I turned off the video, since I could not bear to watch it anymore. Then, I forced myself to check social media to distract myself.
But the result was my mother-in-law, who used to be honest and kind, that time changed her expression 180 degrees.
She released all the hidden videos of her grandson playing with other children.
It hit me then—those holidays when I believed Marlon was working late, he was actually with Melanie and their son.
In the latest video, my mother-in-law appeared herself, cursing me online, branding me the most vicious daughter-in-law in history.
She even photoshopped my picture into a posthumous portrait.
People called me unfilial, heartless. They said I was a cruel mother for refusing to save my son, for refusing to have another child.
My mother-in-law was in tears and netizens who were uninformed cursed me and my parents in the comment section.
When I thought of my parents who loved me, I became furious.
I confronted my mother-in-law in the comments section. [He is not my son! What does his life or death have to do with me?]
My mother-in-law quickly responded, [You are so cruel! Is there any mother like you?]
Almost instantly, private messages exploded and countless insults and rebukes flooded into the sight.
They scolded me for being unworthy of being a mother and said I would rather die.
I was so scared that I threw my phone away, hid on the hospital bed crying.
But my mother-in-law refused to let me go. She sent a voice message to continue condemning me, “How could you be so vicious! What did I say that was wrong?
“Your husband is your only family now, so of course, his children are your children too. It’s only natural for you to save my grandson.
“How dare you curse him? If you hadn’t pushed Marlon to get sterilized, he could have had more children.
“If it weren’t for you, my grandson wouldn’t have gotten sick. Why must I suffer like this?”
I could not listen to what she said anymore.
It might be due to the unstable hormones during pregnancy that I could not control my tears.
The whole world was telling me that if I refused to give birth and saved Marlon's illegitimate child, it would be committing a heinous crime.
But who had ever considered me who gave birth at an advanced age?
A bowl of chicken soup appeared in my blurred vision and I looked up to find that it was Marlon who had returned exhausted.