Matthew could only hang his head, unable to argue.

“You’re a man, and you can’t even protect your mother? She raised Melanie, and this is how she’s repaid? Melanie, Melanie... Is the whole Murphy family indebted to her?”

My words were bitter, but I just couldn’t keep quiet at a time like this. How did I ever fall for such an idiot?

"Do you know how humiliated she has been her entire life? Her husband cheated on her right in front of her, keeping his mistress under the same roof. In the end, she had to raise that woman's bastard child.”

I was enraged, even yelling words I never thought I would say. My outburst surprised me.

“Now, this despicable Melanie, along with that woman who brought her a lifetime of shame, are ganging up on her. How could Grace not fall ill?”

Matthew looked at me without saying anything back.

"Ask Melanie why she insists on taking Grace to the hospital. Does it come from a sudden sense of duty to treat her right and save her life?" I glared at Matthew.

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