He lunged at me, slapping me hard across the face. My head jerked to the side by the force of it. My ears were ringing.
By then, the neighbors had heard the commotion and gathered outside the door.
“What’s happening?”
“Why is he hitting her?”
Elizabeth started telling them an embellished story. “This woman lured my daughter-in-law out. She’s three months pregnant and still not home at this time. She hid her and refused to let us take her home!
“Besides, she also borrowed 300,000 dollars from my daughter-in-law and never paid her back. She used the money to buy luxury goods for herself. Isn’t that despicable?”
The neighbors exchanged glances.
“Who would’ve thought she would be such a person?”
“Exactly. She’s pretty but rotten to the core!”
“She must be vain. I don’t think she’s a good person.”
I scoffed silently. “Slander is a crime, Shaun. Do you dare to say all that in front of a camera?”
“Slander?” Shaun was furious. ” You’re still being stubborn, Rainey!”
He raised his hand to hit me again, but I rushed into the kitchen and grabbed a knife. “Don’t you dare!” I warned him. “Take another step, and I won’t hold back!”
“She’s bluffing, son. Slap her!”
Elizabeth egged Shaun on. I did not hesitate—I slashed at her with the knife. She raised her hand to block it, but the knife went straight through her palm. The pain made her scream.
I pulled the knife back and growled, “Let’s see who’s bold enough to face death here!”
My crazed look probably scared Shaun. “Just you wait!” he said.
Just then, the police arrived. Seeing this, they were shocked, and quickly took us all into custody.
I wanted to see how Shaun would get himself out of this mess.
As for Cindy, I’d also called the police on her anonymously. She would be taken into custody soon too.
