5

Steven sat next to me at the table, constantly picking up food for me. The three of us seemed to be enjoying ourselves, as if they were a real family.

My mother praised Steven highly: "Steven is a rare good son-in-law, with a good family background and considerate to Anna." My father, as an elder, kept pouring wine for Steven with a flattering smile. He said that I was too willful at the wedding and thanked Steven for his tolerance.

Their servile appearance instantly destroyed my persistence these days. My eyes were red, and I clenched the milk my mother handed to me in embarrassment.

" It's okay. After all, we will be husband and wife in the future. Even if An Ran does something wrong, I will try my best to tolerate it. It's just a press conference..." Steven's eyes were always on me, with contempt and confidence that he had won.

I applied force to my hands, and the milk spilled out, dripping down the table onto the floor. I looked at my parents in disbelief: "Am I your biological daughter? Why have you never stood firmly by my side when faced with problems since I was a child? I've already told you that I won't be with Steven again !"

Steven frowned, as if he couldn't understand why I was so stubborn this time. My mother stopped wiping the table, and the rag covered with milk fell on my head. The sticky milk mixed with gray-brown dirt flowed down my face.

She smiled apologetically to Steven: "Steven! It's all my fault. I didn't educate Anna well. Now they want to divorce over such a small matter." Then she slapped me without hesitation and shouted: " Anna , do you think you are still a 20-year-old girl? You are 30! Women are like tofu dregs at 30. Steven doesn't despise you for being old and willful. You should be grateful. But you want to divorce! Do you have any manners at all!"

" It's just a small matter at the wedding. How long are you going to make a fuss? You don't think about yourself. You should always think about the baby in your belly and your parents!" My face tilted to one side, burning with pain.

Steven didn't seem to expect that my mother would hit me. He stood up suddenly and reached out to hold me, and my mother's next slap landed on his shoulder. He said with a caring tone: "Are you okay? I'll take you to the hospital." Then he turned to look at my mother: "Auntie, she is my woman, and she is pregnant with my Fu family's child. If there is a next time, even if you are her mother, I will not be soft-hearted."

My mother was stunned. I sneered and said with disgust: " Steven , why are you pretending to be a good person now? Isn't this what you want to see?" He was flustered by my eyes. He always looked high and mighty, but he actually showed a bewildered expression.

"An Ran, you..."

"Oh, so you really want me to take the blame for Ivy ? Fine, I'll go to the press conference, don't regret it!" After saying that, I slammed the door of my house and my steps became faster and faster. I hailed a taxi and left. In the rearview mirror, I saw Steven standing at the gate of the community for a long time. He kept calling me, but I didn't answer any of them.

So he sent me a text message saying that everything about the press conference had to be done urgently. He knew that I was wronged and would compensate me after the matter was over. See, he also knew that I was wronged, but when I met Ivy, I became the one who was inevitably sacrificed.

I put him on the blacklist. After returning to the hotel, I lay on the bed and covered my eyes with my arms. My parents kept calling me. My mother asked me if I wanted to piss her off to death, and said that her headache came back again. If I didn't coax Steven well , she would die of pain. Then she gave me a long speech about how I was so unfilial after raising me.

I recalled the change in my parents' faces after they learned about Steven 's family background, and I still couldn't understand why children love their parents when they are born, while some parents can choose not to love their children.

I replied: "Your body is your own. If you really want to die in pain, I won't stop you." Then I stopped replying to my mother's messages. I called my client and said I was willing to work abroad.