With an hour left before the scheduled meeting, I was all set to leave the old family estate, filled with anticipation and goodwill.
Suddenly, the villa’s door was kicked open, and a group of people stormed into the living room, full of anger.
“Where’s the tramp who seduced my son-in-law? Get out here!”
“What nerve! A washed-up tramp trying to steal someone else’s husband – she’s asking for a beating!”
“Hiding, are you? Coward! If you had the guts to sneak into his bed, come out and face me!”
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The vicious insults echoed through the living room and reached the bedroom.
Frowning, I thought: I’m the only one in the villa – are they mistaken?
Besides, I knew my son well; he was devoted and loyal.
To marry Joey Elliott, he even flew to Italy to ask me to be nice to the girl he loved:
“Mom, Joey’s the sweetest girl I’ve ever met. Don’t judge her for not going to college or because of where she comes from. Once you meet her, I know you’ll love her just as much as I do!”
My son was so sure she was the one that I agreed to the marriage without even meeting her, and I even gifted them the expensive jewelry I had just bought.
This must be a misunderstanding; there’s no other woman here, and Hudson wouldn’t cheat! We just need to clear this up.
With that in mind, I composed myself and walked over to Joey, the leader of the group, with a smile.
But before I could say anything, Joey rushed forward and slapped me hard across the face.
“You filthy whore, I can’t believe I caught you here! Today, I’ll show you what it means to be the rightful wife.”
My face burned with pain. After all my years in the business world, enduring countless hardships, I had never been humiliated like this before – especially not by my future daughter-in-law.
I took a step back, eyeing this group of foul-mouthed people.
Leading them was Joey, and behind her was an older woman who must be her mother. There were also two younger women who looked vaguely familiar, but I couldn’t place where I had seen them before.
“I specifically chose today to show you low-class mistresses that you should never even think about taking my place!” Joey sneered. “Today is your unlucky day. I’m going to make an example out of you!”
She advanced on me again, ready to strike.
I caught her hand mid-air, my expression darkening. “Enough! Joey, do you have any respect for your elders? How dare you treat me like this?”