When I confronted Mia with a paternity test for our children.
She shamelessly retorted me, "Is blood relationship really that important?"
After working hard for ten years for my family, it turned out to be a joke.
I swore to ruin her reputation, divorce her without leaving a penny for her, but I never expected to be knocked unconscious and burned to death by her lover in a factory.
My cheap wife took my insurance money and flew away with her lover, while my elderly parents were infuriated when they found out that neither of their grandchildren were biologically related to them.
When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day when I confronted Mia. This time, I would make sure that you would not have a good ending.
***
About the last memory of my past life.
It was the excruciating pain of being unable to breathe and having my skin burned in a fire.
Until death, the triumphant laughter of the adulterous couple was still lingering in my ears.
I could only curse Mia in despair that I would never let her go in the next life.
...
When I opened my eyes again, I heard my mother-in-law's harsh and noisy voice saying, "He's fine. A grown man won't die from being hit by a water cup. It's normal for couple to play and roughhouse."
At this moment, I finally felt the intense pain in my head. I saw my mom anxiously picking up the broken pieces of porcelain on the floor, while asking, "Bob, are you okay? Go sit on the sofa and take a rest."
I looked at the two teenagers on the sofa and finally reacted.
It turned out it was this day.
On the day when my mother-in-law asked me for 200,000 dollars to buy a car for my brother-in-law.
In two hours, I would receive the paternity test report that declared I had been cuckolded.
I watched my brother-in-law playing with his phone, completely indifferent to the fact that he accidentally hit me and caused me injury.
Well, no.
He was actually the illegitimate child of Mia, my wife, who gave birth to him when she was in her teens.
In order to protect the reputation of Mia, he became Mia's younger brother and was named Andrew.
And the reason why he smashed me with a cup today was because I refused to give him 200,000 dollars to buy a car.
I touched the lump on my head, and a few drops of blood remained on my hand.
"Dad, stop pretending. My uncle just smashed it gently, it's not going to kill you. Who are you lying on the ground for?"
This little girl who relied on Andrew was my nominal daughter, Larrisa.
I thought about this whole bunch of bastards with dirty tricks, who deceived me willingly to work like a horse for theie family, and I suddenly became furious. I picked up the nearby feather duster, and rushed towards the sofa. I would start with you two spoiled brats.
Chapter 2Slap, slap, slap, slap...
I fiercely whipped these two ungrateful brats with the feather duster full of anger.
When I married Mia, Andrew was only 6 years old. I could say that he was raised by me.
And this girl, my nominal daughter, the girl I love like my own eyes, has been turned into a little girl by Mia. Her dad got hit and still said cool words. Since that's the case, let me teach you how to be a decent person.
"Ah! Ouch!"
The screams of the two children echoed through the ceiling
"Who taught you to have no manners? You two are eating and living in my house, acting like you're the boss, bullying me. Is this the place where you can throw a tantrum?"
I looked at Larrisa and suddenly felt a pang in my heart. In my previous life, it was Mia who got me drunk at a friend's gathering, brought me to bed, and then cried and shouted at me to take responsibility for her pregnancy with the ultrasound report. Now I realize that she knew she was pregnant and deliberately set me up. She used our daughter as bait to lure me into this haunted place, this family of vampires.
Larrisa, Andrew, the two of you were just copies of Mia, heartless and unscrupulous.
"Ah! Murder! Bob, do you want to rebel? How dare you hit my child!"
Sherry snatched Andrew away. I took the opportunity to hit her a few times, but it didn't relieve my anger at all.
Immediately, the room was filled with her pig-like screams.
My mom quickly rushed over and took the feather duster from my hand, then hugged Larrisa tightly, afraid that I would hurt her granddaughter.
Mom, she's not your granddaughter at all. I really want to go over and wake her up, but I haven't received the paternity test results yet, and I can't shock her in this case.
I could only shout at Sherry, my mother-in-law, "What's wrong? If you can't teach your son, then I'll teach him for you. Who gave him the guts to ask for money from my family and throw things at me? Do you really think I'm easy to bully? Today I'll show you who is the master of this house!"
"Bob, you shameless useless person, if you dare to hit me, I will make Mia divorce you."
Hey, I finally heard something that pleased me.
"Get out immediately. Right now! Take your things and get out of my house."
Sherry looked stunned for a moment when she heard what I said, but then she reacted and pulled Andrew and Larrisa to leave.
"I hope you can always be so tough, but don't come begging me again. Have you forgotten the day when I beat you like a dog?"
No, I would never forget. Last month, I refused to sell the house left to me by my parents to buy a new one, Mia attacked me. In the midst of the argument, my son accidentally got injured and his right hand was bleeding profusely, but she actually stopped me from taking him to the hospital and forced me to kneel down and apologize, promising to exchange the house. I looked at my son in pain and could only comply. Sherry even took the opportunity to slap me twice and threatened me to remember it well and never be stupid again.
I was just a dog, and the dog leash was always in Mia's hand, because she was holding my two children in her other hand.
But it was only when I accompanied them to the hospital that I realized it was all a scam. Mia held a fake treasure and made me willingly submit for a whole ten years.
"You heartless and rotten family, don't ever step foot in here again for the rest of your lives."
Chapter 3I took my mom to get a paternity test.
Luckily, I made her take a fast-acting heart pill in advance, otherwise she would faint when she saw that thin piece of paper that would declare my family broken.
It was all my fault. I misjudged people and was harmed by a malicious woman and a toxic family for 10 years, and it even affected my parents.
But God let me start over again. I wouldn't give up on saving myself, even if it meant shedding blood and tears, and enduring great pain. I would get rid of them and start a new life with my parents.
I returned home and packed up all the belongings of Mia and her family and sent them to David. Mia's father worked as a contractor at a construction site in the west of the city. Mia got into my house with her mom and Andrew. My mom served them like a nanny, and they often criticized her for not cooking delicious food and not doing household chores properly.
Every time I mentioned asking my mother-in-law to move out, Mia would cry and make a scene in the hallway, saying that she gave birth of two children and complaining to the neighbors that I was heartless. She even said that wherever her mother went, she would go, and she would threaten me with divorce, and even threatened to never let me see the children again.
Every time I failed, it would end with me begging Mia and compensating her with money. But this time, my mom and I saw the truth and directly changed the locks, vowing to cut ties with Mia.
Chapter 4At night, Mia did indeed cause a scene, attracting the attention of the neighbors in the hallway.
Mia, along with her entire family and two children, shouted outside the door like a castrated rooster.
"Bob, you heartless person, you heartless dog, you're not a man! I've been married to you for so many years, gave birth to two children for you, and never enjoyed a day of happiness. Now you won't even let me in the door? I might as well die with our two children! I curse you to never have a child again!"
Mia had a lot more to say, and she could scold me for half an hour without repeating. Every time, I felt so embarrassed. How could I have such a dull mind to marry such a woman?
But this time, I didn't give Mia a chance to continue scolding. I directly poured a bucket of cold water on her head, and immediately her rooster crow turned into a pig's scream: "Ah!"
After splashing the water, I squinted my eyes and looked down at her from a high position. It seemed that Mia also realized that I was different today from before. After she finished calling, she stood there dumbfounded. It was her mom who reacted first and swung her fist at me.
I dodged to the side, then reached out and pushed her to the ground. Sherry fell to her knees and instantly started screaming: "I'm going to die, I'm going to die! My son-in-law hit his mother-in-law! You will be cursed!"
Seeing this, the neighbors next to us couldn't help but criticize me: "Bob, this is too much. No matter what, Mia is the mother of your child, Sherry is your mother-in-law. You should have some conscience."
Mia took advantage of someone standing up to criticize me and became even more active. It was almost like she was setting up a stage and charging admission.
"These years, you only care about making money and don't even take care of the family. If it weren't for me and my mom supporting the family, could you live a comfortable life?"
"Mia, do you have any shame? I work hard outside to earn money, and my mom stays at home to be your nanny. But you take credit for it!?"
Listening to Mia distorting right and wrong, my anger from the bottom of my heart was about to burst out.
"Even if she doesn't do any work, those two children are still yours, right? She gave birth to a son for your family. She is the great contributor to your family."
Sherry took over the conversation and started repeating old words. Sons were always the treasure sword.
Mia listened to this and felt no shame at all. Instead, tears were forced out, just like a wronged girl.
"Mom, please stop. Some people just have no ability and no conscience. He can't support his wife and children, but blame women for not taking care of the family. I don't want to live anymore. I'd rather die."
Mia burst into tears and fell into her mom's arms.
And the two children stood in front of Mia like eagles, saying, "Don't bully my mom!"
I looked at my two children with anger in my eyes, as if they were enemies.
Over the years, my mom, who took care of their daily life, had become an old woman, and I, who worked hard outside all day, had became the father who bullied their mom. Mia had really became their beloved mom. It was ironic.
"I want to divorce your mom. Who will you follow? Speak up."
I'll only give you one chance.
The two children looked back. Since they were young, Grandma had told them countless times that only mom and grandma truly loved them. As long as they firmly followed mom, dad would bow his head and they would live a good life.
"You don't love us, you only love work and money. You haven't even attended any of our parent-teacher meetings. We don't love you anymore, we want to stay with mom."
My heart felt torn apart. Knowing that they were not my children was one thing, but hearing them say it with their own mouths was another.
Who did I work my ass off for ten years? What did I get for working day and night?
Meanwhile, Mia hid behind the two children and looked at me contemptuously, thinking that I was just a big fool.
She was feeling triumphant, waiting for me to beg her, just like countless times before. She was convinced that the children were my weak spot. But she didn't hear me begging for mercy. Instead, she heard me say in a sinister tone, "Fine, from now on, you don't have to use my last name anymore, you don't have to step into this house, and we don't have to see each other again."
Not only did Mia and Sherry got scared by me, even the neighbors couldn't stand it. They all criticized me for being irresponsible. Some people shouted, "If you are a real man, you should take responsibility. Your wife gave birth to your children and suffered with you. In the end, you tell them to leave without anything. Now you don't even want your own son. Are you still a human being? Even a wild animal wouldn't do this."
"That's right, that's right. Anyone who doesn't want their own son is no better than an animal."
As I listened to everyone's accusations, the blood drained from my face. I had lived my life honestly and never felt that I owed anyone anything. Why did I end up like this? Did I deserve to be treated like a dog by this family for the past ten years, being exploited by them? Was my heart really so cheap, deserving to be trampled and crushed by Mia?
And Andrew, not satisfied with the situation, shouted, "Sister, don't be afraid of him. Bob will get his retribution for treating you like this. Isn't his father dying in the hospital? The factory is also about to collapse. You should quickly leave him..."
Before Andrew could finish his words, Mia immediately covered his mouth. It seemed that their whole family knew that my factory was about to have trouble, and they were just waiting for me to fall into the trap.