I retorted, "Still trying to deny it, huh? Alyssa is already going to confront the homewrecker. I'm telling you, Alyssa is a good kid. If you have really wronged her, I'll break your legs. Also, I will never let you marry a homewrecker." With that, I hung up the phone immediately, and suddenly, there was a knock at the door.
As soon as I opened the door, someone forcefully pushed me back, and a large group of people barged in.
Immediately after, someone in the crowd shouted, "Look, everyone! This is the homewrecker we're going to punish today!
"Look at this fancy house this homewrecker has by sleeping with men. Has humanity really sunk this low, or is it just a complete moral downfall?"
Just as I steadied myself, several phones were shoved in my face, and I heard all kinds of nasty insults.
I looked up and was baffled, wondering, "Aren't these the same people who were live streaming to catch the homewrecker earlier? Why are they here?"
I then immediately tried to explain, "You've got it wrong..."
Before I could even finish speaking, Alyssa suddenly slapped me hard across my face. "You shameless bitch! How dare you seduce my man?"
The unexpected slap made my head spin and my vision blur.
At the same time, those who had barged into my house rushed to mock me.
"Look at you. You look so respectable, but you choose to be a homewrecker. You had it coming!"
"Exactly. We're the moral judges here to teach you how to follow proper virtues."
The neighbors heard the commotion and gathered around to watch, pointing fingers and making sarcastic remarks.
Suppressing the anger boiling in me, I turned to Alyssa and said firmly, "You're Alyssa, right? You've got the wrong person. I'm not the homewrecker you're looking for."
Considering that Alyssa was Bryce's girlfriend and he might have wronged her, I decided not to hold this misunderstanding against her.
I thought she would leave sensibly after hearing my explanation, but to my surprise, she became even more worked up.
Alyssa arrogantly shouted, "What? You have the guts to be a homewrecker but not to admit it?
"I clearly heard you call my man 'sweetie' on WhatsApp."
It dawned on me then. It turned out the homewrecker Alyssa mentioned was me, Bryce's own mother. And the very reason for that was because I had called him "sweetie." Ridiculous.