"Isn't that the head of the Orville Family? And the woman next to him must be his wife? I heard they have been married for five years. It’s amazing to see them being lovey-dovey!"
"I also heard that Mr. Orville bought a new yacht just to make his wife happy. If someone did that for me, I would be willing to lose ten years of my life!"
My mother-in-law's face turned very ugly.
"Don't worry, Joanne. The only Mrs. Orville I recognize will be you. I will never recognize anyone else!"
"I’ll call that crazy son right now and make him apologize to you in person!"
With shaking hands, Mrs. Orville dialed Charles' number. Yet, she got no response as she was hung up on three times before he finally answered.
His voice sounded hoarse and full of desire.
"Good baby, be gentle, you almost bit the junior off."
"Ah! I hate your mouth! You're teasing me again … "
My mother-in-law’s face turned red with anger when she heard Charles’ voice.
She immediately shouted into the phone, "You fucking ungrateful son, what the hell are you doing? Do you know that Joanne-"
Before she could finish, Charles interrupted her with a cold voice, "What now? Do you want to tell me the kid is dying again? Enough already! She made hundreds of calls last night. Isn't that enough drama? Can't she even lie properly? It was just a small surgery. It's impossible for someone to die!"
"Joanne this, Joanne that, all day long. Don’t forget, I am your son and the successor of the Orville Family! Who is Joanne? She is not even as good as a dog! Her lies make me sick!"
My mother-in-law tried to say something else, but Charles hung up on her.
The air suddenly became so quiet that it was hard to breathe. I looked at my mother-in-law. Both of us seemed like dead people standing there.
At that moment, the lights in the operating room turned off.
The doctor came out, his face full of anger.
"Who told you to replace the child’s blood with pig’s blood? Are you crazy? Do you have any common sense at all? Pig’s blood is not the same as human blood! No wonder he got infected!"
"We’re very sorry, Ma’am. We tried to save him, but it was no use. The poor kid has died. This is really terrible."
My body kept shaking badly when I heard what the doctor just said. Without further ado, my mother-in-law hurried over to support me so that I could barely stand. It felt like my whole world just fell apart.