Chapter 1631 Facing Jail Time

• “It...it was Mariam Saavedra,” Heather said shakily, “She... She didn't want Kendall to have children. The... The Jaeger family all ate together every day. She's quite skilled in the kitchen, often insisting on preparing meals. She secretly slipped contraceptive pills into the food...”
• As the police officer was taking notes, he asked, “Did she also consume the food that had been laced with contraceptives?”
• “Yes,” Heather said with difficulty, “She already had two sons and a daughter. The youngest son and the daughter are twins, much to the delight of her in-laws. She came from a less-than-ideal background, and her father had even served time in prison. Despite her beauty, her in-laws were against her marrying into the Jaeger family. She only managed to secure her place in the family due to her pregnancy. Her in-laws have always looked down on her, favoring my niece instead. Although my brother-in-law's family isn't particularly wealthy, he's a well-known scholar and university professor. My niece, too, is a university lecturer. My niece's in-laws have a penchant for the educated. Mariam, having only completed high school and never stepped foot in a university, was a mystery to them. Yet, they couldn't fathom what kind of charm she had cast over Orville Jaeger, who was insistent on marrying no one but her. Many people envied Mariam for her stroke of luck, having married into a wealthy family. However, life in the Jaeger family was not easy for Mariam. Because Orville was so insistent on marrying her, he caused a huge fuss with his parents, pushing them to their limits and infuriating them. As a result, his parents, who had always favored their younger son, began to shift their affection toward their elder son. Mariam's days in the Jaeger family were far from easy, so she persuaded Orville to move out and live elsewhere. However, Orville's parents were hard to read. Perhaps they are only at ease when their son is under their watchful eyes. They warned Orville that if he dared to move out, they would disown him, removing his name from the family register, as if he had never been born. Mariam had no choice but to continue living at the Jaeger residence. However, her in-laws despised her, especially her mother-in-law. No matter how much she tried to please them, her mother-in-law would always find fault with her, never showing a friendly face. She lived her days in frustration, unable to bear the sight of my niece living a good life. After she gave birth to her eldest son, my niece hadn't even become pregnant yet. But she quickly found herself expecting again with twins. She noticed my niece admiring her for being so good at getting pregnant, and that's when she got a crooked idea. She started slipping contraceptives into her food. She knew that my niece had been struggling to conceive and was certain to seek medical help. I'm not sure how she found out that I was an obstetrician, but she did. She sought me out and tried to bribe me with money. I didn't want to, but my younger brother had lost a lot of money in his business. He was on his knees, begging me...”