Chapter 5:
“Baby, Mom is very happy that you gave birth to our daughter. She said you’ve been working hard lately, so she specially organized a birthday party for you tonight. I’ll take you there right now.“!
Before I could say anything, he lifted me from the bed and placed me in the wheelchair, then pushed me out of the room.
When Elowen and I arrived at the hotel, the birthday party had already started. Maya and my mother–in–law were standing by the crib, holding Yasha, smiling and accepting guests‘ blessings. The atmosphere was very lively
But as soon as I appeared, the lively atmosphere came to a halt. Guests began to look at me with strange eyes.
“Isn’t today supposed to be her birthday party? Why is she wearing a hospital gown? Didn’t the Aldridge Family prepare a dress for her? And what’s that smell on her? Has she not showered for days?”
“She’s still coming in a wheelchair? Could it be that giving birth left her paralyzed? I wonder if her daughter will be mocked for having a paralyzed mother. How pitiful.”
“The Aldridge Family invited us here to celebrate her birthday and we all dressed up specially. But she shows up like this. Does she think we’re not worthy of her dressing up for us? Don’t give me the excuse of being too tired to take care of herself after giving birth. When I had my child, I wasn’t like this. To me, it just seems like she’s looking down on us.”
The guests murmured, openly making malicious assumptions about me. But what they didn’t know was that due to the severe injuries to my lower body, the doctor had forbidden me from getting wet. Even though the stench from my body made me gag and feel nauseous, I had to endure i
In the past. Elowen might have said a few words for me, but now all his attention was focused on Maya and Yasha, not far away. After pushing me into a comer where no one was around, he went over to join them.
My mother–in–law, feeling embarrassed by me, was furious. She didn’t care how many people were around and pointed at shouting. “Callista, you must be doing this on purpose to embarrass the Aldridge Family, right? You already dress like a country bumpkin my nose, on a regular day and I’ve told you today is your birthday celebration. Yet you still show up like this? Is this how much you want people to think I’m a wicked mother–in–law who likes to bully her daughter–in–law, even refusing to buy you a decent outfit?”
“You poisonous woman, I never should have let Elowen marry you. You’re not even worth a single finger of Maya. Marrying into our family was the worst luck ever. If Maya weren’t my adopted daughter and couldn’t marry Elowen, there’s no way it would have been you”
Looking at the scene now. I indeed couldn’t compare to Maya even in the slightest. Her skin was like porcelain and her beauty indescribable She wore and carried only the finest luxury items and wherever she went, she was the center of attention.)
