Chapter 4 Who Would Dare to Save You

• Hearing the argument in the bedroom, Jocelyn pushed the door open and came in without knocking. The moment she saw the conspicuous slap mark on Susan's face, her eyes gleamed with a smug smile.
• The smug, b*tchy smiles on the mother and son's faces dug straight into Susan's chest like a long thorn. Putting her hand over her swollen right cheek, she felt a warm liquid gushing from her nose. Her cheek was burning, and the pain stung her. This scumbag just slapped me real hard as if to kill me, she thought. Mustering her courage, she stood up and lunged at Andrew, grabbing the collar of his shirt in one hand while gnashing her teeth in anger. "What kind of a man would bully a woman? Andrew Bailey, just wait until I sue you in court if you won't get divorced! This isn't the first time you've raised your hand to me. You're not a man!"
• Andrew wrenched her hand away in disgust.
• Adding fuel to the fire, Jocelyn mocked in a triumphant manner, "Did I hear that right? You want to divorce my son? Susan, why don't you take a good look at yourself in the mirror? Who do you think you are… You need to be taught a lesson."
• Susan glared daggers at her in desperation. "Who do you think you are, then? You act without dignity despite your old age! You're full of evil thoughts, and you know nothing despite having lived for so many years!"
• Provoked by her attitude, Jocelyn instantly aired her grievances to Andrew. "Andrew, look at how she behaves toward me! Do I deserve to end up being yelled at by someone younger than me in my old age?" Her eyes reddened, and she wept so hard as if she were going to lose her breath.
• Having seen through everything, Susan felt her stomach turn. Jocelyn was always like this; she was a superb actor, acting like a dragon in front of her and a worm in front of Andrew. As long as she was around him, she would either have a headache or a fever, or she would be ill and waiting for him to care about her. At home, she was ill for only one reason—that Susan had pissed her off. Whenever she felt unwell, her dutiful son would call Susan to account.
• Jocelyn's cries further aggravated Andrew's anger, and he raised his hand high. "What the f*ck are you talking about? Apologize to my mom now!"
• "Why should I apologize? Are you gonna hit me again if I don't? Do that again and I'll call the police!"
• Susan's timid threats were met with ridicule from Andrew, though. "Call the police? Which of us do you think the police will side with, you or me?"
• Susan's thin and frail body froze. This feeling of helplessness is so distressing… In her heart, she knew that with the Bailey Family's power and connections in Amwood, even if she called the police, it wouldn't solve her problem at all.
• "Think about what you've done wrong today!" Andrew said coldly before helping his 'weak' mother out of the bedroom.
• Susan stared hopelessly at the mother and son as they left. Trembling all over with rage, she wished she had a knife right now so that she could kill this animal along with herself!
• Jocelyn's hand had been clutching her chest the whole time. In the living room, she poured out two aspirin tablets and tremblingly put them into her mouth in front of her son. "Rachel's baby bump will start showing very soon, Andrew. What are you going to do about it? Judging by the way that woman looks, she might've learned about this. This mustn't get through to your grandpa!"
• Andrew comforted her, "Don't worry, Mom. I know what I'm doing. Just count the days until you have a grandson."
• "It's maddening just to think about it. That woman's just a madwoman with no manners whatsoever! I've been so kind to her all these years for nothing. Ah, I feel another headache coming on… Son, it's all because of you that I've put up with that woman's bullying. I can swallow all kinds of abuse for your sake, you know," Jocelyn said, her lips twitching as tears ran down her cheeks.
• Andrew couldn't stand the sight of his mother looking so aggrieved. He uttered angrily through clenched teeth, "If she dares to disrespect you ever again, I'll teach her a lesson—"