Chapter4 I ignored the crowds insults and looked Jacob in the eye as I spoke , my voice steady yet piercing : Weve been married for years .
You said you wanted to stay home and take care of our son , so I worked tirelessly outside to provide a good life for you both .
You said you were worried about your parents living alone back home , so I brought them here .

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All these years , I gave everything without reservation to make sure you and your family were well fed , clothed , and happy .
But what about you ? 1/11 Chapter4 + 5 Points How have you treated me ? My questions struck like a whip , and for a fleeting moment , Jacobs expression wavered with guilt .
But he quickly regained his composure and scoffed , What do you mean how we treated you ? Weve treated you more than well ! Havent we let you live like a pampered housewife , without having to lift a finger ? What more do you want ? You married me .
That makes you part of our family Isnt this what youre supposed to do ? Or do you expect us to bow down and worship you just because youve done a little ? 2/11 Chapter4 + 5 Points Margaret , his mother , chimed in with a wounded expression , Emily , weve been living under the same roof , but have we ever wronged you ? On the contrary , weve taken care of you like our own , even better than ourselves .
Weve given our hearts and souls for years .
Even if we dont deserve gratitude , we at least deserve some recognition .
Why do you despise our family so much ?! Watching Margarets heartbroken act , I couldnt help but chuckle coldly .
I met her eyes and said bluntly , Family ? But you were never a real family .
3/11 Chapter4 + 5 Points My words sent a shockwave through the room .
What does she mean ? Arent they family ? Wait … is there more to this than we thought ? As murmurs filled the air , Jacob and his parents stiffened , a flicker of panic flashing across their faces .
That was when George , Jacobs father , spoke up , seizing the moment , Emily , what nonsense are you spewing ? Jacob is our son .
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Isnt that enough ? Now youdere trying to tear our family apart to shift the blarame ? How can you be so croniel ?! His righteous indignatiorow was almost convincing .
His voice trerebibted with disappointment and angereasas if i had truly let him down .
I regarded him with icy detachonerent , then sneered , Cruel ? Open your eyes and look at this ! s .
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dt doboesnt mean ththeyre not family ! Then why were they so desperatate to deny it eaarber ? Theepotdookers began exchanging puzzzzted 6/6/1 Chapter4 + 5 Points glances , suspicion creeping into their eyes as they turned back to Jacob and his parents .
Under their scrutiny , George finally exhaled and admitted , Jacob isnt our biological son .
For … certain reasons , my wife and I were never able to have children .
So we adopted Jacob .
We hid it because we didnt want people to treat him differently .
Margaret quickly followed up , Every family has its struggles .
We couldnt just go around telling everyone we adopted him , could we ? 7/11 Chapterter4 + 5 Points Besides welwelve raised Jacob for so manyny years he is is ourson , blood or not ! ! Does biology rendally matter that much ? ? Tears welled up in indnery eyes , her voice thick with emotionon.
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88 Chapter4 + 5 Points Theyve done the same for you and Ethan- without holding anything back Ethan was your own son , and how did you treat him ? You stood there and watched him die just to save your job ! The tide shifted again .
The spectators both online and in person began condemning me .
Exactly ! Even without blood ties , they loved their grandson unconditionally .
But this so called mother ? Cold blooded monster ! Just look at her ! Not a shred of remorse ! Shes pure evil .
Her own son was her 9/11 Chapter4 + 5 Points lifesaver , and she let him die ? George let out a heavy sigh and shook hiss head dramatically , Emily , if you were unhappy with us , you couldve just said so .
If were a burden , we can leave .
We wont hold you back .
You can do whatever you want .
But why take it out on Ethan ? He was innocent .
Youve truly disappointed us .
The words were spoken with such magnanimity , such self sacrificing sorrow , that even I had to applaud their audacity .
10/11 Chapter4 + 5 Points I laughed coldly .
Disappointed ? I pointed at my sons lifeless body and said sharply , The real disappointment is that the one lying dead here … isnt me , right ? 11/11