Driving a Wedge Between Them


    Matthew roared, "Stop!"


    I looked at his handsome face, now twisted with anger and a hint of helplessness.


    "Shut up, all of you!"


    I cursed silently, wondering why he had not acted sooner.


    "Matthew, are you blind? Can''t you see she hit me? She''s been tormenting me to no end, right under


    your nose.Are you just going to stand there?"


    Mnie took cover behind Johnson, angrily shouting, "Johnson, grow a pair!"


    I pulled Johnson aside, ring at Mnie without backing down.


    "I was the one who hit you, and if you dare to cross me again, I''ll do it again!"


    "I dare you to!"


    Mnie yelled at me, her neck straining.


    "Try me!"


    I stepped forward.


    I didn''t dare touch her back when she was pregnant.


    Now, I couldn''t care less.


    If I could p her again, I wouldn''t hold back.


    The people Matthew intended to dismiss had not left.


    They were all watching the scene unfold with amusement and shock.


    Perhaps no one expected me to p Mnie in front of everyone.


    I noticed some satisfied expressions among the crowd.


    Given the circumstances, I knew I could not let this opportunity pass me by.


    I continued to chastise Mnie.


    "If you dare talk that way again, I''ll rip your tongue out.How could you treat the woman who raised you


    and changed your diapers so poorly? Don''t you have a conscience?"


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    Mnie knew she was wrong.


    She wiped her mouth, which was now a bright shade of red.


    I pressed on now that I had realized the truth.


    When pushed to the edge, people could be brave.


    "You shouldn''t treat Grace so poorly, even if she’s not your birth mother.You gave her house to your so-


    called birth mother, who never even looked after you.Then you both physically abused her."


    My words were aimed at stirring up trouble among the spectators.


    I wanted to rouse Matthew.


    After all, his biological mother was the one who was being abused.


    "You didn’t even spare her clothes.Aren''t you ashamed? Mnie, what happened to Grace’s old


    clothes? Don''t tell me you don''t know.You were wearing a dress I bought for Grace when you and your


    mother went to the hospital.Do you deny it?"


    I saw Mnie nce at Matthew.


    The others present were also visibly shocked.


    This was precisely the oue I wanted.


    I wanted everyone to know just how vile Mnie was.


    Turning to Matthew, I said, "You abandoned her in that small house.It was I, your so-called "ex-wife,"


    who drove her to the hospital. Isn''t Grace your real mother?"


    He looked at me, his face growing paler.


    His voice was weak as he asked, "How''d you find out she was sick?"


    "If she hadn''t wanted to see Ava today, I wouldn''t have found out.She''s in thete stages of liver


    cancer, on borrowed time.You had no idea."


    "Chloe, stop trying to drive a wedge between us!"


    Mnie shouted, covering her cheek.


    "Drive a wedge? You''re not even worth it! Only an idiot like Matthew would be attracted to you.You


    overestimate yourself"