Linda didn't recognize her own niece. I was speechless.
This night was destined to be a sleepless night because Ryan said he had something to do at the company and didn't come home.
I looked at my clueless husband and my worried mother-in-law and sighed.
"Linda, let's sleep together tonight and chat."
"Okay, okay."
Adrian was confused.
He didn't know when his wife became so close to his mother.
"Baby, I'm afraid to sleep alone."
Snap.
Linda roared.
"You're a grown-up, but you still act like a child. I don't know why Mia likes you."
I touched Adrian's head to comfort him.
"I guess Linda doesn't like any man now. She is venting her anger."
It was my first time sleeping with Linda. I was so excited.
Although I didn't mind her bad temper, I'd seize this opportunity to make our relationship better.
"When Ryan and I first got married, he had nothing. He even rented a house. We worked hard together, getting up early and going to bed late. Those days were hard, but we were very happy...
"Then life gradually got better. He told me that I had worked hard and asked me to enjoy myself at home. But how could him change..."
I looked at Linda's crying and twitching back without saying a word.
I just patted her shoulders like my mother did when I was a child to coax me to sleep.
There was some truth in the saying that men became bad when they had money.
Ryan was a gentleman in his 40s who had a good figure and money.
There were so many young girls coming to him every day that he would make mistakes if he couldn't control himself.
But I hated it when men cheat.
Because that was how my dad left my mom alone.
I looked at Linda who fell asleep while crying in my arms, and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Linda, don't worry. I will help you."
The next morning, at around 6 o'clock, Linda took me out of the house stealthily.
"Linda, where are you taking me? And we dressed like this."
I saw that we were both wearing black clothes, black pants, black sunglasses and a scarf. We were like stars.
"I found the addresses of those women. Let's go check them out first."
"Linda, we can just find someone. We don't have to..."
We didn't have to do this ourselves. The words I hadn't said yet were drowned out by her frightened yet stubborn eyes.
She actually just wanted to give up.
It was not so easy for her to let go of decades of marriage.
"Okay, I have nothing to do today. I'll go with you."