Chapter 3 Angela

When she was younger, Angela was diagnosed with heart disease and had always been in poor health. Earlier this evening, she fainted on the road because the nanny was too busy dressing up when she found out that Bruce would be back home. She eventually forgot to pick Angela up from kindergarten. Because of this, Angela ran outside, but got lost in the rain. Anxious and afraid, she suddenly had a heart attack.

After understanding the whole story, Cindy felt a mixture of anger and bemusement. She didn't know how to respond.

Angela shook Cindy's arm and pouted, "Auntie, please say yes. You like Angela, don't you? Come and stay with me."

Cindy couldn't decide. As a pregnant housewife, it was difficult for her to find a job. To add to her problems, she was also homeless and needed a temporary place to stay in. Angela was so adorable that she knew it was possible to take care of her.

Cindy thought for a while and gave them a shy smile. "I don't think I'm experienced enough to take care of Angela..."

"It doesn't matter. You just need to pick her up from school and play with her at home. We have servants responsible for doing the cooking and housework."

Thinking about the offer, Cindy confidently decided to accept it.

"Great! I'll finally have someone to accompany me!" Angela was very excited.

Cindy secretly stole a glance at Bruce. A small smile appeared on his cold face as he tenderly looked at his daughter.

Bruce had never been engaged, but Cindy remembered that she had watched the news when he suddenly brought back a baby girl four years ago and claimed that she was his daughter.

For a long time, everyone tried to guess the identity of Angela's biological mother. There were rumors circulating that her mother was Bruce's ex-girlfriend, Jane He, a famous pianist. However, others claimed that Angela was the daughter of a random woman he had a one night stand with. Apparently, they didn't get married because Angela's biological mother was too humble.

Whoever Angela's mother was, it was clear that Bruce really loved his daughter.

Since Angela had just recently recovered from her heart attack, Bruce picked her up in his arms and bid Cindy goodbye before they left.

Cindy wasn't seriously injured, but she had gotten drenched in the rain, which in turn, affected her baby. After getting done with the I.V., she was told that she could leave the hospital. She informed Bruce that she needed to go home and pack up before going to his mansion.

He insisted to have someone send her home, and she refused the offer at first. However, she suddenly remembered that her car had broken down on the road and didn't know where to find it. She reluctantly accepted his offer and asked him to help her find the car.

Cindy sat in the back seat of a Rolls-Royce car. It was her first time to experience sitting in such a luxurious car. Although Jeff ran a very successful company, he was not as rich as Bruce.

As she looked around the grand furnishing of the car, she felt some mixed feelings inside. She didn't expect her life to undergo such a tremendous change in just one day.

When they arrived at her place, Cindy asked the driver to wait downstairs. She headed up to the apartment alone. As soon as she entered, she found Jessica lounging on the sofa, talking to someone on the phone.

Jessica hurriedly hung up the phone when she saw Cindy enter. She pointed at her and crossly mimicked, "Oh you finally came back."

Cindy couldn't suppress her emotions anymore and felt her anger burst. She didn't understand why Jessica treated her like this when she worked hard to manage their family for so long.

"Enough is enough! You think I'm the slutty one?"

"You! I see that you've learned how to talk back, huh? You're a slut. Why didn't your parents teach you how to be a lady? They gave birth to you without educating you at all. I shouldn't have let my son marry you!"

"Don't mention my parents. I'm well-educated enough to tolerate your behavior for the last three years! Are you an educated woman?! If you are, then stop making trouble out of nothing every day!"

Without wanting to talk to Jessica anymore, Cindy went straight to the bedroom and started packing her things. She didn't want to argue with Jessica. She just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

Persistent as ever, Jessica followed after her and asked in a snarky tone, "What's wrong? What are you doing? You want to run away from home? Well, you get the guts right now, huh? How dare you scold me? I'll tell Jeff to teach you a lesson when he comes back!"

When she heard Jeff's name, Cindy felt her blood boil with anger. She gave Jessica a cold glance and spat, "Run away from home? I want a divorce! I have had enough of this family! I've never seen such a nasty mother-in-law like you!"

"Divorce? You bitch! You dare mention about getting divorce? You can't scare me with your empty threats about separating Jeff! Let me tell you. I'll call your husband right away. Let us see if you have the guts to ask him for a divorce!"

Cindy sneered at Jessica when she took out her phone. "Then call him! Your son has been having an affair with another woman behind my back! Let us see if he even has the gall to accuse me of anything! Call him as soon as possible!"

"What did you say?" Jessica froze in shock.

She stood where she was and for a long time, Jessica didn't say anything.

Cindy rolled her eyes disdainfully. "Go on. Call him. Why are you being so silent?"

"You... Even if Jeff has another woman, it was normal in the past for a man to have several women and wives. He earns money to be able to support you every day and now you're making a fuss because he found someone else. Why don't you just keep quiet and continue living a carefree life?"

Cindy scoffed after hearing this. Jeff and Jessica were truly family.

"Then what am I to him? Why didn't he find another woman back in college when he could barely afford eat? He could have relied on them to live on instead of me!"

Cindy was tired of arguing with her. It was difficult to reason with a woman like Jessica. She lowered her head and continued to pack her items in the luggage.

She deliberately ignored and tried to mute Jessica's chatter in front of her. She stood up and looked around the house where she and Jeff had lived for three years. Every place in the house carried the sweet and bitter memories of their marriage.

The past was so sweet, but the painful reality finally revealed itself to her.

Cindy suddenly felt a regretful feeling bubbling inside her. If she hadn't married Jeff and come with him to this city, then perhaps she would have had a completely different fate!

"You've just come back, but now you're going to leave with your things. Have you found a man outside? Are you going to live with him? Perhaps you also have an affair."

Seeing that Cindy wasn't responding back at her, Jessica continued to angrily curse her.

Cindy didn't want to argue with her, but she couldn't stand Jessica's domineering attitude.

"Can you be any more shameless? Have you ever thought about my feelings, besides from being partial to your dear son? Do you know how much I've done for your son over the last three years? How much I've done for this family? Why are you still not satisfied? I now want a divorce, but you still won't let me go!"

Jessica was very angry with Cindy. Her daughter-in-law had always been so obedient and this was the first time she ever talked back. With a fuming voice, she spat, "You've been married to Jeff for three years, but you can't even have a baby! We're going to lose the bloodline because of you! What's wrong with him having another woman? You can't even give him a child! Do you really want our family to have no descendants?"

Cindy trembled with fury at her shameless attitude. "I'm the one who can't have a baby?! Well, guess what? I'm pregnant right now! Besides, it isn't even my fault that I can't have children. It's your baby son who has a problem! The probability of getting pregnant is only eight percent because of his infertility!"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Jessica looked at Cindy in disbelief. She couldn't accept the fact that her son had fertility issues.

Jessica narrowed her eyes at Cindy and scolded, "You're such a vicious woman. How can you slander Jeff like this? If Jeff can't have a baby, then where did you get the baby in your belly? Oh, I see. Jeff isn't the father, right?"

Cindy's eyes burned with rage when she heard this. She finally understood how unreasonable her mother-in-law was. Quarreling with her would only make her feel sick!

She hurriedly placed her belongings into the suitcase, picked it up, and left the room.

However, Jessica wouldn't let her go. She followed close behind and continued to insult her.

Ignoring her, Cindy quickly descended down the stairs and got inside the car.

Jessica was shocked to see her get inside the luxury car. She rushed over to open the door, but Cindy had already locked it.

Jessica kicked the door again and again. She violently cursed, "Damn you! It seems like you've already hooked up with someone else!"

Cindy looked through the window and saw Jessica throwing a tantrum outside. She didn't understand why she had tolerated that vicious woman for three years.

"Let's go," she demanded. The driver stepped on the accelerator and immediately took her away from the place that had once brought her happiness. Now, it was only filled with painful and regretful memories.

Not long after she left, her phone suddenly rang. She picked it up and saw that Jeff was calling her. Jessica must have informed him about what had happened.

She wanted to ignore it, but quickly changed her mind to see what Jeff was going to say.

As soon as the line got connected, Jeff's angry voice came through.

"Cindy! What's going on? Mom just told me that you left with a rich old man! You are pregnant with that old man's child, right? I can't believe that you betrayed me!"

When she heard this, Cindy knew that Jessica had probably exaggerated the story. She rolled her eyes and didn't bother to explain. She coldly replied, "Does that have anything to do with you? We're going to get divorce either way!"

"Shame on you! I'm the one making money to support you. How dare you betray me? My mother was right. I shouldn't have married you!"

Although she had already made up her mind to separate him, he was still the man she had deeply loved before. When she heard his harsh accusation, she couldn't help but feel sad.