Chapter 24 — He promised to pick me up three months later

“It's not your fault.” The whole crowd suddenly fell silent. He put his hands on the ground, tried to stand up, his whole body wobbled as if he was about to fall. "It was me who betrayed her." "It was the Marquis who betrayed her." "She was never at fault." Tham Hoai Can's face became even more unsightly. "Bui Nghien, at this point, you still protect her?" Bui Nghien smiled bitterly. "If I had protected her before, I wouldn't have to kneel here today." I'm not softened by those words. heart. Protection comes too late... Old wounds cannot be erased. Chanting Master Tran arrived very quickly. Behind him is the official's secretary. In his hand, the Bookkeeper lifted a sealed wooden box. As soon as he saw me, he clasped his hands and bowed. "Miss Shen, just now Doctor Bach sent me an old contract." "Says that in the past the order was left at Nhan An Duong." I was slightly stunned. Female physician Bach walked out from behind the crowd. She looked at me, her voice very soft. "Before her death, your mother was worried that the Tham family would touch your dowry in the future." "So you left a final move." "You told me, if you haven't reached the end of your life, you don't need to take it out." "Now... it's time." The owner opened the wooden box. Inside is a document certifying bourgeois ownership with a seal. Along with a suicide note written by my mother herself. The paper has turned yellow. But every line of writing on it... Is like a mother who has passed through the years, embracing me in her arms. "Chieu Duong, my daughter. If there is no one to protect you in the future... I hope that these shops and businesses will protect you for the rest of your life." My eye sockets suddenly became hot, my fingertips gently placed on the paper. Tham Hoai Can's face completely changed. The owner raised his voice and read the entire letter confirming ownership. It's clearly written in there. The entire shop and farmhouse belonged to his mother's dowry... Only Tham Chieu Duong belonged to him. The Tham family does not have the right to manage on its behalf. The husband's family does not have the right to appropriate it. If someone forcibly occupies it... You can directly report it to the authorities. The crowd of onlookers immediately stirred. Tham Hoai Can took half a step back. Female doctor Bach said coldly. "Master Shen, your wife has long been on guard for today." "You are not qualified to take care of even a single silver coin for Miss Tham." Tham Hoai Can's lips trembled. I put away mother's letter. "If father still wants to take me to the Tham family, then first go to the mandarin and explain clearly the letter he sent to the Marquis Palace." The keeper spoke at the right time. "Lord Tham, Lord Phu Doan is also inviting you over there." Tham Hoai Can's face was as gray as ashes. He finally understood. Today... He didn't come to oppress me. It's that I was waiting for him to enter this game. When the Boss invited him to leave, his back was as stiff as a piece of rotten wood. Bui Nghien is still standing in the rain. He looked at the suicide note in my hand, his voice so soft that it was almost inaudible. "It turns out my mother-in-law has long known... the most unreliable thing in the world is the human heart." I raised my eyes to look at him. "No." "Mother only knows that... a woman cannot entrust her whole life to someone else's care." 20 After Tham Hoai Can was taken to the court, the elders of the Tham family also slowly left. Hoe Hoa Alley finally returned to quiet. I put my mother's suicide note in a wooden box, my fingertips stopped for a long time on the lid of the box. Doctor Bach sat next to me, checking my pulse. "There's nothing to be ashamed of when you cry." I shook my head. "It's not that I don't cry." "It's that when everything is over, I will slowly cry." She sighed softly. "Your personality... is very similar to your mother's." I looked at her. "Sister Bach knows her mother."

me?" She smiled softly. "When I was young, I was sold by my family once." "When I escaped, I fell ill and fell on the side of the road. It was your mother who saved me." "The person who paid for me to study medicine once said something." "If a woman learns a skill, she will have another way to live." My heart suddenly warmed up. It turned out... In places I didn't know, my mother had once lit a light for so many women. That night, I slept very fitfully. In my dream, I returned to the front hall of the Marquis' Palace. Bui Nghien pushed the retirement letter in front of me. The old lady told me to understand. Lieu Ham Yen called me sister with red eyes. But this time... I didn't stand there and let others judge. I held the baby's hand and walked through a white mist. "Mother will live well."