My grandmother was already dead because of them and now they were using the peace blessing she had lovingly embroidered to frame her!
I took a deep breath and said, “The fabric of that doll is clearly different from the one used in the peace blessing.”
“My grandma was locked up by you and forced to make endless peace blessings, so how would she have had the time or strength to make something new like that to harm Maria?”
“My grandmother lived with honesty and dignity. I won’t let you smear her name like this.”
Angelo’s eyebrows furrowed and he stayed quiet. Slowly, he reached out to take the ruler back. However, Maria grabbed the ruler before he could and without a second thought, she slapped me across the face.
I felt the sting of blood in my mouth right away. My lips burst open and I tasted metal as pain shot through my jaw. Cold sweat broke out on my forehead.
Before I could even stand straight, the second hit came.
Then, she raised the ruler again for a third time.
However, Angelo finally stepped in and grabbed her wrist.
“Maria, what are you doing?” he shouted.
Maria’s eyes were full of jealousy and anger as she spoke with hatred.
“Angelo, this bitch killed my entire family! She’s so good with words, so you really believe that her grandmother didn’t make this cursed doll?”
“Fine! I see it now. You still have feelings for her. If that’s the case, I’ll end this pregnancy and become a nun again. I’ll leave this world and go pray for the rest of my life!”
She turned around dramatically and acted like she was going to leave.
Angelo’s face turned pale. He ran after her, full of worry and picked her up like a princess. Then he turned around and kicked me hard in the chest.
“Drag her out! Make her kneel for three hours!”
He carried Maria into the bedroom.
A little while later, I heard the sounds of the two of them making love. The bodyguard finally let go of me. Unfortunately, I quickly lost all the strength in my legs. Immediately, I collapsed to the floor and fainted.
When I woke up again, I was already lying on a hospital bed.
The doctor looked at me with pity in his eyes and spoke gently, “Ma’am, your body is too weak and your injuries are too serious. We’re really sorry, but we unfortunately couldn’t save the baby.”