Seven Years of Marriage with Jake

Chapter 60

Chapter 4

"Lucas! Are you okay?"

It was my mother-in-law.

She looked at Lucas's already swelling face, then turned to me angrily.

"Lola! How could you hit Lucas like that? You're acting like a total shrew!"

"Cody's condition is hopeless. This isn't Lucas's fault, so stop taking it out on him!"

"And what's wrong with signing the donation papers? The boy's dead anyway. Do you plan to keep his body at home forever?"

The more she spoke, the more outrageous her words became.

I was seething. With my eyes burning red, I slapped Lucas again, this time on the other cheek.

Two hard slaps in a row.

Lucas stood there, dazed.

hadn't expected this. She screamed and

my

does. A parent feels the pain of

here! Say one more word, and

eyes bulged in fury as she

You're

was chaotic. Lucas suppressed his

you've slapped me, yelled at

and

more to talk about. You already nodded your head in the doctor's office earlier, and you can't go back on your word now!" With that, he snatched the phone from my hand and tried to drag

pushing

and struggled with

against the two of them, I screamed at the top of

They're

Several nurses rushed over.

Lucas, they

Lucas forced a smile.

a little

up