Chapter 9

Upon seeing Selene, he suppressed his emotional breakdown. While nervously eyeing my mom, he shielded Selene behind him. "Mom, this is all my fault. Please don't give her a hard time."

"I know I've wronged Melody. I'll make it up to her, I swear!"

Even now, he's still trying to protect her.

My mom's face was cold and stern. She raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face. "Don't bother. Our Melody doesn't need your compensation! We were blind to believe your lies and let Melody marry you. Someone like you doesn't deserve to be her husband!"

"And you! I took pity on you and brought you here from your hometown. I gave you the same treatment as Melody. All these years, I've treated you like my own daughter, giving you everything you wanted. Is this how you repay me?"

"No... It's not like that, Aunt. I never meant to hurt Melody. I really didn't know she was pregnant..."

Selene might act all high and mighty in front of me, but she still cowers before my mom.