Chapter 4

After saying that, the crowd began praising my courage, while Judith and Sarah’s faces turned ashen. They looked as if they had swallowed something bitter.

Seeing how determined I was, Judith looked ready to give up, but Sarah pinched her.

I understood why Judith cared so much about Sarah. It was because she had given her a grandson.

Ever since Mark and I got married, Judith had constantly complained about me not having children. She even suggested that another woman could bear Mark’s child.

Back then, she said, “I don’t care who gives me a grandson, as long as I get one, I’ll treat her like royalty.”

Those words had stayed with me for two lifetimes.

I watched Judith closely. After a long silence, she seemed to have made up her mind. She gritted her teeth and turned toward me.

With a thud, she dropped to her knees in front of me and started saying sorry.

“My dear Eve, Mark has wronged you. He really did kill himself. He owed this woman too much money. He just couldn’t take it a