.
“Mia,what on earth are you doing?”
“To think she’s so greedy—no wonder Aunt doesn’t like her.”
“Mia,why did you take it off?”my mother-in-law snapped.
“It’s too tight.”I ignored the murmurs and sat quietly without speaking to Xavier.