The butler gulped and braced himself as he continued, “Mrs. Frank… is no longer breathing…”
Mark’s breathing came raggedly, and I detected panic in it. Just when I wanted to listen closer to determine whether my ears were deceiving me, he spoke, and it was ruthless.
“She’s just pretending! Fine! I’ll see how long she can keep this up!
“She managed to survive in the tough conditions of the wilderness, and she can hold her breath for more than ten minutes underwater! She’s just scaring all of you because you have no medical knowledge! Get my doctor here, and I’ll expose her lies right in her face!”
The butler’s eyes widened. “Mr. Frank, her babies are already—”
“Whose orders are you going to listen to?!” Mark interrupted him impatiently. “Is she the one paying you, or am I?”
“Understood… I’ll call the doctor now…”
The butler sighed in resignation and left.
Rachel approached him.
“Calm down, Mark. You’ll get sick if you’re too angry.”
“Jane is seriously good at getting other people’s support. It’s only been a few years, and everyone treats her like she’s the matriarch of the household!”
Mark’s words shattered my pride like a hammer.
In just three years, he had forgotten the promise he made to me.
On our wedding day, Mark had lovingly said, “This is your home, and you’ll be the sole matriarch of the place.”
Tears streamed down my face.
I had foolishly hoped that when Mark learned I had died during labor, he would feel a little guilty and regretful.
What a joke I was! I was such an idiot!
I had actually believed that Mark would actually love me.
