Chapter 2

Chapter 2

[1]

My mom questioned why I had taken the car, preventing Kyra from visiting her parents. She started another commotion.

My dad gave me an ultimatum: return the car within half an hour, or he would disown me, and everything in the family would no longer concern me.

My brother pleaded with me, asking if I could give Kyra a break for his sake and stop causing trouble. He wanted Kyra to have a peaceful pregnancy and safely deliver the baby. He even mentioned that he knew I didn't want to get married but wanted a child to look after me in my old age. If I went along with Kyra's wishes, they would let me raise the child.

I laughed in anger.

I treated him as my brother, but he saw me as a fall guy.

I ignored them, washed up, and prepared to eat when I received a call from a colleague.

The colleague informed me that Kyra's last prenatal screening showed high risk, and it was almost certain that the baby would have problems.

I told my colleague to call my brother directly.

Less than ten minutes later, I received another call from the colleague.

The colleague asked if my family favored boys over girls or if I had a bad relationship with them. My brother's first reaction upon hearing about the baby's issues was to question how much I had bribed the doctors to reject the child.

I treated my colleague to dinner over the weekend to apologize.

At 10:30 PM, we unexpectedly ran into Kyra at a barbecue stall, where she should have been at home.

Kyra had heavy smoky makeup on, holding a skewer in one hand and a beer bottle in the other.

Three hoodlums sat beside her, one of whom had his hand on her belly.

Kyra looked thoroughly enjoying herself.

My colleague asked, "Jordyn, do you want to go over?"

"No!" I took out my phone and snapped a few pictures.

Kyra, who always claimed to be a vegetarian for spiritual reasons, was secretly eating meat behind everyone's back.

### [2]

Kyra drank until after three in the morning, taking several calls during that time.

I wanted to inform my brother, but when I saw his message demanding I return the car by morning or face trouble at work, I put my phone down.

I had bought the car with my own money for convenience at work.

Since Kyra got pregnant, she had been pestering my brother to take the car. Over time, they began to think the car was theirs.

I ignored them for half a month, and Kyra dragged my brother to the hospital.

As soon as they entered, Kyra slapped me.

I instinctively slapped her back.

My brother restrained me by the waist. "Jordyn, let Kyra beat you up properly. You upset her last time and never apologized. She's been holding a grudge!"

"Yesterday, Kyra had a nightmare that the baby was born with missing limbs and didn't like us. If she doesn't vent her anger, the baby won't survive!"

My brother was strong, holding my hair with one hand and pinning my arms with the other.

Kyra's fists pummeled me relentlessly.

She tore at my clothes and poked my private parts with a stick.

She was about to stomp on my face when my colleague and security guards intervened.

Kyra leaned on my brother, crying and accusing me, "Jordyn, you don't want to get married yourself, so why curse my baby?"

"He's the Wallace family's future. If anything happens to him, I'll never forgive you!"

The physical pain was nothing compared to the emotional hurt.

My brother looked at me warily. "Jordyn, she's your sister-in-law, and the baby is your niece!"

"Having a brother and sister-in-law like you is my misfortune!"

Kyra's eyes filled with tears. "Did everyone see that? Since I married into this family, Jordyn has always found fault with me!"

"I tried for two years to get pregnant, and she's afraid my baby will steal attention from her. So she says my baby has problems. My parents only said a few words to her, and she left home, taking all the valuable things with her!"

"Jordyn, how can you be so selfish?"

The commotion drew the attention of the hospital administrators, and my colleague presented Kyra's diagnosis to defend me.

I showed the photos of Kyra eating barbecue.

My brother's face changed, and Kyra fainted on the spot.