My mother–in–law was refined and well- educated. She couldn’t stand people who
were rude.
And Sarah was just that.
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Yet, my mother–in–law didn’t get mad, she
even said she’d come over to support her?
This mother–in–law was a fake!
I suddenly had a realization. I looked at Sarah:
“Sarah, that wasn’t Jake’s mom, that wasn’t
my mother–in–law…”
Sarah interrupted me:
“Of course, that’s not your mother–in–law,
because that is my mother–in–law!”
“If I recall, she did a cameo in my husband’s
movie last year. You can see for yourself,
does she look like the person on screen?”
Her confidence threw me for a loop.
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She’s met Jake’s mom.
When we got married, my mother–in–law said
she’d only have one daughter–in–law: me,
Riley.
How could she do this to Jake, and play along
with Sarah?
My brain was in a fog, trying to make sense
of it all.
Was Jake really having an affair?
Looking at my face, the insults were getting
louder:
[Riley, stop being so stubborn! Wait, or you’ll
get beat up again!]
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[I’m so amused by her. She really thinks she
can win? Jake’s mom is coming!]
[If I had Riley’s persistence, I’d have a Ph.D.
by now.]
I was confused and scared. I closed my eyes
to wait.
Soon, the front door opened again.
And there she was: My mother–in–law.
If the papers were faked and all of Jake’s
staff were bought off, how could this woman
be here?
Sarah couldn’t have gotten Jake’s mother to
play this role.
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But she was standing right in front of me.
What was going on?
My years of happiness with Jake couldn’t
have been a lie, right?
Jake.
I needed to call him.
I pulled out my phone, and the second I hit
dial, my mother–in–law was in my face,
slapping me:
“You’re the one pretending to be Jake’s wife, aren’t you?”
“My daughter–in–law is precious, and she’s
having our grandchild. If you hurt my
く
She was screaming, kicking and hitting me,
and I was dodging as best I could.
That’s when it finally clicked:
That wasn’t my mother–in–law.
My mother–in–law was calm and elegant.
She wouldn’t be yelling and hitting a pregnant
woman!
I jumped to my feet, and swung back, slapped
her hard across the face:
“Who are you?! Why are you pretending to be
Jake’s mom?”
My slap left a huge red mark on her face.
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Sarah was panicked, and pushed in front of
her, yelling:
“What do you want!?”
“We gave you all the evidence, you wouldn’t
believe it! We had my mother–in–law come
here, and you still won’t give up?”
“Tell me, what do we do with this crazy
woman?”
The audience was mocking me, and Sarah
looked at the old woman:
“Mom, you’re the one who’s been wronged.
You tell us, what do we need to do to be
happy?”
The old woman sneered, and looked me up
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“Call all the security! Let’s terminate the trash
in her belly!
“We can’t let people pretend to be part of
our family. We have to stop the crazies!”
Her words made me lose it. I attacked, and
pulled on her hair:
“My baby is trash?! You’re the lowlife!”
I was feeling around her hairline.
As an actress, I knew about face masks.
This old lady could also be an actress!
But it was no use.
Her face didn’t change.
く
She really did look like my mother–in–law.
Was she a twin?
Before I could ask, security came and
grabbed me.
Sarah, helping the fake mother–in–law, glared
at me:
“Riley, we have been giving you so many
chances!”
“But you refused to back down. You want to
fight with the Xie family?”
“Fine, you will see what happens when an egg
crashes against a rock.”
The old lady grabbed my hair, and then
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I curled up, and tried to protect my baby, but
security held me down.
The old woman hit me again, cursing.
I was seeing red. I bit her hand.
The old woman screamed, grabbed anything
on the table and threw it at me.
I was in a haze and I refused to let go.
The entire mansion was a chaos of screams,
shouting, and crashing. I heard Jake:
“Stop! Who told you to hurt my wife?!”
The room went silent, everyone was looking
at Jake.
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Sarah, first to react, ran to him, sobbing:
“Jake, you’re here! Riley is trying to pretend
she’s me, you…”
Before she could finish, Jake was slapping
her, over and over again:
“How dare you break into my house and hurt
my wife?“
You all, nobody is going anywhere!”
Sarah, her face swollen, forgot to cry:
“Honey, what do you mean?
“You said we were going to get married after
I gave birth, I’m pregnant, don’t leave me!”
<
Jake was looking at the old woman, and said,
confused:
“Auntie? What are you doing here? Why are you helping Sarah to hurt my wife?!”
The old woman tried to shrink into the corner.
Jake rushed over to me, and held me tightly:
“Honey, are you okay?
“What did they do to you? Tell me everything,
and I’ll get them back!”
Seeing Jake’s face, the entire day’s
frustration came pouring out. I buried my face
in his shoulder and started crying:
“Why does Sarah have a marriage certificate?
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Why does she own this house? Jake, what
have you been hiding?”
Jake was confused. He looked at Steve:
“What the hell is going on?!”
Steve’s face was white, his voice trembling:
“Bro, this is all a misunderstanding…”
Jake’s eyes were ice cold:
“You better explain yourself or even if I’m
your cousin, I’ll break your legs!”
Steve was shaking, and began to explain:
“A while ago… Sarah asked for your room
number, she wanted to hook up… I, I saw you
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were gone… I took your place…”
“Then she got pregnant. And she’s a star! So
I wanted to keep the baby…I faked the
deed… and told my mother what to do…”
His voice was trembling:
“Then Sarah thought I was you, what was I
supposed to do? I couldn’t let my baby be
destroyed!”
Before he could finish, Sarah attacked him:
“You tricked me! I’m going to kill you!”
“Don’t lie! That child is Jake’s! I would never
sleep with you!”
Sarah was yelling. The old lady pulled Sarah’s
<
hair:
“It’s all your fault! My son wouldn’t have
touched you otherwise!”
“You were trying to hook up with Jake! Now
you’re trying to trick my son!”
They were tearing at each other’s hair. I
leaned on Jake, watching the live stream.
[Huge plot twist, Sarah tried to sleep with
Jake and hooked up with his assistant and
now she’s pregnant!]
[Riley has been wronged! God, I can’t believe
this. If Jake hadn’t come back, her baby
might be gone!]
[I’m losing my mind! How could Sarah be so
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[Dumb? She planned this! If she hadn’t tried
to hook up, none of this would have
happened!]
[Wow, this is entertaining!]
Jake picked me up, and walked away,
ignoring them. He shouted to the security:
“Hold them here, don’t let anyone leave
before the cops get here!”
He tried to leave, but Steve grabbed his leg,
begging:
“Bro, I just made a mistake, every man makes
mistakes! Please forgive me!”
“My mother is old, what if something happens
to her?”
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Jake kicked Steve aside:
“You should’ve thought about my wife and
baby. You could’ve hurt them!”
“I will cut all ties with you! I’m going to get
the best lawyers and they will put you all
behind bars!”
As soon as Jake said it, Sarah screamed:
“I’m bleeding! My baby, that’s my movie
star’s child. Don’t let anything happen to it!”
“Jake said he would marry me once the baby
was born, all the photos prove our love!”
I turned to Jake.
He answered before I could ask:
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“Those are photos from the movie, I swear! I
have nothing to do with Sarah!”
Seeing his gentle face, Sarah went crazy,
attacked him:
“Honey, you came back! The doctor said the
baby was fine. I thought you were going to
leave me…”
Jake held me tight and pushed Sarah away:
“Get away! Don’t touch my wife or you will be
sorry!”
Sarah laughed:
“Baby, don’t be scared, when you’re born,
daddy will marry mommy!”
<
Her legs were covered in blood, but she didn’t
seem to notice. She walked towards the
street.
Steve saw her, cursed, and went to help her.
There was a loud crash as a car hit them.
The old woman screamed and fell.
Jake was cold as he told security:
“Get them out of here. Don’t let my wife see them.”
I looked at the scene and sighed, putting my
head in Jake’s arms:
“Don’t ever film so far away again.”
Jake cuddled me close:
“I’m never going to film again. I’m going to stay home and protect my two treasures!”
