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Dorothy beamed,but catching Laura’s murderous glare,she clutched James’s sleeve.“Baby’s scared!”
James fumed.“Laura,what’s with that look?Without Mom,there are no Greg.Without Greg,you’d have nothing!”
“You dare glare at her!”
Tommy came home from school,saw the empty hamster cages,then wailed.
Greg returned from work and found his shark gone, he is very angry.
Laura snapped,clenching her fists.“These animals were pets!Releasing them causes trouble!”
In my past life,one of Dorothy’s rabbits caused a car accident,injuring a delivery driver.
When I visited him with apologies,he brushed it off kindly.
Hamsters were less disruptive than rabbits.
Laura shook.“And that meat was food!She eats pork and fish all the time.Why act so falsely?
In my past life,I’d asked the same,confused.
Laura had shrugged.“It’s just a few rabbits and some ingredients.You just buy some of them again and that'll be fine.”
People don’t feel pain until the knife cuts them.
I smiled.“It’s just a few hamsters and some meat.Buy more,Laura.”
“Baby’s poops are little baby poops.So those animals will return to nature.”
Dorothy nodded,pouting.“Of course!Baby’s poops are little baby poops.”
Greg stayed silent,face grim.Dorothy’s tears fell.“You don’t love Baby anymore!When my husband was alive,no one was ever mean to Baby.”
I shot Greg and Laura a look.“So the kindness and tenderness you usually show to your mother are all false.”
James lowered his voice.“You did this because you wanted to get Mom's house and were so friendly, right?”
I caught the keyword quickly.
In my past life,I’d sensed something off.
My father-in-law doted on Dorothy,true,but James,Greg,and Laura’s excessive indulgence after his death felt unnatural.
They left the real work to me,tossing out fake praise to oppress me.
I’d suspected a motive but never knew about a house.
Greg patted James’s shoulder.“What are you talking about?”
James shut up.
I seized the chance.“My pregnant belly is going to grow big soon..Why not let Mom stay with Greg and Laura?Laura’s jobless,perfect to care for her with Tommy.”
Laura exploded.“What’s that supposed to mean?You’re tired of Mom?”
“Never!”I said,feigning distress.“You see my belly.I’d hate to neglect Mom if I can’t keep up.”
I added,“Baby needs her burps patted,her little baby poops wiped,her little baby pants washed.You expect a pregnant woman to do that?Besides,you don’t have job!”
In my past life,Laura used Dorothy to ruin my restaurant,shirking responsibility while I took the fall.
Now,She should be treated in the same way..
I Mimicking her past tone and grabbed her hand.“Mom’s so sweet,just a baby.You and Greg are so filial—you should care for her.”
Greg gave a indulgent smile.“Fine,Mom stays with us until Emily gives birth.”
He glanced at me meaningfully.
I’d been waiting for his agreement.
It was time they felt the pain.
