After some hesitation, I brought up the divorce to her.”Mom, I’ve thought about it for a long time. I’m planning to divorce Chloe.”With a dull thud, the teacup in her hand dropped to the floor.It shattered.Hot water splashed everywhere.I rushed to help, but she grabbed me instead. “Alex, did you two have a fight?””If she did anything wrong, just tell me, Mom will…””No,” I interrupted her, “it’s my fault.
Our relationship has some issues.”I had no intention of exposing her daughter’s unacceptable behavior in front of my mother-in-law.For seven years of marriage, my in-laws had treated me like their own son. Whatever Chloe did wrong, it had nothing to do with them.Suddenly, the sound of a key turning in the lock echoed from the door.Chloe was back.”Alex, isn’t causing trouble at home enough? Do you have to take it outside?”Chloe’s voice abruptly cut off the moment she saw her mother.But my mother-in-law had already seen Liam, who was following behind her.Liam, however, showed no panic. Instead, he stepped forward confidently.
“Auntie, I don’t know if you still remember me, I’m Liam Thorne.””I even had dinner with you before I went abroad.”My mother-in-law’s face was cold, silent.The atmosphere grew awkward.Chloe stepped forward to smooth things over, but her mother grabbed her. “Chloe, tell me, are you divorcing Alex for him?”Chloe’s expression shifted, flustered. “Mom, just stay out of it.””Whether we divorce or not is between Alex and me, we…”
“Slam—”A sharp slap cut Chloe off.”Foolish!”My mother-in-law pointed at Liam, her hand trembling with rage.”Do you think he truly loves you? If he loved you, he wouldn’t have abandoned you to go abroad in the first place!”That slap ignited Chloe’s temper too.The mother and daughter argued fiercely.Until I noticed my mother-in-law’s face looked off.”Stop arguing!”I stepped forward to support her. “Mom, are you okay?””Mom…”
