Bored on the Amtrak home, I scrolled to a help post on Reddit: [Mistress is pregnant with a boy, I want to take her back to my hometown to meet the family, how can I send my wife away?] The top comment was extremely vicious: [Just say the psychic said the wife's horoscope clashes with the family this year, going home for holidays will offend ancestors and the God of Wealth, let her go back to her own mom.] I shook my head reading it, this man really is a piece of trash, using such a lame excuse. Phone vibrated, husband sent a voice message, tone anxious: "Shelby, Mom just found a psychic, said your horoscope is hard this year, going home for holidays will curse the whole family," "Especially will clash with our family's fortune, you sacrifice for a few days, stay in a hotel okay?" Before I could refute, a TikTok video just posted by my mother-in-law popped up on my phone. In the video, my husband carefully supported a woman with a big belly into the door, face full of smiles. The caption read: [Finally waiting for my big grandson! Golden grandson enters, sweep away bad luck!] ... Chapter 1 On the phone, my mother-in-law's TikTok likes and comments were still jumping. [Is she wearing the Limited Edition Victoria's Secret pajamas?] [Envy, this mother-in-law treats daughter-in-law so well!] I didn't believe in evil, hailed an Uber, dragged my suitcase and killed my way back home directly. Just arrived downstairs, I saw Julian Mills's car. Shouldn't he be busy with year-end inventory at the company? I dialed Julian's number, rang for a long time, he finally picked up. "Didn't I say? Mom calculated you can't come back this year." "Will clash with fortune, you stay in hotel first, talk after holidays." I gripped the suitcase handle, metal hurt my palm. I said to my own front door: "Julian, I am right at the door." Phone went silent. Few seconds later, door "click" opened a narrow gap. Julian appeared behind door, squeezed a stiff smile: "Wifey, why you... arrived so fast." I ignored him, looked over his shoulder inside. On living room sofa, my mother-in-law was diligently feeding fruit to a pregnant woman. That woman's belly bulged high, wearing on her body, Was exactly the limited edition pajamas I bought last month, reluctant to wear even once. She is the mother of that golden grandson in mother-in-law's TikTok. I was blocked by husband at my own door. Mother-in-law saw me, smile on face instantly disappeared, Apple in hand "Bang" smashed on coffee table. "Ouch, Shelby is back! Quick stand at door, don't move!" Mother-in-law pulled an ugly smile on face, but hands protected that pregnant woman's belly. "You just got off train, full of dust, didn't even tell family." "Psychic said you offend Mercury Retrograde this year, will flush away family's God of Wealth!" "You stand there, don't bring bad luck in!" That pregnant woman shrank behind mother-in-law, "Auntie, all my fault, I better go." "Don't make sister unhappy because of me and baby." "Go where you go!" Mother-in-law shielded her behind, glaring at me. "What you carry is our Mills family's three generations single pass root! Precious!" "Can't break in my hands." Julian saw my face pale, hurried step forward. "Wifey, don't calculate with Mom, she just wants grandson too much." He lowered voice, leaned to my ear: "Just treat... treat as helping me a favor okay?" "Whitney alone, helpless, where can she go?" I threw off his hand, staring at his eyes asked: "Julian Mills, child in her belly, is it yours?" Chapter 2 Julian panicked, stammering explained: "Listen to me, this is... this is my distant cousin." "Family met disaster, come, come to seek refuge, don't think too much..." He said while looking at his mom. Mother-in-law answered for him, "So what if it is! Our Mills family three generations single pass, can't break root here!" "Shelby, if you sensible, should know this family no descendant." "I go down no face see ancestors!" She sized me up. "Since you can't give birth yourself, should actively give way, don't occupy latrine not shit!" I trembled all over, nails pinched a row of blood red crescents in palm. Bypassed Julian, I rushed straight in. Mother-in-law saw can't stop, sat on floor, patted thigh howled: "No justice ah! This woman heart vicious, want harm my golden grandson ah!" Julian turned back roared at me: "Shelby have you troubled enough!" I looked at them one patting thigh, one covering belly, one red eyes staring me, Suddenly laughed. I put suitcase aside, pulled mouth corner. "Fine ah, isn't it afraid I clash fortune?" "Then you say, what to do?" Mother-in-law crying stopped abruptly, Exchanged a look with Julian, eyes flashed a trace calculation. She climbed up from ground, pointed at door: "Go, wipe our home from inside out with Sage Water for me!" "Especially main door threshold, place golden grandson stepped over entering." "You have to kneel on floor wipe, wipe all bad luck clean!" I lowered eyelids, whispered: "Okay, I wipe." I knelt at door, knees on cold marble, came a burst dull pain. Sage water bitter and astringent, splashed on back of my hand, Skin immediately rose a patch red rash, itchy and painful. I lowered head, inch by inch wiped threshold. Behind came Whitney's voice: "Auntie, this Bird's Nest Soup so sweet, thank you Auntie." That was what I specially drove to specialty store before business trip, Queued half hour to buy for mother-in-law to supplement body. Mother-in-law smiled eyes unseen: "Ouch, my good granddaughter-in-law, eat more if you like! Million don't be polite!" She paused, raised voice. "Unlike some people ah, self is a hen don't lay eggs, still want people serve!" Julian walked over holding empty bowl, I subconsciously looked up, thought he wanted help me up. Result he walked around me without looking sideways, gently said to Whitney: "Baby, finish eat I serve you another bowl." He heavily stepped over the threshold I just wiped clean, leaving a dazzling shoe print. "Aiya, how you wipe floor? So dirty!" Mother-in-law shouted, "Re-wipe! Use some strength!" My knees already numb, supported door frame wanted stand up relieve. "Kneel wipe!" Mother-in-law kicked on back of my hand. "Master said, must kneel wipe to show sincerity, to remove bad luck!" I stumbled, knelt on ground again, palm rubbed rough ground, burning pain. In living room, Julian was picking up apple, peeling for Whitney. He never peeled fruit for me once, always said too troublesome. That pair hands, clearly yesterday still sending me message: "Wifey hard work, go home early, I miss you so much." I looked up saw blank on wall, That wedding photo said to hang for lifetime gone. Replaced by, a picture of Guanyin Sending Children. "Daze what! Hurry!" Mother-in-law urged. "Finish wiping floor, go clean up guest room again, my golden grandson will live there." Guest room mother-in-law said is my home office. Inside has all my client data, project contracts and work computer, Half of company's core data all inside. "That is place I work." My voice hoarse. "What work not work, golden grandson about to be born." "Nothing more important than my precious golden grandson!" Mother-in-law rolled eyes. "Those rubbish of yours, hurry throw out for me!" Julian walked over, he looked at me, brows tight locked. "Shelby, you just move first, put things in storage room temporarily." "Whitney body heavy, child also need a sunny room." I obediently nodded. "Okay, I go clean now." I walked into master bedroom, closed door, Gaze swept that locked old iron box on top of bookcase. I remembered, second year of marriage I wanted open look, Julian grabbed it away, said inside is his youth. His flushed face then, was guilty conscience. I dug out spare key from deepest drawer, Hand shaking almost couldn't aim keyhole, "Click", box opened. Only a stack of diagnosis reports. Bold words like branding iron burned my eyes, Date, was half year before we married. I clutched report dead in hand, nails almost embedded into palm. So that's it, so that's it! Chapter 3 I took out a micro Voice Recorder from my purse, stuck it in the most hidden corner under desk. Done all this, I then slowly picked up a stack of files, pretending moving out. Julian saw me sensible, said to me: "Shelby, I know you aggrieved, but now is for family's next generation." "You just treat as temporary sacrifice." Again sensible. Me and him married five years, everything thought for him, sacrificed for him, Exchanged is today kneeling on ground, scrubbing bad luck for him. I just walked out door, heard Julian turned head gently coaxed Whitney: "Baby don't angry, wait few days company that money arrive." "We go re-take wedding photos, hang on wall." "That old one, should thrown long ago." Whitney shyly leaned on his shoulder: "That so embarrassing, will sister be unhappy if know?" "Her?" Julian sneered. "A woman can't give birth, keeping occupy place is good enough." "Wait get money, give her a sum compensation send away just fine." I just put files at storage room door, mother-in-law took out a document, slapped in front of me. "Sign!" I looked down——《Agreement on Voluntary Waiver of Marital Joint Property》. "Mom, what does this mean?" My voice trembling. "What mean?" Mother-in-law arms crossed. "You can't birth son, based on what share our Mills family property?" "Whitney belly carries our Mills family blood!" "This house, car, company, later all my golden grandson's!" Julian smoking aside, smoke curling, Couldn't see his expression clearly, but he didn't oppose. I looked at that agreement, wrote on it, "Shelby voluntarily gives up all joint property after marriage..." "I won't sign." "Not sign?" Mother-in-law took out phone, found video she secretly filmed me kneeling wiping door. "Then I send your look like this to your company group! Send to all your clients!" "Let them all see, President Xie they cooperate with, how serves mistress at home!" My face instantly pale. Company next week want sign with biggest client, At this juncture, if my reputation damaged, tens of millions contract will bubble. Julian extinguished cigarette at this time, opened mouth: "Shelby, you just sign." "I won't let you leave with nothing, isn't that old broken small apartment still under your name?" "Enough for you to live." "You a woman, want so much money for what? Behave yourself, good for everyone." I looked at him. Five years ago, when he knelt in rain begging me forgive his startup failure, didn't say so. That time, was me took out dowry my mom left me, accompany him rise again. Now, he let me sign, roll out home we fought together. My hand, tremblingly picked up pen. Mother-in-law eyes all bright. Whitney covered mouth, smile in eyes couldn't hide. They want use a bastard, force me sign, force me leave with nothing. I suddenly laughed, walked to door, grabbed that half bucket Sage Water, Turned, towards those few people on sofa, splashed over! "Splash——!" World quiet instant, followed by piercing scream. "Ah——!" Mother-in-law and Whitney splashed right on, soaked all over, Sage leaves stuck on their hair and face. "Rebel! Rebel! You this poison woman!" Mother-in-law angry whole body trembling, pointing me. Whitney even screamed, covering belly want fall on ground: "Ouch... my belly... so painful... Julian, save me... save our child..." Chapter 4 Julian wiped dirty water on face, recovered spirit, A arrow step rushed over hugged Whitney, turned back roared at me: "Shelby! You crazy! She has child in belly! You want kill people!" I threw away bucket, bucket rolled few rounds on ground, "Oops, hand slipped." "She belly pain, not go hospital, shout what here? Insurance Fraud to home?" "You... you..." Julian blocked by me speechless, could only hug Whitney constantly comfort. Mother-in-law jumped from sofa, teeth dance claws pounce towards me, raised hand want slap me. I dodged sideways, backhand grabbed her wrist, force threw. She stumbled, hit on wall, pain teeth grin mouth. "Enough!" Julian hugging still moaning Whitney, roared at me. "Shelby, what exactly you want do! Must turn this home sky flip earth over?" "Is I want turn?" I laughed out sound. "Julian, brought mistress home, forced me kneel wipe door, forced me sign give up property agreement, is you guys!" "Rob my office, want cut my career, want me leave with nothing, is you guys!" "Now, you guys instead ask me want do what?" Julian eyes dodged, but thought of that money, tone tough again. "Company money, you must transfer to me!" He dead stared me. Arrived this step, he heart heart miss, still money. Julian deep breath, pulled me aside, lowered voice: "Shelby, this matter concerns our company life death." "That 3 million balance payment next week, can't have any mistake." "Master my mom found said, your wealth star dim this year, money touched will become dead money." "If this money passed your hand, business definitely yellow! Company will bankrupt!" He paused, added a sentence. "Master also said, this money only I this golden grandson father personally handle, can wealth source rolling!" "You be sensible, for our family!" This is their real purpose today. "Julian said right! You this broom star (bad luck), hurry hand over money!" Mother-in-law also didn't care embarrassed, rushed over help voice. I looked at Julian, that man once promised protect me lifetime, At this moment his face, only greed and impatience. I flipped out work computer. In front of them, logged in company online banking. Julian and mother-in-law eyes instantly bright, dead stared that long string numbers on screen. In their expectant gaze, I fiercely closed laptop, Used whole body strength, smashed it on living room floor tile! "Crash——!" Computer shell shattered, screen instantly black, parts splashed. "Shelby! Are you fucking sick!" Julian roared, pounced over save computer wreckage. I looked at furious husband, calmly took out phone, "Ledger and client data, I have cloud backup in phone." "Money, you don't think get a cent." Julian movement stagnated, he looked up, eyes complex looking me. "Company account is Joint Account, need two people present same time, to change authority or large transfer." I continued say, threw out my condition. "You want money, can." "Either, tomorrow go bank together, we cut clean." "Or, everyone just consume like this, no one think move that money." "Company bankrupt, we go on dishonesty list together." Julian dead stared me, muscle on face twitched because anger. Long time, he squeezed a word from teeth gap: "Good."
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