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Five months pregnant, eight-year-old Tina pushed me down into the ten-meter-deep snake pit again.
Blood flowed from my body, pooling into a stark red puddle.
This was already my seventh 'forced' miscarriage.
"You killed my mom and brother, and the bastards in your belly don't deserve to live either!"
Dozens of snakes swarmed over, greedily lapping up the blood on my body, leaving bite marks deep enough to see bone.
Tina showed no remorse, her eyes as cold as her Snake Charmer father's, her tone mocking:
"Only my mom can give birth to my siblings. You disgusting homewrecker, you'll never replace her in this lifetime!"
"Go ahead and keep having my dad's babies if you dare. Sooner or later, I'll make sure you die in a pool of your own blood!"
Looking at this little girl I had cherished and lovingly cared for over eight years, I suddenly felt exhausted.
"Don't worry, this will be the last time."

Strangers on Different Paths

"Aunt Jolene, don't thank this homewrecker! Come on, let's go find Dad right now. We'll make sure he stays with you and kicks that cheap tramp out!"


As I watched their retreating figures, my heart remained calm and composed.


Mrs. Gevano, however, couldn't keep her cool. She immediately launched into a scolding:


"Are you made of paper or something? How could you miscarry again? The previous ones being girls was bad enough, but we finally had a boy, and now he's gone just like that!"


"Here's a folk remedy I got from someone. Drink it quick, and make sure you sleep with Mr. Thompson tonight. I guarantee you'll conceive a boy."


"Before you say things like that, did you ever stop to think that I just had a miscarriage yesterday? Why don't you ask how I'm feeling first?"


Mrs. Gevano was taken aback for a moment, then tried her best to put on a kindly face:


Chapter 5