Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
Determined, he resolved to give her the cold shoulder until she realized her fault.
On the other end, Audrey seemed calmer after ending the call.
Looks could be deceiving, though.
Time was running out for her grandmother. Even if her grandmother could only spend one more hour in her house, Audrey would try to make it happen.
Just then, a nurse approached Audrey and asked, “Are you a family of the patient in Bed No. 304?”
Audrey’s appearance was so outstanding that the nurse remembered Audrey even though she had only visited her grandma several times.
“Yes.” Audrey nodded and asked, “What’s the matter?”
For some reason, the nurse seemed a little uneasy.
“Someone’s Looking for you there. Be careful,” she said cryptically.
Audrey, puzzled by the nurse’s words, hurried to her grandmother’s ward.
The moment she stepped into the ward, a woman lunged at her and slapped her across the face.
Already drained emotionally and physically, Audrey lost her balance and tumbled to the floor.
A fat woman stormed up, jabbed her finger at Audrey, and yelled, “You home-wrecker! How dare you try to steal my husband! Thank God I finally got you!”
Audrey was confused, having no idea who these people in her grandmother’s ward were. With a perplexed look on her face, she shot back, “Who even are you? Have we met? Who the hell is your husband?”
Her protests fell on deaf ears. These people were clearly here to make a scene.
Before Audrey had a chance to defend herself further, the fat woman grabbed Audrey by the hair and signaled her friend to hit Audrey’s face, leaving it red and swollen.
Meanwhile, Audrey’s grandmother, who had just been berated by these women who accused Audrey of stealing someone’s husband, was still catching her breath.
When she saw Audrey being assaulted, she felt as if her heart was being ripped, and she murmured, “Don’t touch my granddaughter… Let her go…”
Despite being frail, she tried to climb out of bed to stop them, only to collapse onto the floor, wincing in pain.
Smack! A sound echoed through the room.
An egg splattered across Audrey’s grandmother’s wrinkled face.
The fat woman did not have the heart to escalate things too far with an elderly person. Therefore, she resorted to verbal abuse and shouted, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Neither of you is any good!”
Collapsed on the floor, Audrey’s grandmother struggled for air. She was too feeble to even wipe the egg off her face, and she could only mutter weakly to defend Audrey, “Don’t hurt my granddaughter. She’s not what you’re saying. Let her go…”
At this moment, Audrey felt as if a knife had pierced through her heart. She was overwhelmed by a pain so intense it made her shudder.
Why? Why were they treating her grandmother Like this?
With her hands on her hips, the fat woman sneered at Audrey’s grandmother and said, “Listen up, you old hag. Your granddaughter has an affair with another woman’s husband. Today’s the day she learns her lesson…”
Before the fat woman could finish her words, Audrey charged at the fat woman and sunk her teeth deep into the woman’s arm.
Flesh tore, and blood spurted everywhere.
“Ah! What have you done?” the fat woman screamed in pain. Meanwhile, her accomplices were too stunned to continue their assault.
Blood trickled down the woman’s arm, and splattered onto Audrey’s face.
At last, Audrey let go of the fat woman and spat at her. As she stood in front of her grandmother, she roared hysterically, “If anyone dares to lay a finger on my grandma again, you’ll have to get through me first. I swear to God I’ll take you down with me!”
Just then, Kendra burst into the room. Although terrified, she shielded Audrey’s grandmother with her own body.
Facing these women was daunting. They looked wealthy and powerful, after all. Kendra’s first instinct was to bolt, but her conscience would not let her abandon Audrey and Audrey’s grandma.
With tears streaming down her face, Kendra looked at the onlookers and loudly said, “Don’t listen to these women. They’re horrible people. Miss Warburton is a good person!”
Hearing Kendra’s plea, the crowd began to murmur among themselves.
Though no one stepped up to help Audrey, they somehow sympathized with her.
Meanwhile, Audrey wiped the blood off her face and stood tall. To everyone’s surprise, she pulled out her phone and started taking photos of the assailants. Then, while looking into their eyes, she declared, “You think you can frame me, tarnish my reputation, and assault me without consequences? Think again.”
Those who made a scene now felt a twinge of fear and their expressions shifted. They were just here to back up the fat woman, who promised she would give them ten thousand dollars for helping her blow off steam.
Truth be told, they had no clue whether Audrey was guilty of the accusations or not.
Moreover, they hailed from reputable families and did not want to go to jail over something Like this.
Noticing the apprehensive looks on these women’s faces, some in the crowd began to question their initial assumptions. Could it be that Audrey and her grandmother were the victims here?
Ganging up on an elderly woman and a young lady was too much.
Just then, a red-haired woman with pink lips strutted into the ward in high heels. She looked down her nose at everyone and demanded, “Do you have any evidence that she’s a homewrecker?”
At first glance, the question seemed to support Audrey. But when Audrey looked up at the owner of the voice, her heart sank. It was Tessa.
The next moment, Tessa latched onto Audrey’s arm as if they were old friends and asked with apparent concern, “Audrey, are you okay? Your face is a mess. These people are terrible.”
The fat woman glared at Tessa and seethed.
“You know this bitch?”
“Yes, we’re acquainted. What’s your business here? If you have evidence, let’s see it.”
Tessa’s air of righteousness convinced the crowd she was here to back up Audrey.
But then, with a smile as sly as a fox, she leaned in and whispered to Audrey, “Hold tight, Audrey. I’ve got a nice little surprise for you, courtesy of Cecilia.”
Audrey eyed Tessa warily. At the same time, her heart felt like it plummeted to her stomach.
“So it’s you! You’re the mastermind behind all of this, aren’t you?”
As if she had not heard what Audrey said, Tessa casually replied, “Audrey may have stolen other people’s boyfriends in the past, but she’s different now. So, unless you have evidence, stop spewing nonsense.”
As soon as these words left Tessa’s mouth, the crowd’s demeanor changed.
It turned out that Audrey had done such an act before and did not deserve any sympathy.
At this moment, the fat woman appeared to regain her confidence. She grabbed Audrey’s phone, hurled it to the ground, and stomped on it for good measure.
“Don’t you want to see the evidence? I’ll make sure you have no room for doubts!”
With that, she rummaged through her bag and flung a stack of photos at Audrey.
The photos fluttered to the ground like snowflakes.
As they fell, their sharp edges sliced Audrey’s cheek.
The onlookers caught sight of the pictures as well. They were distasteful and obscene.
The crowd’s attitude took another nosedive, and people began to openly condemn Audrey.
“Oh, my God. It’s true. She doesn’t look the type. I never saw this coming.”
“What a disgrace. Bah, she deserves it.”
“I wish I could slap her in the face. She’s disgusting.”
Audrey’s mind went blank.
The air thickened with cruel words, which came at her from all directions.
She numbly turned around in a daze. Her gaze fell on her grandmother, who was picking up one of the photos from the ground. Her hands shook, and her eyes widened with a mix of surprise and disbelief.
Audrey felt she had been pierced by an invisible dagger.
She wanted to tell her grandmother that the pictures had been photoshopped.
But when she caught sight of the hurt and disappointment on her grandmother’s face, her lips felt glued shut. Her throat felt like it was on fire, and she was filled with dread and despair.
In that instant, Audrey felt as though she had been cast into the abyss.
Click. The sounds of camera shutters pierced the air.
Someone in the crowd initiated the action, and soon enough, everyone had their phones out to capture the humiliating scene.
Within moments, they uploaded the photos and videos to social media platforms, igniting another wildfire of online chatter.
“These pictures… They’re fake! They’re photoshopped!” Audrey frantically explained.