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CHAPTER FORTY NINE

Author: Deborah Writes
last update Last Updated: 2024-09-21 15:05:33

I stood next to the door of the private ward, watching my mom on the bed as she was surrounded by cameras and reporters.

Mom woke up a couple of hours after the family meeting and immediately agreed to do the live session and clear the air about everything that was going on around.

As she started talking about what really happened back then, my heart felt like it was going to burst at how emotional the story was. She really went through a lot both in her family and with her in-laws' family, and I knew that she didn't deserve this.

Mom looked so small and fragile, but her voice was strong. I couldn't help but think she was the best mother in the world who would do anything for the sake of her own child.

I wasn't of age back then to witness what had happened, but mom always narrated her ordeal to me ever since I was a kid, always telling me how precious I was to them.

To some wealthy families, marriage is nothing but a business alliance, but in my parents' case, it was different as it
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